Modern history

The twentieth century was an exciting period in European architectural history, it was a period of Modernism development. The early part of the period was focused on an approach by a group of architects who desired to reflect historical precedents and develop something completely new during their time. Instead of focusing on the traditional architecture such as ornaments, the architects during that time created a new aesthetic look using new materials and new structural approaches. This time of…

Perhaps, it is because what ballet has evolved to become is no longer being called ‘ballet’. The definition of ballet seems to be in questioned due to that, a name ‘contemporary’ or ‘modern’ has been given to the modified versions of ballet. Naming the new techniques gave them the opportunity to pursue and develop their technique, and take the liberty to become their own. The name ‘ballet’ seems to implies the time period as well as…

How has Ballet influenced culture? Background information Ballet is an artistic movement that is performed by ballerinas wearing specific costumes. It can be telling a story which express feelings and thoughts. It was originally started in the 15th century, ballet was performed in the Italian Renaissance court. Noblemen and women learnt the steps and movements from the dancing masters, then they participate in the performance with the music in celebration events in the court. A century later, an…

Dance -- a series of movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of music -- is a physical medium to express feelings that can’t be put in words: you discover your artistic gift, ignite your creative passion, and create new possibilities. Despite the fact that the fine arts has a 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…

the topic of Brutalism, as has been explored by Dirk van den Heuvel in his essay Between Brutalists: The Banham Hypothesis and the Smithson Way of Life, states that for the Smithson’s Brutalism was more “a way of life”, they were seeking to combine modern architecture with a multiplicity of tendencies within British culture, reaching back to Arts and Crafts”. This differed to Banham who was advocating “an integration between architecture and the latest technologies”. Discrepancies not only can…

The Group of Dancers is a 1900’s painting by Edgar Degas at the Barnes Foundation Museum. The painting illustrates ballerinas preparing for their dance before they perform on stage. There are three ballerinas, and each of them is dressed in a bright yellow tutu. Two of the ballerinas are rehearsing for their performance while the third ballerina is putting on her ballet shoes. As a whole, the Group of Dancers is a perfect example of Plato’s beliefs in The Republic. The painting is an imitation…

In the 1920’s there was an art movement that changed the way art was defined, this was known as the surrealist art movement. Surrealism originated in the late 1910s and early 20s as a literary movement that experimented with a new form of expression called automatic writing or automatism. In Paris in 1924 the publication of the manifesto of surrealism by poet, Andre Breton made surrealism an international and political movement. Many artists and poets such as Louis Aragon (1897–1982), Paul…

History in a nutshell is something that is hard to understand. However, the city of Thessalonica has brought a change to how we understand history. From being created in the bible times, we learn more about our religion and our Savior and the origins of it all. This city has left beautiful architecture that keeps people staring for days. With being present day Greece, Thessalonica is never forgotten. The location of Thessalonica is a significant place; it is located in the Central Macedonia…

"Robert R. Palmer," Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 148, no. 3 (2004), Questia. Web. 11 Sept. 2016. In the beginning of the article Woloch talks about Robert Palmers life, and how credible he was. Robert palmer was a professor of history at Yale and a guest scholar at an institute in Princeton. Woloch describes Palmers perspective in detail about, how the western world argues that the American, French, Polish and potentially the British, Ireland and Holland were all manifested…

Arnold Toynbee said History word is the Greek word. It means “Investigation” History word came from “Historia” the meaning of “Historia” It is the exposure of previous incidents as well as a mixture of established, appearance, to deliver knowledge of earlier times. History is distributed into three periods. Those are classical, medieval, and modern. The second name of the medieval period is middle ages. In history these both are the similar period. On the other way, middle and medieval ages are…