Modern portfolio theory

Continually popular, art is a platform for social and political ideas, in addition to expressions of beauty and harmony. However, countless other media exist today that may improve on a story being told. As a result, painting as an art medium is a fraction of what it used to be. Over the centuries, art styles, and the interpretation of art, shifts. Today, we have contemporary art, pop art, minimalist art, to name a few, but the artistry of painting is still present. Consequently, painting is no…

herself and redefine dance around the world. Bausch was already a famous choreographer of modern dance and was an influence to the USA, Britain and Europe. She said that “she was not interested in the movement of the dancers but what moved them. “ She wanted to revive modern dance in post war Germany. She looked at everyday movements to express personal experiences. Wuppertal wanted to move away from post- modern theatre and create something more…

Choreographers attempt to “expand breadth and increase the depth of performance,” by expressing an idea through the ever evolving art form, dance. Born in 1894 Allegheny- Pennsylvania, Martha Graham an inspirational choreographer, embellished historical American culture and woman rights. A revolution and adventure in itself. Graham establish new pathways in the field of choreography and performance through family influences plus through different eras. Graham, once described as “indomitable,…

Strongly inspired by the vibrancy of the modern art movement, O’Keeffe began experimenting with perspective, painting large-scale close-up paintings of flowers. The first of these artworks was ‘Petunia No.2’ , which exhibited in 1925, soon followed by works including the ‘Black Iris’(1926) and…

the beginning of the modern world, as we know a paradigm change, it also was an important moment for advertising because, define the idea of consumption and massification of goods. All of these outcomes have important effects…

Margot Fonteyn Margot was born on the 18th May 1919 with the name Margaret Hookham (Margot Fonteyn was a stage name). She was born in Reigate but later died of cancer on 21st of February 1991 in Panama City, Panama. She started ballet lessons at 4 years old in Ealing before she moved to China with her family to study in Shanghai for about 6 years. At age 14 she returned as her mother wanted to give her a chance to develop her ballet career and she done so by joining Sadler’s Wells School.…

“The human body is very beautiful and eloquent, it is to be treasured, honored, and disciplined”. This is how Martha describes the human body in the video “A Tribute Martha Graham”. Martha Graham is one of the greatest dancers to have graced planet earth. She makes dancing looks easy, delightful, and glamorous; she is such an awesome choreographer to watch on stage. According to Gregory Peck, Martha is absorbed in the magic of movement and her main goal when she dances is proper movement in…

The artist I picked was Diego Rivera. Rivera was born on December 8th, 1886 and died on November 24th, 1957. Born in Guanajuato, Mexico and deceased in Mexico city at the age of 71. Rivera was a Mexican Artist that made beautiful and inspiring murals. In his youth, he went to Paris for art school. He met many popular artists from his time there. He was very accomplished in making so many famous murals. Some of the murals he made were on public buildings and were made for the poor. A lot of…

something" (Revolutionary Road). He felt a need to tell his wife due to his mind conforming to modern civilizations standards of feeling guilt after committing this act. If society did not conceive such a rigid setting, a culture of people having multiple intimate relationships is bound to transpire. To Freud, he believed that it is in human nature that an individual would have multiple partners, but it is modern culture that solidified these strict rules against it. He wrote, “Present day…

The two choreographers draw from stripping down classical movements by investing in the possibilities of what ballet can become. Classical ballet is founded on principles of the body. Some distinctive features include turnout of the outward rotation of the legs, positions of the feet with emphasis on flexibility and the point of the foot. Some of Balanchine’s innovations of classical ballet include the action of the extended foot, the extension of hands to the end of the fingertips, the tilting…