Yasumasa Morimura went above and beyond in his appropriation of Velazquez’s Las Meninas. He derived five similar yet unique works from Las Meninas‚ but our group decided to discuss this piece due to its’ far-reaching tactics to go beyond appropriation. Morimura named this piece “Las Meninas Renacen de Noche 1V: Peering at the secret scene behind the artist”‚ an extremely appropriate name considering that the “original” Las Meninas is hanging due center of this piece. Almost the entire canvas is comprised
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La Sagrada Familia Barcelona‚ Spain The building decorative features‚ construction‚ materials‚ floor plan La Sagrada Familia has been built using the architectural style "warped Gothic". The rippling shape of the stone façade makes it look like the building is melting in the sun. The towers are topped with brightly colored mosaics which look like beautiful bowls of fruit. Antoni Gaudí had a concept of colour showing life. As Antoni would not live to see the completion of his masterpiece‚ he left
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Response Paper: The Mona LisaRachel McRill The Mona Lisa; also known as La Gioconda or La Joconde‚ is a famous work of art by Leonardo da Vinci. He created this piece by using the sfumato‚ the technique of blurring sharp outlines by blending‚ chiaroscuro‚ contrasting light and shade boldly‚ and atmospheric‚ the perception of depth in nature enhanced by haze‚ perspective. The subject is a young woman sitting with a half-smile on her face. Painted in 1503‚ her name is Lisa Gheradini‚ and she was
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“Yolanda” by Oscar Casares is a story narrated by a thirty-six-year-old man reflecting on his experiences during one summer in his youth. The story starts in present day before recounting the experiences of the summer he met Yolanda. She was the young wife of Frank‚ a controlling older husband‚ who moved in next door to the narrator when he was twelve years old. The narrator thinks Yolanda is beautiful and develops a huge crush on her‚ so he can’t help but listen to Yolanda and Frank’s fights and
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loved ones. Others are citezens that believe and support human rights and want justice leading peaceful marches. Two important groups during these marches are “Madres de Plaza de Mayo” (Mothers of plaza de mayo) which are seeking trying to seek the truth in what happened to the whereabouts of their loved ones and “Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo” Grandmothers of
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"La Relación" Themes There were many themes in the tale "La Relación." One such theme was the idea of keeping your faith. Another theme was the concept of helping others in need. One final theme of story is to not judge other people. These themes played an essential role in the story of "La Relación." First‚ the idea of keeping your faith was a critical theme in the story. No matter how downtrodden Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and his crew were‚ they continued to keep their faith. Despite the
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Elizabeth Jane Gardner‚ La Confidence‚ was painted in 1880. Gardner was the first female to be enrolled in the all-male Manufacture Nationale Des Gobelins et de la Savonnerier drawing school. She dressed as a man to be enrolled into the all-male school so that she could be taught by Jules-Joseph Lefebvre and Bouguereau. She accomplished this challenge in 1873 where she became the first female to attend this school. Seven years later‚ Gardner created this painting‚ La Confidence. Representational
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Romero‚ the film portrays the life of a protesting Archbishop Óscar Romero against the abusive government which cost his life. There are significant moments in the film where we could have a sight of the people’s perseverance against abolishing their violent government. No matter how much they knew that their life will be on the stakes they still pushed on fighting for their rights. Their tenacity on protecting and fighting for their rights is something which had caught my eye. Something very courageous
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La Sagrada Familia Table of Content 1. Introduction ...............................................................................................p.3 2. La Sagrada Familia.....................................................................................p.4 - Expiatory Church.......................................................................p.4 - Gaudi..............................................................................
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Michael Priddy Angela Brasser‚ Adjunct Professor Art 100 November 8‚ 2010 Le Moulin De La Galette The year was 1876 when Pierre Augustus Renoir painted his Le Moulin De La Galette this piece of art was in the style of impressionism. This was a fairly new art style during these years thus making it very popular at the time. Renoir’s works has endured the test of time with the popularity of his art and is still one of history’s more prominent artists. The painting itself was an open-air
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