Pictures at an Exhibition

World War I started in August of 1914. The Great War or also known as World War I ended on 11 November 1918, which is currently today Veteran’s Day. After the World War I, in the 1920’s, this era was known as the roaring 20’s. The Harlem Renaissance or the Jazz Age came about around 1924. It’s important to note “that cultural developments during this decade was The Lost Generation of writers after the war called the Jazz Age witnessed a flowering of African-American music, as well as art and…

stimulus, which induces a normal and measurable unconditional response. The second feature is when a conditioned stimulus which originally does not provoke the unconditional response and then there is the third feature. This is when there is a frequent exhibition of the conditioned and unconditioned stimuli in a controlled and specific environment. The discovery of classical conditioning was very grand event that lead other professionals to explore how classical conditioning functioned and how…

two freestanding Greco-Roman sculptures I chose to compare and contrast from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art are the Bateman Mercury from 4th century BCE Rome and the Lansdowne Artemis from 1st Century BCE Rome. As soon as I walked into the exhibition hall, these two artworks stood out to me out of the four selections because of the proportion, anatomy, pose, drapery, and texture of the material they are made from. These two sculptures are also resembled after figures of Greek mythology —…

seminar. It is not uncommon to hold small group discussions on different aspects of the conference theme, the delegates choosing among several discussion sessions going on simultaneously at the venue. Formal lectures, audio-visual presentations and exhibitions are also generally organised on the occasion. Thus a wide range of activities take place under the omnibus…

The Past, Present, and Future of American Traditional Tattoos A robust, youthful gentleman waves a stoic goodbye to his lover as he embarks on the USS Midway navy ship. Attired in snowy sailor clothes, a pin-up tattoo peeks out of his sleeve as the cobalt, crisp ocean waves slap against the ship’s flanks. This is the origin of the American Traditional pin-up tattoo, an illustration depicting a flirtatious woman with bright red lips often found wearing flimsy lingerie. The pin-up tattoo is the…

At the beginning of the project my initial idea was to go down the DNA route photographing things such as eyes, fingerprints, etc. This soon changed when I researched Marjolaine Ryley as she did a shoot on her female relatives focusing on her Grandma which I liked so I decided to photograph my Nanna’s bungalow and from that I moved onto looking at old photos from her childhood and also my mum to show how time has changed and any similarities there may be as well as their own identities. In…

Hercules: Movie Review The warrior is about the successful and appreciated Roman General, Maximus Decimus Meridias. His lone yearning is to return home from the fight to his significant other and child. He has been away for more than two years. Yet, tragically, things are not that simple for Maximus. The Emperor of Rome, Marcus Aurelius sits on his passing quaint little inn that he might want Maximus to guarantee that Rome comes back to open run the show. This implies taking impermanent…

PABLO PICASSO Picasso was not only a very interesting man but he was also one of the most revolutionary artist of the early 20th century. He was considered a prodigy and a pioneer in the art world from a very young age, and continued to shape the art scene throughout his entire life. Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881 in Málaga, on the coast of Spain. His mother was Dona Maria Picasso y Lopez and his Father was Don José Ruiz Blasco. Picasso came from a modest background, his father…

Yo Yo Ma is the picture of a modern day musician. Growing up in France and then America, he has always struggled to find his individuality. After years of rebellion he finally settled down career, he created the Silk Road Ensemble and went on to win many awards and recognitions. Ma has changed the face of music forever. Born in 1955, Paris, France, Yo Yo Ma changes classical music forever. His father, a professor of musicology and a composer, and his mother, an opera singer, both knew he was…

The Impact of Linear Perspective in Renaissance Art Essentially, the period of Renaissance art was about the revival or the rebirth of classical Greek and Roman learning. The key difference is that while the Greeks were more inclined to idealism, the Renaissance people gravitated towards ideas of Humanism, making use of human based ideals, which resulted in greater realism in art. Humanism places emphasis on individual potential and the expansion on human knowledge as compared to the middle…