Modern Family

the designs such as family and tradition. Traditional and Pinup styles are based on the history in western civilization. Traditional tattoos were used to represent accomplishment milestones for a sailor, patriotism to their country or meant to help remember places they had traveled during their service. Younger tattoo buyers today purchase the style to pay respect for a family member who has served in the armed services, which also demonstrates they have strong beliefs in family and tradition.…

Katherine Dunham was the first choreographer to integrate African American dance with modern dance highlighting the importance of African American culture. She showed the world just how beautiful African American heritage is, but did not stop there. Katherine Dunham influenced the African American culture by fighting her way into the dance community, by developing ethnographic research, and by empowering her Illinois community through the art and outlet of dance. “As an artist, educator,…

known track record for frequent rejection of young talent and pressure to give up their career in the arts, there are numerous reasons as to why dancers decide to continue to follow this path. The majority of all dancers have the pressure by friends, family and/or society to ditch the fine arts and go towards an academic profession. Many people believe that having a college degree or a PhD is practical and reliable: the demand for ^ jobs are high, while the demand for dancing jobs are…

merely a facsimile, rather than a reality, and the artist Degas was an imitator. Edgar Degas was a French artist and one of the founders of Impressionism. He was born on July 19, 1834 to Celestine Musson De Gas and Augustin Degas. Through his wealthy family, Degas had the privilege to pursue his desires. Different from the common artists of the period, he had his own individual style. Degas rejected…

Kathleen Kerner Dance History Mr. Garfinkel 12/1/14 “Pina” Bausch Philippine, or “Pina”, Bausch created some of the most interesting and radical modern dance works of her time because they are based on human relations and how we interact with each other. Born in 1940, in Solingen, Germany, she was born into a family of business owners with her parents owning a connecting restaurant and hotel. She and her siblings worked for her parents at a very young age. In doing so, Pina would observe…

Artists, such as dancers, are often judged by the way they choreograph pieces or how their movement appears. An important figure to the history of dance is an artist named, Mary Wigman. Mary Wigman is a native of Germany and the leading force of German modern dance. Many of her works considered the gentleness of nature to the macabre, or unearthly. The reason behind her choreography being judged crucial originates from her background of a Germanic heritage. Within this heritage, an atomsphere of…

The new mosques were called National Architectural Renaissance and took place between 1908 and 1909. The name refers to the Ottoman Revival Style and was intended to encourage Ottoman Turks patriotism and self-identity. The new style was based on modern construction and materials. They began using reinforced concrete, steel and iron and even often incorporated glass roofs. The Ottoman Turks however, kept some tradition by using pointed arches, domes and towers and ornate tile decorations. The…

entertainment. Due to stereotypical infamy that was created over “oriental dance” it is now compared to a striptease, or burlesque-style show. “The dance reflects a more complex message that pure exhibitionism, an abreaction to the rule of seclusion. Women in modern Arabian society are defined as be creatures who are unable to control their sexual appetites (this is also true for men) and must be secluded in order to protect them and society from sexual chaos. ...female displays her wealth an…

Prior to the 20th century the world lived a transcendentalist time period, a idyllic place and paintings would include the aesthetic grasp of nature, and a painting emanating a positive vibe, then an abrupt turn to chaos came upon Americans and paintings went from nature to humans in agony , poisonous orange backgrounds and negative vibes, this period is known as Modernism. Scientific innovation, industrialization, and world war I are all factors that which led to the dismantling of…

Modernism, a revolution movement started in the 20th century, is a style when “form follows function”, as quoted from Louis Sullivan, the famous Frank Llyod Wright’s mentor. Wright was one of the pioneers of Modern Architecture and his masterpiece, the Fallingwater, was perhaps his best interpretation of Modernism. Located in rural Southwestern of Pennsylvania, the Fallingwater is so popular that it is often mentioned in many architecture books regarding its application to the site. B.B.…