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    Pop culture is a forever moving forward machine. There were and are people who influenced pop culture and continue to do so even though some are no longer with us. For example taking in account David Bowie. If you ask any random person on the street about David Bowie you’d find that this person will know who you are talking about. It is safe to say that David Bowie was a master for experimenting. Throughout the years we have seen his many faces. He has globally reached to us from one angle or another

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    Masaccio Vs Fresco

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    Masaccio is a celebrated leading painter of the Italian Renaissance. The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden is one of his frescos. Painted around 1424-27‚ the fresco rest on the walls of the Florentine Brancacci Chapel. 1 (Fig 1.) It documents how Adam and Eve were evicted from the Garden of Eden. Similar to Masaccio’s Expulsion from the Garden of Eden; Masolino’s magnificent Renaissance fresco‚ Temptation of Adam and Eve‚ (Fig 2.) is also found in the Brancacci Chapel of the Santa Maria del Carmine

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    Leonardo da Pisa Leonardo da Pisa‚ whose original name was Leonardo Fibonacci‚ was an Italian mathematician during the medieval era. He was born in 1170 and died around 1240‚ Leonardo da Pisa also wrote Liber abaci in 1202 (also known as the “Book of Abacus”) which was the first Indian and Arabian mathematics book in Europe ("Leonardo Pisano‚" par. 1-2). There is not much that is known about Leonardo da Pisa’s life except that he was the son of a merchant. Leonardo traveled to several countries

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    Michelangelo's Influence

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    Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarrorti Simoni was a distinguished artist in the Italian Renaissance. Commonly referred to as Michelangelo‚ he specialized in painting‚ sculpture‚ poetry‚ and architecture. Starting at a young age‚ Michelangelo commonly attended the workshop of XYZ‚ although he commonly kept to himself and was not heavily influenced by him‚ but rather fifteenth century Florentine culture. He moved to Florence where he worked for and lived with the Medici family. For some time‚ Michelangelo

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    Anyone who has ever heard of Galileo knows about his many great achievements and passions he had during his life. He was an astronomer‚ philosopher‚ engineer‚ physicist‚ and most importantly: an adept mathematician. Clearly‚ he has many talents‚ although‚ we will be looking more at his mathematical accomplishments throughout this essay. Spencer Spencer Galileo was born on February 15th‚ 1564 in Pisa‚ Duchy of Florence‚ Italy and he died January 8th‚ 1642 (77) in Arcetri‚ Grand Duchy of Tuscany

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    Giotto di Bondone was one of the first recognized artist during the Italian Renaissance. He’s often referred to as the father of the Renaissance. He influenced many artists in his time some of them were‚ Masaccio‚ Michaelangelo‚ and Raphael. The exact date of Giotto di Bondone’s birth is unknown but it is thought to be around 1266 in Vespigano‚ Italy‚ near Florence. Little is known about Di Bondone’s childhood and family. He exhibited great talent from a very young age and became an apprentice

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    Pablo Picasso once said‚ “The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.” This phrase was illogical to me. According to me‚ the purpose of art was simply decoration. Visiting the El Paso Museum of Art made me realize I was completely wrong. When I entered the building‚ the anxiety‚ stress‚ and pressure a college student carries‚ all disappeared‚ like a cloud driven by the wind. Exceptional collections such as the Hal Marcus/Lyric Modern‚ The Immaculate Conception‚ and the Renaissance/Baroque

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    Michelangelo Buonarroti

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    The art of Michelangelo Buonarroti was among the best and most famous in the world; hundreds of thousands of people have marveled at his enduring works. From the young age of thirteen‚ he made painting and sculptures that have a reputation that survived the centuries. His works reflected his love for art and God. Although some have questioned his painting abilities‚ his mastery of anatomy made his sculptures among the best of his era; his skills in art were matched only by his rash temper. Michelangelo

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    Queen Nefertiti's Bust

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    Queen Nefertiti’s bust lends itself as a portrait of great fame‚ beauty and fascination in the Western world. The textbook leads your eyes up and down her elongated neck and perfectly symmetrical face‚ something that many people have always found an attractive feature of the piece. But what is arguably the most powerful charm is the intense coloring used‚ leading to a more life-like portrayal. Even after having seen the bust countless times‚ what continues to draw me in are the eyes. Even though

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    What I think of when I hear art is expression. Personally‚ I think that the greatest form of expression is through art. Art can be visual art‚ writing‚ drama‚ and music. It’s very interesting because no expression is the exact same ; they are always personally special-made by the artist. The Group of seven is a great representation of personal expression. In their time they created a name for themselves as well as creating a new form of art for Canada. They were very important members of the art

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