Art intervention

channel, a vessel, a means of communication through untouchable or divine intervention, then we neglect the role of the living. Indeed, it is said even the great Edward Elgar wrote the main theme for his cello concerto, his last notable work, on a napkin after waking from dental surgery. Was it his channel-like, anesthesia-releasing body that influenced this spurt of creativity? Was it instead a sudden surge of divine intervention? Or both? I cannot imagine any of us are so enlightened as to be…

producing trans-media film, organizing public interventions, mass mobilizations, and curating exhibitions at art-related spaces. Based on her childhood. She lived nearby the border of Mexico and the United States. It influences her that her project always responds to the environment, local issues, and immigration. One remarkable project that she curated with the Washington Project for the Arts called The Ripple Effect: Currents of Socially Engaged Art.…

all, I lacked someone who was there for me in a way that I needed one to be. Instead I turned to acting and art as an escape. I believe that they are both two very powerful “tools” that can help one build towards their true happiness. To be able to reach out to people and let them express themselves in a way that helped me very much is my dream. I want to become a creative arts therapist, specifically for children between the ages of five and fifteen. The reason why I chose the…

of Mexico’s national land to be lost to them. Not long after the liberal reform came to rise, led by Benito Juarez, was there some stability among the nation. Not long after the liberal enacted radical social reforms creating unrest allowing the intervention by the French under Napoleon III in 1863, placing a surprisingly liberal Emperor from the Habsburg line, Maximillian, who was overthrown and executed by Juarez another example of the instability within the Mexican political system. Fear and…

training. There are psychological approaches to mind-body medicine which include modifying one’s environment with an aim to change the stressors and thus reduce the emotional impact of a certain activity. This involves a change in the behavioral interventions of a person to cure a disease. For example, abandoning a stressful activity is good for a person’s health. Other psychological approaches to relieving stress entail education about diseases, their treatment, and their outcomes has been seen…

Porfirio Diaz and the Mexican Revolution Porfirio Diaz was Mexico's longest reigning leader, having led the country for over 35 years. Some considered Diaz to be a ruthless tyrant, while some accredit him with saving Mexico from complete financial destruction. His terms were controversial, but under Porfirio Diaz, Mexico's economy flourished, infrastructure was being created and debt was being paid, but the social strife which occurred under his rule ultimately resulted in the Mexican…

Creativity is a skill that can be found within every person within us it does not not distinguish its self in any shape or form but can variate from a person to another, one man’s art can be another man’s garbage. Every ones perspective about creativity differs from the other. Creativity can be perceived as divine intervention and held with holy stature and is regard as sacred by many faiths and religions, and within culture, it is highly regarded and praised up on, and throughout history people…

The theme and the message of artistic art forms are largely at the mercy of the various perceptions that individuals have about them as no two individual perceptions are completely alike. This notion is especially evident when reviewing and interpreting the ideas of classical film theorists and their opinions on the purpose of what the unique art form of film is meant to be, and what methods should be used in order to achieve that purpose. This contrasting difference across different realms of…

hundreds flooding art museums in numerous cities, and people gathered in music halls all over the United States listening to performers at a concert, praising the musicians and artists for their talents. The fine arts industry generates around $300 billion dollars a year (National Assembly of State Arts Agency). The debate of whether or not fine arts should be taught in schools across the United States continues to go against fine arts education. Every year the budget for fine arts seems to…

Older adults may even develop a new interest in different activities that they did not have time for at one point in their life. The activities may just need a couple adaptations. However, being able to take part in leisure activities such as music, art and social activities that…