I Fall to Pieces

on applying scientific principals to study human beings. This movement was most prevalent in the late 19th century through the early 20th century. Within this window a writer that stood out to me was Stephen Crane and specifically his piece “The Open Boat”. This piece grasped the full effects of naturalism and its themes, principals, and characteristics. Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat” is a great example of naturalism and a connection to this time period. Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat”…

amazing the amount of detail put into this piece of art. During my initial walk around I felt humbled in a way. It was amazing to see such a magnificent piece of metal work. I felt humbled because, with myself being a metal sculpture I know how much time and attention to detail went into creating such an astounding piece of art. The second thought I had was; how did they create such a big sculpture? It must have been a major hassle trying to get all these pieces lifted and welded into place. The…

plague (Exodus 9:13-35), which was a massive hailstorm. This hail needed a lot of momentum to destroy buildings. The bible said, “Give an order now to bring your livestock and everything you have in the field to a place of shelter, because the hail will fall on every man and animal that has not been brought in and is still out in the field, and they will die.” A lot of momentum and energy would be needed to cause a significant amount of damage on a human, and this is the topic of my first essay,…

“You are beautiful”. Matthew Hoffman’s piece titled “you are beautiful”. This piece is an biennial panel. Installed at the Elmhurst art museum Illinois. March 2015. “You are beautiful” falls under contemporary art.”You are beautiful” provides people with an opportunity to reflect on our society and the issues that we are going through on a day to day basis.People can relate to this piece.”You are beautiful” is more than just three words.”You are beautiful” is hung at the entrance of the museum…

October 19th at 7:30pm, I attended the USA Piano Ensembles “Fall Concert” at the Laidlaw Recital Hall. The concert contained five different pieces of music. The first piece of music performed was called “Die Fledermaus Overture.” This piece was composed by Johann Strauss (1825-1899) and it was arranged by Makoto Goto. The piece was played by Tracy Monk and Tobin Nelson on one piano. One person was seated next to them and they would turn the page while they played the piece. The piece was lively…

fiction. They can hold some untold wisdoms, which can be used to manipulate the characters around them. The piece…

1938 and conducted by Leopold Stowowski. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is the most famous segment in Disney’s movie Fantasia, which debuted in 1940. It is also the only piece to be in the sequel, Fantasia 2000. Johann Wolfgang von Goeth’s wrote the poem and musical, of the same name, which was the inspiration for Disney. The piece stars Mickey Mouse as the apprentice. The scene begins with the Sorcerer, Yen Sid, working on some of his magic while his apprentice, Mickey, is doing the chores.…

Girl in Pieces Review Some people have been through a lot at a young age and others have never experienced a struggle in their life. Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow the main character has been through numerous tragedies at only seventeen. She’s all alone trying to make it in the world. Charlotte Davis isn’t like any other seventeen year old girl she has been through constant trauma in her life. Her mother abused her and kicked her out, her father died, and her best friend is practically brain…

Leonid Afremov’s painting, Rain’s Rustle, oil paint is used to create scenery of a rainy night in a city. Towards the center of the picture, there is a couple holding an umbrella walking with their backs to the viewer down a pathway that has trees that form a canopy over it. There are street lights down the sides of the sidewalk. There is a large bench towards the bottom right of the painting that is on the sidewalk. In the panting, it is raining and there are puddles on the side walk. The…

A leaf falls on loneliness and Starry Night are both famous works of art during the modernist period by two completely different artists, but portray the same message in my eyes, that message being ………….... A leaf falls on loneliness was written by E.E. Cummings written in 1958. It can be seen on the last page along with Starry Night. Starry Night was painted by Vincent Van Gogh in 1889. It depicted That message being: society is chaotic but beautiful, it is dying but will be reborn, it is…