Fashion Photography has been seen as lightweight end of photography due to it`s close relationship to the fashion industry‚ which is dependent on fast turnover; transitory‚ commercial Fashion advertisement in particular is seen as denying the purity of the image → shows the typical‚ stylised instead of the unique moment/event; has nothing artistic (stylised fashion shoot‚ controlled‚ created‚ unnatural‚ uniform and monotone‚ all are essentially the same in their aim to sell clothes) captured
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African Art History African art history has played a significant role in shaping the culture and history of the world. The belief that Africa is the cradle of the history of mankind is virtually unshakeable. The origins of African art history lie long before recorded history‚ preserved in the obscurity of time. Rock Art is centuries old‚ while shell beads fashioned for a necklace have been recovered in a cave in the furthest reach of the southern peninsula of South Africa that are 75 000 years old
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Shortly before the ending of Die Brucke in 1913 another similar artistic group was formed in 1911‚ Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider). They were a group of bold thinking artists living in Munich. The founders were Russian born Wassily Kandinsky (Kandinsky) and German‚ Franz Marc (Marc). They had originally been part of and founded the New Artist Association or the Neue Kunstler Vereiningung.The reason for the name Der Blaue Reiter is not really known but it is thought to have been a combination of
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Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven started his musical career at an early age and although he was deaf he became known as the most famous and influential composers in the world of classical music. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music‚ he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best known compositions include 9 symphonies‚ 5 concertos for piano‚ 32 piano sonatas‚ and 16 string quartets. He also composed other chamber
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Samuel Barber Samuel Barber was one of the most distinguished composers in 20th century America. He was an American composer of piano‚ opera‚ choral‚ and orchestral music. Barber is generally associated with being a Romantic composer. Over his lifetime‚ Barber wrote over one hundred songs along with his major compositions. Also in his career‚ he won two Pulitzer Prize’s. His lyrical and compositional uniqueness and ability is still astonishing to this day. He had a natural ability to write songs
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If you were just a scrawny composer and your city had been hit in the siege in World War II‚ you probably wouldn’t go on writing the intermezzo of your seventh symphony‚ but 20th century Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich wasn’t your average man. He was despised by Stalin and the communist party‚ his music was original and adored by Russia‚ and he was known as the darling of the Soviet avant garde. In his music and his life‚ Shostakovich was a great risk taker‚ and never let any danger he was
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December 4‚ 1976 he was child prodigy born with great aptitude‚ and developed skill on a musical instrument(piano‚viola) in a early age.After studying at the Royal College of Music in London and working with the composer Frank Bridge‚he grew to be one of the finest and most gifted British composer of the mid-20th century.He was also an exceptional conductor and pianist.He continued his study under John Ireland and Arthur Benjamin.In 1939 With the European situation getting worst everyday and just before
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Paul Poiret who at the height of his career in pre-World War I France was the undisputed "King of Fashion." His sweeping vision led to a new silhouette that liberated women from the corset and introduced the shocking colors and exotic references of the Ballets Russes to the haute couture. "The historic significance and influence of Poiret’s work is breathtaking‚ and felt in fashion to the present day‚" said Harold Koda‚ Curator in Charge of the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute. "Poiret pioneered
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citizens of the soldiers’ home countries. World War Two was also a very important time for the realm of classical music. Many different composers‚ such as Dmitri Shostakovich‚ wrote classical music directly correlating to events within World War Two‚ or just a response to the war itself about their feelings about what is happening in the world. There were even composers in the camps writing music and premiering it in front of prisoners‚ utilizing the existing orchestras within the camps to accomplish
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the greatest music composers who ever lived. His name and the word ’genius ’ are often bandied about together by music writers and critics and many would argue rightly so. Mozart had a fantastic ear for writing a catchy melody with perfect orchestral arrangement. His compositions have a rich and distinctive sound; it can be said that in his brief 35 years of life that he wrote a masterpiece in every genre of classical music without much apparent effort. Mozart had
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