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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Inception in Not to be Reproduced René Magritte created an artwork that exhibits a paradox. He created this surrealistic art with oil paint in Belgium during the year 1937 on a 32” by 26” canvas. René Magritte’s Not to be Reproduced shows a young man facing a mirror with his back towards the viewer‚ but the mirror reflects what the viewer is seeing‚ his back. Within the artwork‚ there is an authentic‚ green book on top of a ledge written by Edgar Allen Poe. René Magritte predominantly uses rectangles
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Murakami‚ T. (2000). Super Flat. Tokyo: Madra. Robertson‚ R. (1995). Glocalization: Time-space and homogeneity-heterogeneity. In M. Featherstone‚ S. Lash‚ & R. Roberston (Eds.)‚ Global Modernities (pp. 25–44). London: Sage. Said‚ E. W. (1995). Orientalism. London: Penguin. Schodt‚ F. L. (1986). Manga! Manga!: The world of Japanese comics (Updated pbk. ed.). Tokyo; New York: Kodansha International. Screech‚ T. (1996). The Western Scientific Gaze and Popular Imagery in Later Edo Japan: The lens within
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Philippines‚ do hereby authorize RENE R. SAVELLON‚ of legal age‚ Filipino and residing at 376-R Osmeña Blvd.‚ Cebu City‚ Province of Cebu‚ Philippines‚ to use the coal operating contract of BACALTOS COAL MINES of which I am the proprietor‚ for any legitimate purpose that it may serve. Namely‚ but not by way of limitation‚ as follows: (1) To acquire purchase orders for and in behalf of BACALTOS COAL MINES; (2) To engage in trading under the style of BACALTOS COAL MINES/RENE SAVELLON; (3) To collect all
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Artist research- Rene Magritte and Kiki Smith Rene Magritte was a Surrealist painter who was born in Belgium in 1898. He wanted people to look at ordinary things in different ways. He sometimes painted objects in places where they didn’t usually belong‚ like in Time Transfixed in which a train is coming out of a fireplace. Rene Magritte started off with several oil paintings such as the ‘Les Amants’. Magritte’s earliest
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C) Ms. Archer 12 February 2014 Was Descartes’ skepticism influenced by his faith? “If you would be a real seeker after truth‚ it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt‚ as far as possible‚ all things” (Descartes‚ goodreads). René Descartes‚ often described as the “Father of Modern Philosophy”‚ was born in a time where philosophy and science were advancing at an unbelievable rate. The revolutionizing philosopher was fascinated by how much skepticism influenced a rapid progress
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Bradley who was a Marine stationed at Iwo Jima and also one of the flag raisers. In order to complete this book‚ James Bradley had to search for information about the lives of the other five flag raisers who were Rene Gagnon‚ Harlon Block‚ Franklin Sousley‚ Ira Hayes‚ and Mike Strank. Rene Gagnon grew up in Manchester‚ New Hampshire‚ Harlon Block was from the Grande Valley of Texas‚ Franklin Sousley grew up on a farm in Hilltop‚ Kentucky‚ Ira Hayes was a Pima Indian from Phoenix‚ Arizona and Mike Strank
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philosophers I explained above comes from both sides of the argument. Lori Gruen perspective shows how animals are sentimental and have interest and well-beings. On the other hand‚ Rene Descartes believes animals lack a mind and soul and you cannot harm them because they don’t possess thoughts and feelings. Although‚ both Lori and Rene share the same passion they do not come across the same conclusion. If I was to ask them a series of questions on animal ethics there answers would be completely different
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La Modele rouge (The Red Model) by Rene Magritte (1937) is undoubtedly an iconic piece of surrealist artwork. Surrealism is a 20th-century artistic movement that attempts to express the workings of the subconscious. Rene Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist whom was well known for his witty and thought-provoking images and his use of basic graphics and mundane objects‚ giving new meanings to familiar things. The Red Model depicts feet that morph into lace-up shoes. GOMA is Queensland’s paramount
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‘If the Rest was necessary for the political‚ economic and social formation of the West‚ it was also essential to the West’s formation of both its own sense of itself – a ‘western’ identity – and of western forms of knowledge’ (Stuart Hall‚ ‘The West and the Rest: discourse and power’‚ in Formations of modernity‚ Stuart Hall and Bram Gieben (eds)‚ 1992‚ p. 138). Discuss with reference to the history of anthropology. The idea of ‘the west’ or ‘western’ culture is vague and has been for centuries
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