Punk MusicHistory of American Popular Music; Period 5 The poet Victor Hugo once stated that “music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot be silent.” This quote seems to represent punk music in a way that isn’t immediately apparent. Punk is considered to be an “underground” genre and style that […]
Man Ray
More v Man RayMan Ray, the master of experimental and fashion photography was also apainter, a filmmaker, a poet, an essayist, a philosopher, and a leaderof American modernism. Known for documenting the cultural elite livingin France, Man Ray spent much of his time fighting the formalconstraints of the visual arts. Ray’s life and art were […]
E.T.A. Hoffmann
More v E.T.A. Hoffmann His Life, His Dreams…. E.T.A. Hoffmann, often also called the “Ghost Hoffmann”, was one of the important writers and artist of the romantic era in Europe. He was a genius, who had the ability to write, compose and draw with his own characteristics and to catch the attention of many other […]
Frida Kahlo Essay
Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo’s life was one marked by extreme suffering, extremeheroism, and extreme genius. Stricken with polio as a child thennearly crippled in a bus accident at the age of eighteen, Kahlo defiedthe odds not only by learnng to walk again (twice) but by taking theworld by storm with her unique artistic vision. Frida […]
Modernist Literature Essay
Modernism emerged at the beginning of the twentieth century, following World War I and flowing through the “roaring twenties.” Materialism, crime, depression, and change filled this era. Reflecting the revolutionary time period, modernism itself was a revolution of style. Musicians, artists, and writers broke away from traditional, conventional techniques to create new, rebellious art. Modernism, […]
Comparing Henry Miller and Jack Kerouac Essay
Comparing Henry Miller and Jack Kerouac I. IntroductionIt has never been an uncommon thing for one to retreat to nature in an attempt to ‘find one’s self,’ and somewhat cliche these days is the retreat to nature to ‘find God.’ Hundreds of books, essays, seminars, and retreats devote themselves to helping one understand how to […]
Modernist Opera
More v Modernist Opera Modernism, a major artistic movement of the first half of the twentieth century, is traditionally a classification of the visual arts, including such schools as Abstraction, Impressionism, and Expressionism. In architecture, too, was Modernism recognized, in the work of people like Frank Lloyd Wright. Even in literature, with the increasing use […]
Henri Matisse Essay
Henri Matisse Henri Matisse was born December 31st, 1869 to two storeowners, Emile and Heloise Matisse. His father wanted him to be a lawyer, so later on in life he could takeover the family business. They sent him to Henri Martin Grammar School where he studied to be a lawyer. There was a hint of […]
Budgeting Issues
More v Budgeting Issues Music programs have a history of getting pushed aside in favor of subjects considered to be more academically valuable. From the 1970’s onward, music and arts have been routinely cut from school budgets. Until recently, New York City lacked almost any arts education program, and the Los Angeles school district had […]
Metropolis Symphony Essay
The Development of the Programmatic Symphony from the 19th Century into the 21st CenturySince the early symphonies of Sammartini and Stamitz the orchestral symphony has underwent constant development. In the early nineteenth century Beethoven started a new form of the symphony when he composed a symphony based on programmatic music. The programmatic symphony is a […]