It is likely that because of Jazz innovators, the fusion of musical styles has grown to the level it has. It is also likely that the desire of Jazz to encourage the rethinking of harmony and melody away from a simple chord progression to a haunting, Continue Reading...
The Golden section has a special relationship to the Fibonacci sequence. This is a mathematical sequence in which the first two numbers being 0 and 1, each subsequent number is a sum of the previous two numbers: 0, 1,1, 2 (1+1), 3 (2+1), 5 (3+2), e Continue Reading...
The machines were used to create vertical and horizontal movements which had not been done before. In other words, a god could be pictured using the machine as floating down onto the stage, or boats moving across it. Night or dawn could appear, or g Continue Reading...
It consists a series of successively smaller platforms which lifted to a height of about 64 feet, and was constructed with a solid core of mud-brick covered by a thick skin of burnt-brick to guard it from the forces of nature (Burney). The Ziggurat' Continue Reading...
In the book, Project management: strategic design and implementation, David I. Cleland and Lewis R. Ireland report "a review of the results of projects in antiquity reveals evidence about how several historical projects originated and developed" (p. Continue Reading...
Rubens's personal contribution to the over 2,000 works produced by this studio varied considerably from work to work" (Pioch 2002). The studio acted as a kind of de facto academy for many young artists who served as Reuben's assistants, including An Continue Reading...
Of course, the history of ancient Greek art is inseparable from the city of Athens, where our modern principles of democracy emerged around 400 B.C.E. And which has become the penultimate symbol of Greek culture, especially related to the Parthenon Continue Reading...
" The collection of anthems, performed by the State Academic Choir of the Latvian choirs on a CD, is a one of a kind. Professional choirs have a long history and represent decades of work on the part of their conductors. A case in point is the Phoen Continue Reading...
Such linkages and juxtapositions contributes to the search for hidden meanings, and concentration on Poussin's iconography shows that critics believe there is usually more meaning in the frame than a cursory look would convey. To a degree, this beli Continue Reading...
art of Helmut Newton and state a vision of modern fashion photography through his work and visual influence on the 20th century art. The conception of the female figure as a subject of art has changed through history and evolved according to the dem Continue Reading...
The highlights on the victim and his hat, and the woman add interest and detail to the work. This painting has extremely rich texture and pattern. Many of the details are intricate, and they make the painting come alive. The detail in the clothing Continue Reading...
Music Violence The violence in music debate rages on across the mass media of America. Television, magazines, newspapers, and of course the radio blast the commercial marketing of popular music with one wavelength, while simultaneously reprimanding Continue Reading...
Western Humanities The Prevalence of Homosexuality in Ancient Greek Society and Mythology In any study of Western Culture, there are certain elements which must be addressed to fully understand the development of said culture over time. Among the e Continue Reading...
As if to say scientific achievement and technological advancement work together with agriculture and mining to produce. Each complements and supports the other with Integrity watching over all. There was a speech given by Ayn Rand about the New York Continue Reading...
David / Rembrandt Michelangelo's David was commissioned as a public monument by the government of Florence. In this context we might be invited to imagine David as a symbol of Florence itself: the Tuscan city is tiny compared with Rome, and in Miche Continue Reading...
Dadaism and Surrealism It has been since centuries that the Art has existed in this world and has undergone various stages. In simple words, art has got its own historical periods whereby every period has its unique invention and significance. Art Continue Reading...
Impressionism and Surrealism Impressionism Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s (Rewald, 1973, p. 6). T Continue Reading...
Impressionism vs. Post-Impressionism Impressionism vs. Post This paper will explore impressionism vs. post-impressionism including the influences of each on each other and society, and the effects of each other on the 19th century. The paper will a Continue Reading...
Monet used brushstrokes and many shades of vivid greens and pinks to portray the garden as if it were viewed through a mist. In 1910, English writer Roger Fry coined the phrase "post impressionism" as he organized an exhibition in London (Shone, 19 Continue Reading...
The term, rondeau: andante grazioso, refers to the final movement of a piece of music and andante grazioso means to play gracefully. For Mozart's "Violin Concerto No 4," the violin is accompanied by two oboes, two horns, and a string section. The Continue Reading...
Humanities Terminology Humanities: Humanities refer to a group of subjects that deal directly with human community and development. It is not associated with scientific aspect of our being but instead focuses on the study of more intangible, artist Continue Reading...
From the research I know he was a ladies man. In Joan Peyser's book (The Memory of All That: The Life of George Gershwin) it is 1927 and Gershwin is discovered in bed with one of the attractive women from a show he and Harry Richman were working on. Continue Reading...
artwork "Raftsmen Playing Cards" by George Caleb Bingham. Specifically, it will discuss the historical context and aesthetic effect of the piece, and answer the question, what makes this work cool? The work is an amusing and very American painting c Continue Reading...
" understand it quite well, your highness, as the classical form is one that most pleases me." You must study him well and long before you begin this piece, I think." agree, my lady, I agree." Please, I want this statue to captivate from all angles Continue Reading...
Garments and Their Historical Background ANOUSHKA G. Short Tulle Prom Dress ANOUSHKA G's Short Tulle Prom Dress provides buyers with a timeless piece of design that looks good on most people, regardless of their appearance. The dress puts across a Continue Reading...
African Art The Trade Center/Royal Residence of the Great Zimbabwe Within the jungles of Southern Africa is a palace that has been standing there for more than seven centuries. This group of walls and buildings whose "beautifully coursed walls curv Continue Reading...
Frederic Chopin, who is often called "the poet of the piano," does not falter with Prelude Op. 28, No. 4, which is in the key of E minor. The Prelude Op. 28, No. 4 is homophonic and one of twenty-four preludes written for piano within Op. 28, and eac Continue Reading...
"One of the most frequently observed weaknesses in his work is its depiction of women. It has been observed, for example, that the central male characters of his novels tend to be about his own age at the time of writing, while their female counterp Continue Reading...
Music-Romantic Period 'ROMANTICISM' is a concept that can be easily recognized but is probably just as difficult to define. Like all other movements, Romanticism also emerged as a reaction to general idea, practices, social norms and political probl Continue Reading...
For example, in "The Calling of St. Matthew," we may be able to identify two such groups: there is a horizontal rectangle formed by St. Matthew and his assistants and a vertical prism, with Jesus and St. Peter. A significant difference between the Continue Reading...
Gothic Architecture The ancient cities of Rome and Florence are layered ones. If one has the chance to walk the streets of these cities it is clearly that the they have had far more than the nine lives of the feline: Layer upon layer of human life a Continue Reading...
