Pop culture and academia—do they sound awkward in the same sentence? Depending on one’s interest‚ they will find either pop culture or academia a lot more entertaining and appealing over the other. However‚ just because they sound dreary together‚ this does not mean they actually are. Perhaps‚ only conducting an academic study on pop culture will provide an answer. After all‚ scholars studying a new topic‚ and pop culture getting extra attention is normal. Therefore‚ academically studying pop culture
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Final Paper May 1‚ 2012 Andy Goldsworthy Andy Goldsworthy was born in 1956 in Cheshire England. He was raised in Yorkshire England and attended both Bradford and Lancaster art college from 1974-1978("Andy Goldsworthy - Biography"). I was first introduced to this artist in class the other day when we watched his video “Rivers and Tides”. During the opening scene of the video Goldsworthy discussed a very unique obsession with the shape of winding rivers. The way that he talked about these rivers
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certain factors such as the consistency and drying period. Determining which medium is better‚ oils or acrylics‚ is completely up to the painter‚ both have their uses but definitely have their differences. The consistency of paint can allow for a painting to convey a certain feeling. One of the major differences in consistency is the base of the paint‚ oil paints are oil based and acrylic paint is water based. The water based acrylics can be thinned out by adding more water‚ making the paint become
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Trash Essay Sometimes you must commit wrongs to do the right thing. Trash‚ written by Andy Mulligan is a novel set in an unnamed third world country. Three dumpsite boys discover a wallet containing a note‚ key‚ 11‚00 pesos and an ID card in Belhala Dump while trash picking. They soon find themselves running from the police‚ cracking codes‚ investigating clues‚ experiencing an interrogation and even shopping in the hope of righting a terrible wrong. Through an analysis of characterisation‚ point
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so she could serve as her own particular model‚ this is the manner by which Kahlo started and with numerous self-pictures of her which would lead her buildup. Through her sketches‚ all the disaster and agony she suffered was communicated. In the painting tree
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fdgdfglkfngkfdg There were two great things Andy did for this friends and other inmates in prison that I think meant alot for them. Even if it only was for a second‚ he gave them the feeling that they weren’t in prison. All locked up. He got beer for his friends when they worked at the roof. But even bigger.. even though he knew he would get in trouble for it‚ he locked himself in and played one opera song over the loud speakers. Even if it only was for a couple of minutes every man inside of
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Prehistoric art of caves in southern France and northern Spain have many common motifs. In both places‚ the main subjects are animals. The paintings are quite sophisticated‚ thus creatures depicted with great details: horns‚ tusks‚ eyes‚ faces‚ bodies are very well observed and painted. The Hall of Bulls in Lascaux Cave in France is a good example. Wall paintings include images of the cows‚ bisons‚ deers and horses. Animals features are emphasised and pronounced: deers have beautiful antlers‚ bisons’
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Art Essay- The context‚ of which art is created‚ clearly reflects its history and where it is from. Society’s values are further highlighted by the piece and give us insight into what life was like. This is interestingly interpreted by Juan Bautista de Espinosa’s exuberant baroque style painting‚ with a heavily catholic influence from Spain in the late 1500’s‚ as well as Margaret Olley’s contrasting and simplistic sensibility of the mid 20th century. Each artist’s aesthetic‚ although significantly
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Monroe Doctrine The Monroe Doctrine can be considered as the United States first major declaration to the world as a fairly new nation. The Monroe Doctrine was a statement of United States policy on the activity and rights of powers in the Western Hemisphere during the early to mid 1800s. The doctrine established the United States position in the major world affairs of the time. Around the time of the Napoleonic Wars in the 1820s‚ Mexico‚ Argentina‚ Chile and Colombia all gained their independence
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Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists‚ Fifty Years Upon entering the museum‚ my interest were immediately focused upon Andy Warhol’s work. The exhibition showcased 50 works by Warhol. There were large and small pieces‚ video selections and wallpapered environments‚ and I spent the next two hours absorbed in a fantastic‚ somewhat chaotic Warholian world. Until his death in 1987‚ Andy Warhol was the reigning king of Pop Art culture and a huge iconic influence on the innovative approach to creative uses
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