Frida Kahlo

The concept of beauty has been a baffling issue and a bone of contention among thinkers and intellectuals. Such confusion can plausibly be understood through the changeable standards considered in every culture and the many attempts to approach it. Throughout history, it has been glorified and highlighted in many ways. From a philosophical perspective, Kant, in Observation on the Feeling of Beautiful and Sublime , tackles beauty, through the view that women are identified by their beauty, while…

were bound to the land, much like how the whales are bound to the SeaWorld corporation. There is a clear connection between Blackfish, a documentary exposing SeaWorld of its treatment to its animals, and Frida Kahlo’s Self Portrait Between the Borderline of Mexico and the United States. Much like Kahlo felt…

In 1808, Spain is taken over by Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon disposed of the existing monarchy and installed his brother, Joseph, as head of state. The resulting war against France and Britain lasted nearly to the Mexican Revolution as Napoleon’s government falls into disarray and the revolutionaries began to gain momentum. Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a middle aged priest living in the parish of Dolores. Hidalgo was a Crillo by birth, and had a pro-Indian sentiment. He organized his…

After interpreting the stimulus packet, I analyzed the underlying topics of Life of the Peasants, The Secret Life of Plants, and Self Portrait Between the Borderline of Mexico and the United States, and developed a connection between the long-standing traditions of spirituality burdening the advancements of human evolution. The Secret Life of Plants by Ferris Jabr describes how "kin selection has an evolutionary rationale because it increases the chances that the genes an individual shares with…

Not only fine art, but also music, literature, photo, movies, etc. He does not make a limitation on his inspiration, so all artworks could be a source of inspiration of his design. Representatively, Western artists Van Gogh, Edward Munch, and Frida Kahlo are the painter who also gives a big affection for his work. Through their paintings, sometimes he got a new idea of the pattern or whole of inspiration of his work. As an example, in his 2013 Seoul collection, he designed his collection with…

(Story of His Life) Have you ever wondered what it would be like to write a poem about your life? Well, a famous poet named Allen Ginsberg did just that when he wrote, "Howl and Other Poems" which became famous of his time and continue on till today. Allen Ginsberg’s famous poem, "Howl and Other Poems" conveys and portrays a message to an audience in which modern poetry and the Beat Movement on American literature was raw and revealing about the political and social views such as war,…