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    Postmodern literature has its many spokesmen. Many would agree that Kazuo Ishiguro is not the most typical representative of this somewhat anarchistic literary and social movement‚ but he is certainly one of its most subtle and valuable artists. He uses the principles of post modernistic writing in a very meaningful way‚ and only after a thorough analysis can one fully appreciate all carefully constructed and presented elements trough which he successfully delivers his story. Remains of the day‚

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    create simplistic forms which were grounded in i the form of specific topographies. Siza commonly stuck to the roots of tradition of the Portuguese style and wished to explore an archaic and timeless sense of space‚ which had nothing to do with modernism at all‚ but which relied on ii geometrical schemata with a partly modern degree. Alvaro had a strong emphasis on the lineaments of topography and to the spatial iii transition between buildings - he created buildings which responded intelligently

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    modernist poem demonstrates Eliot’s belief that the modern world offers no benefit to humanity‚ as the modern world is highly linked with the degradation of nature and traditional values. T.S.Eliot also uses many writing techniques which are typical of modernism‚ such as an irregular rhyming scheme‚ and irregular structure in his stanzas and writes a stream of conscious thought. There is a great effect on the reader in having an irregular rhyming scheme and structure‚ as it makes the poem awkward to read

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    The period between the world wars was arguably the most prolific period in photography’s history in terms of quantity produced and variety. Modernism in Europe was busy tackling new subject matter and expressing itself in every way possible. Images were manipulated in ways foretelling of much of photography’s future‚ including what is so possible digitally. However‚ the most important thing

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    Benin Art Museum Essay

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    themselves betray the assumptions of the past about human social evolution’. Some which are on loan to the Museum (Archive of the collection after the arrival of the totem poles 1998 267.95.3.) (Pitt Rivers‚ 1904). Plate 3.2.25: The display of Benin bronzes at the Horniman Museum is viewed now as works of art instead of pieces of anthropology as they were in 1903 a ‘war booty’. Bronze commemorative heads representing ancient sovereigns‚ ceremonial costumes‚ insignias and royal personal objects

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    The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock “A reader’s response to a text is influenced by that responder’s social‚ cultural and historical context” Choosing one of T.S Eliot’s poems set for study‚ consider to what extent your personal response to your chosen poem has been shaped by the enduring power of its intellectual and artistic qualities. (Quote) “There will be time‚ there will be time To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet;” Good morning /Afternoon Ms and fellow classmates. A

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    Visual culture The meaning of a work of art‚ media or design is not fixed‚ whatever the intetions of the maker. Choose a specific example and discuss: How it’s meaning might change depending on where it is seen and by whom. Introduction; The meaning of a work of art‚ media or design may or may not change depending on the audience viewing the object. The object will not change in appearance‚ but will the perception? Throughout this essay I will explore whether the meaning could actually

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    objects presented as complete artworks. In the opinion of Wallace (2002)‚ Johns’ painting “According to What” has an noticeable relation to Duchamp’s “Tu m’” (1918). Additionally‚ his famous hallmark‚ Flag‚ also revealed that “the story of high-modernism had always been the story of the readymade”. Strongly drawn to the subversive legacy of Marcel Duchamp‚ Johns revolutionized the art world with a series of everyday items in the mid-1950s and became generally recognized as a key progenitor of Pop

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    embraced the notion that coherence and order of traditional poetry do not effectively communicate emotion‚ but that the logic of modern art is the logic of emotion. In this collection we see Vallejo begin to move away from the ideals and influences of modernism (Higgins‚J) rather than using language as a tool to escape reality by romanticising it‚ Vallejo seeks to convey his own sense of reality‚ whilst he does employ modernist techniques such as religious symbolism and imagery that is connotative of beauty

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    exaggerated sense. The pace of the lives of these ‘Bright Young Things’ along with their pronounced sense of ‘Ennui’ is emphatic of their acute disconnection with the world in which they inhabit. Planes‚ cars‚ airships‚ are key elements of depicting modernism as explored by Andy Webb in his ‘Literature of the modern world module’. These aforementioned methods of transport feature heavily in the novel and indeed this extract‚ whilst the concept of a stable home is notably absent. Exemplifying

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