Henri Matisse is a French artist who had a six-decade career in being an artist. His artworks were traditional‚ however; his usage of different exaggerated emotion and brilliant colours made him an artist who became very influential in the 20th century. Matisse born and raised in France‚ as his family worked in the grain business. When Matisse was around his 20’s or so‚ he had taken up working as a legal clerk‚ and after that he had studied for a law degree. He then began working in a law office
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Name 3simplicity of an African ritual mask. The gaze of the black deformed eyes is directed into the distance or deeply inside of herself. The strange asymmetry of her eyes hints to some painful disharmony in her soul. The sharp geometry of the eyes‚ nose‚ mouth‚ and the unrefined ear iscontrasted with a more rounded outline of her broad body that leans forward. The bulkiness of her silhouette is emphasized with a loose coat and the large hands that rest heavily on the folds of her baggy skirt. The
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Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vasquez who is better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. Juanes has sold more than fifteen million albums. He has won seventeen Latin Grammys‚ more than any other artist‚ and one Grammy Award. Juanes is also known for his humanitarian work. Juanes is one of the greatest musicians of Latin America. Juanes was born August 9‚ 1972 in Carolina del Principe‚ Colombia. He is the youngest child of Alicia Vasquez
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December 15‚ 2013 4th Period Spanish 2 Alvaro Torres is a very successful singer from El Salvador. He has recorded many very successful songs and albums for the Latin American Culture. He also had the iconic Selena record a duet with him‚ Buenos Amigos. Alvaro Torres was born in Usulután‚ El Salvador. His birthdate is April 9‚ 1954. Alvaro is most known for his singing career‚ but he is also successful in acting and writing. He was a short-lived actor in Selena: Greatest Hits starring Jennifer
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The artwork known as The Picnic created by passionate African American artist Archibald Motley Jr in 1936‚ is one of the many of his art pieces that displays African American culture in a stereotypical way. However‚ through his artistic creativity he is able to put a positive spin on the stereotype to give a more uplifting message. Motley is commended for his vibrant palette‚ through vibrant color and flowing shapes‚ along with his dazzling effects of the skin tones and apparel‚ his art is able to
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Paul Cézanne was one of the most important painters of the 19th century‚ influencing and inspiring other artists who would change the course of art history in the following 20th century. His masterpiece The Large Bathers (1906) served as the base both for Matisse’s Bonheur de Vivre (1905-06) and Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907). Despite taking a few fundamental ideas from Cézanne’s work‚ as well as competing fiercely competing with each other‚ Matisse and Picasso took completely different
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Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera‚ or El Chapo‚ runs one of the most infamous drug cartels in the world (Penn 2016). He is also one of the most wanted men in America due to the excessive amounts of cocaine‚ heroin‚ methamphetamine‚ and marijuana from his drug cartels and come into the United States. El Chapo‚ despite being wanted by the Mexican government‚ did an exclusive interview with Sean Penn as a part of Rolling Stone magazine (Penn 2016). In this interview‚ he expressed his life and his opinions
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Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premontion of Civil War) was painted by Salvador Dali in 1936 in Spanish. The type of the painting is oil on canvas. The dimensions are 100cm x 99cm.The location of the painting is Philadelphia Musesum of Art‚ Philadelphia. The painting was a surrealist art work.This art work was one of the most radical of Salvador Dali art career.It showed the outbreak of the Spanish civil war was caused by fear.This painting was to predict the unrest erupted in Spain.It was
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The infamous drug lord‚ Joaquin Guzman‚ also known as “El Chapo” was recently recaptured by Mexican authorities after he broke out of prison last year. Guzman‚ has a net worth of over $1 billion‚ is known as the most powerful drug trafficker in the world. Following an intense gunfight‚ Guzman was taken in by Mexican authorities from Sinaloa. He now awaits possible extradition to the U.S.‚ but for now‚ Mexican authorities will try to keep him in jail. Guzman‚ who is the leading drug kingpin in the
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Manolo Blahník has been designing shoes since 1971 and has received many prestigious awards‚ including three special awards from the Council of Fashion Designers of America‚ and the British Council’s ‘Accessory Designer of the Year’ in 1990 and 1999. Despite having had no formal training‚ he ’s done it all: backless‚ heel-less‚ wedges‚ stilettos‚ and kittens‚ even platforms. Now he is one of the very few brand names that have become a synonym for the product — Hoover‚ Kleenex‚ Band-Aid‚ Post-it and
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