J-pop

Pop art is an artistic technique that portrays to a viewer a sense of being in a particular era (Osterwold, 6). This is due to the inspiration that the artists drew from popular culture. In order to evaluate this artistic movement it will be necessary to first look at the pre-pop era. This era occurred during the 1950s. During this time, two prominent artists, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, stepped outside the dominant technique of abstract expressionism. Both of them drew inspiration…

“Crap, I slept in way too late.” At the beginning of the week, Leah Davis told herself she would wake up early and go shopping. Her fridge was almost empty and she was working long hours every day. She had gone to bed at 11:30 last night and forgot to set her alarm. Now it was 10:30 ‘Whatever’ she thought ‘I deserve a break. I’ve worked so hard, I totally deserve this.’ With that she got out of bed, walked to the bathroom and took a shower. Thirty minutes later she walked out of her apartment…

“After all this nigga put you threw, he still got yo nose wide open. Don’t you see?” “See what? You beating around the bush bitch what?” “This is yo opportunity to get back at the nigga!” “Okay, I don’t follow.” “Listen, you agree to it right, but instead of being a silent partner you ask for all of his shit. That way you can beat him at his own game. You know everything there is to know about the business thanks to yo dad… Interrupting her in mid-sentence I replied, “Thanks to my dad, I grew…

can refer to pushing the boundaries of what is considered normal or acceptable. A frontier can force the mind to expand its manner of thinking and venture into areas unknown. Andy Warhol crossed his own frontier when he explored the concept of Pop Art. Pop Art was a far cry from the traditional art of the past—it pushed the boundaries of modern art. Warhol’s use of bold colors, repetitive imagery, easily identifiable subjects, and innovative techniques forced the viewers of his pieces to…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Cindy, I first met you in grade 9 French class. I still remember sitting one row behind you. The first interaction we had was probably when we were doing a French activity where we were supposed to meet someone and find out more about them. I was using a pen at the time and somehow managed to spell your name wrong, so I crossed it out, scribbling messily around my paper. As time passed, I was miserably failing my tests, while you were pretty much getting perfect on each one. I…

It is incredible to imagine how quickly your life can change. In a twinkling of an eye all could be destroy and lost in the past, with a choice that we have to make in order to change our future. Today is the funeral of my father, the person I love the most, the most important man in my life. In the morning when I woke up anything looks different, it was a normal day with a sad gray sky as Lima normally has. But for me something disappeared, a piece of my heart was broken, the person who used…

boring and so would tv and other types of media such as music. Andy the father of pop art created the modern look and feel of art paved the way for many artist after andy. Andy may have been one man but andy touched many and influenced great artist to create pieces of work that may seen odd but had a real meaning to them using everyday objects that we the consumers have grown accustomed to Andy is the father of pop art a real…

Today is Tyrek’s sentencing. Even though I haven’t seen or talked to him since he got locked up, I wanted to be there for this. Despite all the shit he put me through, I still love him. I would never wish this on him, but Marcus is where my hearts at. Since Tyrek been in jail, it gave me a clear vision on where I want to be. I will always love Tyrek, because we were more than lovers, we were friends. However, I’m in love with Marcus. Marcus is everything I ever wanted in a man, he’s who I…

Oblivion isn’t what scares me; it’s not the loss of my own life in which I fear it’s the loss of the lives around me. Even more than that I fear people dying before I get to tell them how much I love them. Death has always been a very emotional and personal experience for me. As a curious soul with stubborn ways death has always been hard for me to grasp and accept. I have such an overwhelming amount of compassion that it’s hard for me to cope with death. I’ve always been sensitive to death…

One can safely say that the Hallyu wave of Korean pop culture, specifically K-pop and K-dramas have taken off throughout Latin America. Scholarship has recently conducted research on different aspects surrounding the landing of the Korean wave in Central and South America, and this paper will attempt to piece them together to create one cohesive narrative of the spread of Korean culture throughout the region. It will also somewhat focus on the countries of Peru and Brazil, where the effects of…