The dominant figure that steered the course of the Abstract Expressionist movement was the infamous painter Jackson Pollock. He was born Paul Jackson Pollock in Cody‚ Wyoming on January 28‚ 1912. He was the fifth and youngest son and grew up in Arizona and California after his family left him when he was a little over one year old. Pollock’s artistic journey began at the Manual Arts School in Los Angeles‚ California where he joined two of his brothers. From there‚ he went on to New York to attend
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Yasunari Kawabata was the first Japanese person to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. His style combined elements of classic Japanese prose with modern psychological narrative and exploration of human sexuality. Deeply influenced by the culture of his homeland‚ his writings capture the vivid and melancholy beauty and spirituality of Japan‚ while his own experiences and studies contributed to his assay into emotion. Kawabata was born on June 11‚ 1899 in Osaka‚ Japan into a prosperous family; his
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The Greyed Rainbow by Jackson Pollock Art a small word consist of just three letters‚ but has huge meaning. It has not any boundaries or limits. Art can be define in words but sometimes we can express it more accurately and beautifully without words. But one should have that talent and courage to express emotions and feelings with the world without even using a single word. There are many forms of art‚ like dancing‚ singing‚ acting‚ painting and much more‚ but the true art is what‚ which you
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native Jewish village from his childhood in Russia. In the dreamy painting‚ there is a clearly conveyed interdependent community of peasants‚ animals and plants and is a composition of beautifully blended circles and triangular shapes inspired by cubism. The colors are very vibrant and a considerable contrast exists between the reds‚ blues and greens. “I
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into a middle-class family on May 11th‚ 1904 in Figures Spain. In 1921 he entered the San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid where he made friends with Federico Garcia Lorca‚ Luis Bunuel‚ and Eugenio Montes. He pursued his personal intersest in Cubism and Futurism. In June of 1923 Dali was suspended from the Academy for having indicated the students to rebel against the authorities of the school. He was let back in October of 1925‚ and a year later Dali was permanently expelled. In 1924 he was
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huge strides made in the science world. Additionally‚ religion became more diverse and more than primarily a strict catholic presence. Artists expanded from impressionism to futurism art and developed more controversial and creative styles such as cubism and abstract art. The extensive
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ENGLISH SLANG/IDIOMS SLANG: Nonstandard vocabulary of a given culture or subculture. In other words‚ slang is typically a nonstandard word‚ not a phrase as is an idiom. Slang would include words like pooped‚ to down a drink‚ boob-tube‚ threads‚ bonkers‚ basket case‚ to name a few. Slang words may or may not have alternative literal meanings. They may be "made up" words. IDIOM: A phrase that is commonly understood in a given culture or subculture to have a meaning different
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Definition of Terms A. Art According to various authors 1. J.V Estolas - Art is derived from the Latin word “ars” which means ability or skill 2. A. Tan - Art is taken from the Italian word “artis”‚ which means craftsmanship‚ skill‚ mastery of form and ideas‚ between materials and techniques. 3. F. Zulueta - Art is a product of man’s needs to express himself. 4. C. Sanchez - Art is concerned itself with the communication of certain ideas and
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Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí‚ better known as Salvador Dalí‚ was a painter‚ sculptor‚ designer‚ writer and filmmaker Spanish born in Figueres‚ Catalonia‚ Spain. Dalí he was best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His paint skills where influence of Renaissance masters like Picasso‚ Magritte‚ and Miro . His best known work‚ The Persistence of Memory‚ was completed in 1931. Salvador Dalí’s artistic repertoire also includes film‚ sculpture‚ and photography.
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Throughout history‚ the issue of appropriation in art has become a heated debate on whether it is good or whether it is bad. Appropriation is fundamentally the act of taking something from somewhere else and placing it into a new context. In art‚ appropriation is seen as using (or taking) someone else’s artwork‚ manipulating it and ultimately changing the whole meaning behind the work. It is seen as a significant issue as many people (including art critics‚ art historians and art enthusiasts) see
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