Watts Towers

flesh. Near by is, the child of Aphrodite, Eros the god of love and human desire. The artist does well in not only creating a beautiful piece of art, but capturing Pygmalion's own desire and search for beauty. Moving into a more modern era we look at Keith Sonnier's and Simon Rodia works. Sonnier creates pieces that are meant to involve the viewers as well the surrounding environment. In his work Motodom he has fashioned neon colored lights to a building's outside lobby. He is trying to express the many cars that are in California, by having the lights mimic the tail lights that the viewers would encounter on the road. While Rodia's piece Nuestro Pueblo (i.e. the Watts Towers), is a large structure that is suppose to mimic the look of cathedral's. They are made from recycled metal from different things. The Watts Towers are set up in the Simon Rodia State Historic Park. These two pieces by Sonnier and Rodia are alike by their ability to bring beauty to a place that would otherwise have been an open space. The human desire for beauty can been seen throughout all of history. The need for beauty in life is a human condition that all humans share. We can see this by the artwork that has been passed down throughout the many eras, and even in the artwork that is created today. The need for beauty will likely continue far beyond this time. This is because whatever it is that draws humans to seek out and create beauty, is something that is deeply ingrained in our humanity. As long…

The Watts Towers (“Nuestro Pueblo” – “Our Town”) The Watts Towers like many other historical places is known as one of the most historical landmark art ever created. Founded and developed by Simon Rodia, its recognition is wide known by many intellectuals and organizations. The Watts Towers is currently located in the Watts Community in Los Angeles, Southern California next to the city of Lynwood. Its founder Simon Rodia was born and raised in Serino, Italy in 1879. In 1895, due to poor…

average cost for industrial wind turbines is estimated to be $149 per megawatt-hour. This figure accounts for $23 per hour in federal policies and subsidies paid for by taxpayers, the cost of $15-$27 to build new transmission to the wind turbines, and the mechanical capital costs of running the windmills themselves from $48 to $88. As well, the wind turbines require backup plants to compensate for times of less wind – which can add a cost from $2-$23 per megawatt hour. What is a megawatt? How…

Lifestyle Change Project For the lifestyle change project, I chose to reduce my energy consumption. The primary reason for choosing this was to save money. Energy consumption was one aspect of the environment that had not paid much attention to. This change is also universal. Anyone can make a conscious effort to reduce his or her electricity consumption. It essentially requires awareness to the issue. Electricity use has “environmental implications, a reduction in electricity use by any means…

Pollutants are becoming more prevalent in the field of horticulture due to the mass production of harmful chemicals, and other toxic material that somehow find their way into the ground. With this in mind botanists are ever increasing their knowledge of how to combat against the ever looming threat of toxicity by using microbes. Microbes are living bacteria that are found naturally on pretty much everything you have ever touched. So using microbes instead of harmful pesticides, and fertilizers…

The Coney Island Parachute Jump Tower is one of the most iconic landmarks in Brooklyn. It can be seen from Queens, New Jersey, Staten Island, and most of Manhattan. Also, it is a spectacle to observe when illuminated at night. At 250 feet tall and weighing 170 tons, this steel framed structure was actually built for the 1939 New York's World Fair. The tower was then moved to the Coney Island boardwalk in 1941 to be part of the Steeple Chase amusement park. Yes, the Parachute Jump tower was…

The Belfory of Bruges is a medieval bell tower in the center of Bruges, Belgium. The tower has a narrow, steep staircase of 366 steps, which leads to the top of the 83 m (272 feet) high building. It was significant in two ways. First the building was mainly used to overlook the city and watch out for danger. Second the tower also had many bells which rang at important times such as work hours, meals, or alarms. The view at the top of the tower is beautiful and has some of the most famous…

Imagine a world where everyone was the same. Wouldn’t that be uninteresting? Everyone would walk, talk, and dress the same. There would be NO creativity! Luckily every individual is unique and spontaneous in their own way. Like many others I have numerous talents, stories, hobbies, and dreams. On August 19, 2001 it was a rainy morning. On this magnificent day a princess was born and that is me Jade Rachul Cazeau. I was born in Crystal River, the gemstone of Florida’s nature coast. I am the…

Queens of the Stone Age - s/t Kyuss died in 1995. Joshua Homme, Alfredo Hernandez and Nick Oliveri, all former members of the“stoner metal” band, came together again in 1997 to form Queens of the Stone Age. Queens of the Stone Age, the new group’s first album, continued but polished the musical stylings of their previous band. What Queens of the Stone Age did differently than Kyuss was to alter the songwriting formula. Instead of angry, angsty, growling vocals and jams that lead nowhere (see…

church was not built for an intricate design, but for a functional purpose. One limitation of using brick to build the church is that it must be a plain, rectangular shape and does not give the architect much room for creative design. By using brick to build a majority of the church it is clear that this church was created for day-to-day functionality over creative design; there are minimal design aspects to this church when compared to churches from previous periods. In addition to the…