Japanese pop culture

vast stretch of the imagination and therefore stretching our creativity to the furthest reaches. As the spread of surrealism spreads throughout the tunnels of history it had spread its influence not just in paintings but in dance, fashion, music, culture and so on. Today we can get a glimpse of how surrealism has impacted today’s modern artworks displayed through fashion magazine to art designs. Surrealism gave a chance for artists then and today to go out of their box and dwell in the…

The name of the artwork is Art Beauty Shoppe, 1934, by Isaac Soyer and is a 42” x 49” oil on canvas, created in New York City. It is currently exhibited at the Dallas Museum of Art. Soyer discovers meaning and beauty in any place he goes. His goal as an artist was to describe human beings and everything that is around him at that moment in an admirable way. This painter used some of his childhood friends in this art piece, which is the woman in the foreground getting a manicure and the man, in…

Who is Andra Day? Well, Andra Day became popular in late 2012 due to her releasing covers on Youtube (Musictory). She is also a thirty-two-year-old contemporary singer and songwriter. Her music background is R&B and Retro-Soul. In her song; “Rise Up”, Andra uses metaphors, imagery, similes, and a little bit of first person perspective as if she is right there with someone obtaining obstacles. Andra also uses a tone of motivation during the song to get someone through the rough times. In the…

Dealing mainly with the social issues of the late 20th century, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s work is both artistically alluring and bringing to the forefront many of the dualities of the time. Although he had an unfortunately short life and career, Basquiat has left an enormous impact on the world of art. Some of the biggest influences on his artistic style were his relationship with famous artists such as Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and Madonna. Basquiat was also greatly influenced by personal…

the music of the 80’s can be associated with alternative pop. There were many artists that helped shape the 80’s such as, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper,…

I’ll never forget that day, April 20, 2006, the day my divorce became final. After twelve years of hell, I was set free. My ex-husband and I met as teenagers and fell into a whirlwind romance. At first everything was wonderful, with all those late-night drives to nowhere, ones where we would talk about our mutual love for theater and music, where we would complain about our messed-up families. For the first few months, it was ideal. Then the trouble started. Three months after we began dating…

I have known you since second grade and we made so many wonderful memories together. I wish I could say that we still have a friendship like we used to have, but times have changed and you continue to amaze me with the decisions you have been making. Some are good and some are bad, but mainly bad because you are pretending to be someone else. If only you could see what you have become in my eyes, because you would finally realize that you are not who you act like you are and you need to stop…

As Louise drove down Mountaineer Boulevard, she was nervous about going to court again, being unsure which would upset her more, listening to her husband’s yelling about her drinking or Judge Lucas’s lectures. When she pulled into the parking lot, she glanced at Mike sitting in his car. Opening the car door, she noticed the look of disappointment on his face as she sat in the front seat and fastened the seatbelt. Without acknowledging her, he backed out of the parking space without saying a…

phenomena meant the genre had a near-equal number of protesters to its proponents. Saturday Night Fever, which focused on white, heterosexual dancers, provided an account of the disco scene that was largely inaccurate, and Studio 54 evolved a disco culture concerned with the decadent, materialistic lifestyle of the wealthy and beautiful. Disco was a highly publicised genre with an expensive, studio-manufactured style, leading most to believe it was a fundamentally capitalist genre. The…

There are about two hundred drunk, sweaty college students in my house right now. Music is blaring throughout the whole place and I can barely hear anything else. “CLAIRE!” I turn around and see Rachel running towards me with two red solo cups in her hand. “Take one.” she hands me one of the cups, filled to the rim. “Do you realize how many people are here? There are people here that I’ve never even talked to before, how did they all get in?” she continues, practically yelling in my ear.…