Jean-Michel Basquiat Jean-Michel Basquiat was a painter and a graffiti artist. His work is mostly composed of graffiti‚ paintings on canvas and other mixed media compositions. Basquiat seemed interesting because‚ even though he did not live a long time‚ his life seemed to be filled with drama. His works seem interesting because they have a story behind them and they are supposed to be very political. Jean-Michel Basquiat was born on December 22‚ 1960‚ in Brooklyn‚ NY. Basquiat ’s mother‚ Matilde
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The Man Who Wanted To Know Everything Leonardo di Ser Piero da Vinci mostly known as Leonardo Da Vinci was an Italian renaissance polymath such as in: painter‚ sculptor‚ architect‚ musician‚ mathematician‚ engineer‚ inventor‚ anatomist‚ geologist‚ cartographer‚ botanist and writer. His genius‚ perhaps more than that of any other figure‚ epitomized renaissance humanist ideal. Born on April the 15th 1452 in Vinci Italy. Young Leonardo was raised by his father Ser Piero and step mother. When Leonardo
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called The Mona Lisa and Michelangelo’s David‚ an amazing statue which was based on the ancient Greek and Roman sculpture‚ otherwise known as the classics. Next‚ a secular piece of art was a painting entitled Peasant Wedding by Flemish painter‚ Pieter Bruegel. And lastly‚ the value of humanism is pictured in the painting School of Athens by Raphael. The first major value of the Renaissance was realism‚ which was often portrayed in paintings of an individual person. For example‚ the Mona Lisa
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For my project I selected to use the Mona Lisa Portrait. The reason for me selecting this painting was because it is the world’s most famous painting. For hundreds of years people have been astounded by this painting. Not only is this painting one of the most well known artworks it is also the most valuable. The small painting is estimated to bring nearly 1 Billion dollars if it were ever to be sold at auction. One of the main reasons The Mona Lisa is famous is because many people wrote about
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Over 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa at the Louvre every year. Da Vinci had an amazing talent at portraying light and shadow in his artwork‚ as well as physical objects and their landscape. He may have not be credited with the ideas of many inventions‚ but his sketches were the basis
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Although‚ “Mona Lisa” is a spelling error. It is actually spelled “Monna Lisa” in the original Italian script. ‘Monna’ is short for ‘Madonna’ and the phrase roughly translates to “My Lady Lisa”. Da Vinci’s work is also the most mysterious painting. For instance‚ the
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time period. How the information was obtained was gruesome for not being a doctor‚ but then again some people have to satisfy that curious mind. Da Vinci’s works were that survived have great value today. I researched the internet to see how much The Mona Lisa is worth and have not found an exact figure. Somewhere between $787 Million to $1 Billion. Wow‚ do I need that
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we are temporarily happy and fulfilled. But the reason for happiness is not because we got what we wanted‚ but because for a brief period of time‚ we stopped wanting‚ and thus we experience peace and happiness.” The short story ‘Approximations‚’ by Mona Simpson demonstrates the belief of materialism
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My own thoughts on Youth Rebellion Youth rebellion is a vital process of a child’s turning into an adult. It can also be seen as teenage rebellion. What is the exact definition of youth rebellion? This is the Wikipedia version: "As part of their development into young adults‚ humans must develop an identity independent from their parents or family and a capacity for independent decision-making. They may experiment with different roles‚ behaviours‚ and ideologies as part of their process of
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There are not many men in the history of the world that have inspired‚ influenced and revolutionized the modern world as Leonardo da Vinci has. His works in Arts‚ Science‚ Engineering and many others has influenced many people in their respective fields. His works in Engineering such as the designing of a machine that can fly has gone on to influence the Wright brothers who invented the airplane. His research in Anatomy and other biological works has made pathways for surgeons‚ doctors‚ and many
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