Culture of New York City

but I knew deep in my heart that I wanted to create something more extreme and more conceptual. Then I moved to New York City, and I encountered this art form that caught my attention at the first sight. Then, I started to study…

As stated by Jay Parini, "We [the United States] are a nation of immigrants, a quilt of many colors" (BrainyQuote). America is the culmination of peoples and cultures from all across the world. As a seamstress adds and moves pieces while making the American quilt, each change brings different challenges and excitement to the beautiful work. One such dynamic alteration to the fabric of America was the Great Migration, in which millions of African Americans moved north, driven by opportunity.…

Art is a connector for all humans, not just artists and their world. Whether the audience realizes it or not, local art is a force that often brings people of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles together. Cities as diverse as New York City benefit from the constant stimuli of art. Art takes multiple forms in urban spaces, including graffiti, murals, art museums, and commemorative statues. Within the article Reframing Public Art: Audience Use, Interpretation, and Appreciation,…

riots, and the development of black culture within the United States. This is best exemplified by the ghettoized Harlem neighborhood of New York City and the South Side of Chicago, or “Bronzeville”. From these ghettos arose two significant periods of thriving African American culture, the Harlem and Chicago/Bronzeville Renaissances, which established the presence of the black community within the intellectual and artistic world. These eras of blooming culture reflect the unique characteristics…

In 1998, New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani reported from 1993 to 1997, felony complaints decreased 44.3 percent. This included a 60.2 percent drop in murders and nonnegligent homicides, a 12.4 percent drop in forcible rape, a 48.4 percent drop in robbery, and a 45.7 drop in burglary. Mayor Giuliani credited Bratton and his "zero-tolerance" policing as a major factor in crime reduction. Mayor Giuliani and Commissioner Bratton also acknowledged that "Compstat", which was developed by Bratton,…

colonial portraiture more is because of the European influence that started the trend. The foreign influences within these works produce the “American” feeling that is embodied within this country. There is nothing more American than having a shared culture with Europe because afterall American History is world history and incorporating other factors and influences projects the patriotic feeling. This patriotic feeling is expressed within both Museums and is structured in a way that you visibly…

drinks, and drink with the audience. For our country in Mexico we decided to choose Los Tigres Del Norte only for a specific reason. During this time many Mexicans wanted to move to the united states for a better life. The united states was filled with new job, and it had education for many of their children. However, since they lived in Mexico, it was not going to be easy for them. There were some that would make it and others died in the desert on there was to the united states or they got…

Air? Hood by Air (HBA), by Shayne Olive, was established in New York City in 2006. It has a specialization in men’s hip-hop hi-street fashion and produces higher-end fashion which emphasizes innovation rather than imitation. Combining avant-garde and hip-hop, HBA has become an unquestionable fashion trend and gained huge favour by celebrities and youngsters aged from 18 to 25, especially in Korea and America. Hood By Air as Popular Culture Gaining its popularity globally in merely less than 10…

flights, even longer layovers, new smells, and new faces. If you’ve ever traveled a great distance away you’ve most likely experience these emotions before. The summer before 7th grade was when I finally ventured outside of Kansas. Growing up New York City always seemed like a fantasy, something you only see on romance or action movies. By going further away than what I might’ve been necessarily comfortable with, meeting and associating myself with people from different cultures, and…

Skaterboard. During four years, Calson developed his experimental aesthetic of typography. His chaotic visual expression was unconventional and groundbreaking. Then, Calson moved on to the magazine Beach Culture and became an art director. Even though he produced only six issues, his work at Beach Culture brought him more than 150 design awards. Raygun 200 In 1992, Carson started a career that made Carson gain a recognition and earned him a title of “Godfather of Grunge”. He was hired by…