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Since more than one hundred and seventy years ago, photography technology has been invented, such a small piece of photo has undertaken the great task of recording historical images in human history. As a result, during these hundred years, authors has started writing photography. It is undeniable that most of them describe photography techniques, such as shutter speed, aperture and ISO, etc. While still, in some great photography books, it is difficult to find any description about photography…

The four painters I am choosing to discuss are: Claude Monet, Georges Seurat, Pablo Picasso, and Vincent van Gogh. Claude Monet was a famous French painter born on November 14, 1840(“Claude Monet”). His painting style centered more on light and form than realism, and was called impressionism. Monet showed an interest in drawing at an early age. He drew caricatures of his teachers. Eugene Boudin introduced him to painting outdoors which contributed greatly in Monet’s work. He was known…

The Impressionist Movement: Edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt Throughout history, art has acted as a medium of expression for many of the political and social issues that surrounded the artists. Artworks inspired new art movements, and other times it was the political and social circumstances that brought on a new range of artists and styles. The 19th century moved through many art movements, but one that dominated most of the late 19th century was Impressionism. Impressionism was an art style that…

Humans are inherently codependent. We have formulated ways to survive by using teamwork and building communities, but one instinct will always prevail above our structured relationships. That instinct is self-preservation. In our modern society, the most integral relationship we have is with the government. Often, it is thought that the people of the country and the government work hand in hand in order to make a nation great. However, some people are inclined to inching away from the government…

Edward Muybridge was an English photographer that really contributed to and led the evolution of photogenic studies of motion and motion picture projection. Edward was born in 1830 so he lived through the age where photography was really picking up in popularity and a lot of that was due to him. Edward's most notable work had to do with horse. He was hired by a wealthy race horse owner to help solve their debate. They question at was whether or not all four feet of a horse were off the ground at…

effective social skills. Learning to have great communication with others may remain one of the most significant qualities a person may obtain. This especially carries on after academics into the family life professional career. According to the Huffington Post, about sixty-five percent of marriages end in divorce because of a lack of clear communication. This proves that in order to have a long-lasting and successful marriage, couples need to understand how to communicate with one another in a…

accomplished feats that anyone could do. Watson and Crick did not have to discover DNA, anyone could have done that, and Gandhi did not have to invent the nonviolence movement, that’s so easy. Tom Toles illustrated a political cartoon in the Washington Post and Michael Binyon wrote an article in the London Times claiming that the prize the Nobel committee gives to Obama makes it a worthless piece of metal. The cartoon and the article both use libel in order to discredit Obama and make their…

Fauve paintings have a unique style, in the earlier Fauve canvases where color relates directly to emotional expression and not formal needs of the plane or reality of nature. Henri Matisse completed what is considered one of his greatest Fauve paintings in 1906, the Bonheur de Vivre which is the “Joy of Life”. Matisse’ work is said to represent similar qualities to Cezanne, for example they both create the landscape to function as a stage. Also, they both like to unify the figure and the…

on writing visas. Due to the compassion he possessed, Sugihara received the title of “Righteous Among the Nations,” which is given to non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. The previously named article by the Huffington Post states that, 2,139 Sugihara visas were documented, and over 100,000 people can trace their ancestry to a Sugihara survivor. The article then states that around 40,000 individuals would not be alive today, had it not been for the gracious acts of…

Century, France experienced some influential art movements which led to Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Impressionists favored independent exhibitions, instead of government -controlled institution. Post Impressionism was the title bestowed upon the people who opposed the Impressionists. Camille Pissarro's The Goose Girl at Montfoutcault and Vincent Van Gogh's The Rocks are perfect comparisons of post-impressionists and impressionists. We will discuss the important figures of the two…