Connor Wade 12-A Period 8/9 10/16/12 1960’s Report Timothy Leary Timothy was an American writer and psychologist known for his advocacy of psychedelic drugs. He lived from October 22‚ 1920 to May 31‚ 1996 and was born in Springfield‚ Massachusetts‚ the only child of an Irish American dentist who abandoned his wife when Leary was 13. He attended the College of the Holy Cross and enrolled as a cadet in the United States Military Academy at West Point under the pressure of his dad
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Henri Matisse: King of the Fauves "The remarkable career of Henri Matisse‚ one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century‚ whose stylistic innovations (along with those of Pablo) fundamentally altered the course of modern art and affected the art of several generations of younger painters‚ spanned almost six and a half decades. His vast oeuvre encompassed painting‚ drawing‚ sculpture‚ graphic arts (as diverse as etchings‚ linocuts‚ lithographs‚ and aquatints)‚ paper cutouts‚ and book
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Henri Matisse During this semester we have discussed numerous interesting artist with all sort of artistic styles and views. I have viewed so many different artist works‚ painting‚ sculptures‚ objects‚ etc.‚ but this one particular oil painting by Henri Matisse really stuck out to me like a sore thumb. The name of the painting is Le bonheur de vivre (The Joy of Life) 1905-1906. This painting was significant to me because Matisse’s view of women and the message that motivated him was clearly
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Timothy Leary "Turn on‚ tune in‚ drop out." That saying has turned into the slogan of Timothy Leary ’s mind-expanding movement. Although a graduate of both West-Point and Berkley‚ and a Harvard professor‚ these were not his greatest lifetime achievements. Throughout his publicized life‚ he became the spokesperson of the psychedelic age. His devotion to the belief that LSD and marijuana were gateways to enlightenment resulted in a new church‚ numerous prison sentences‚ and a following of
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The Artwork. Madam Matisse ’ is a rather famous portrait of Matisse ’s wife‚ and is a great example of a fauvist artwork‚ using many bold‚ bright and contrasting colours throughout the painting. This painting was created using oil and tempura on canvas; tempera being a glutinous water-soluble material such as egg yolk‚ which is added to painting medium. The paint has been applied in bold‚ thick and vigorous brushstrokes‚ in several layers‚ along with added texture. The green line in the centre
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Rashaad Carswell Nanci Shapiro Art History III 30 April 2015 Henri Matisse’s Portrait of Madame Matisse; The Green Line Use one of the Matisse’s paintings and discuss what it does for color structure. Why is it so arresting and how is how is modern? Within the Fauvism movement‚ we find its most central artist‚ Henri Matisse. He was an artist among other artists collectively responsible for creating the Fauvism movement by using broad strong areas of color that seemed crude‚ savage‚ shocking and
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University of the People History of Art AHIST 1441 Written assignment Unit Seven Anonymous Student Matisse and Picasso are two of the most popular and powerful artists at the early 20th century. For some people they were rival in their styles. Being said‚ Matisse and Picasso’s works are to be highly considered when it comes to you to talk about modernism art. That is why somebody had to say that: along with Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon‚ Le bonheur de vivre is regarded as one of the
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Henri Matisse: “The Window”‚ France 1916 Matisse is considered one of the most influential painters of the 20th century‚ and one of the leading Modernists. Known for his use of vibrant colors and simple forms‚ Matisse helped to usher in a new approach to art. He believed that the artist must be guided by instinct and intuition. Although he began his craft later in life than most artists‚ Matisse continued to create and innovate well into his eighties. The Window‚ 1916‚ is a very pretty piece
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of animals their priority in life‚ even to the point to put them in danger to do what they think is correct. Timothy Treadwell‚ also known as Grizzly Man‚ did just that. Being a hardcore activist living with grizzlies in order to protect them from what he called “the evils of men”. According to Anthrozoologist like Hal Herzog‚ the author of “Some We Love‚ Some We Hate‚ Some We Eat”‚ Timothy Treadwell’s behavior can be explained by his past life struggles‚ his over love for bears‚ and his eagerness
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Timothy Treadwell was a very interesting person that loved to protect nature and wanted to live his life as a grizzly bear. This man’s purpose is to only interact with the bears‚ without dealing with civilization‚ and also to learn more about nature itself. To live for many years in the Alaskan territory‚ without human interaction‚ is a very astonishing accomplishment‚ but being able to survive without being mauled is impressive. Before he was a guardian of the grizzlies‚ Timothy Treadwell was just
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