Julia Margaret Cameron

The Art and Vision of Loretta Lux The hauntingly ethereal work of contemporary fine art photographer Loretta Lux is undeniably captivating and stunning. First introduced to her work last semester I was drawn to the pastel perfection she captured in her settings and the distorted proportions of her young models. Lux is a former painter, which is how she so beautifully captures settings with a painterly and idealized quality. She relinquished her paintbrush in 1999 for her career in photography

According to Julia Glum of International Business Times, millennials (people born between the early 80’s and early 2000’s) could take over 25,000 selfies in their lifetime. Keeping this statistic in mind, it is no wonder selfies are so popular today. Rachel Syme’s essay, “Selfie, the Revolutionary Potential of Your Own Face, in Seven Chapters”, talks about 3 women who would have loved the selfie, defines the word ‘selfie’, shows various selfies she has received, and explains a story of her own selfie

It has been well established over the years that paintings are without a doubt considered an art form. However, questions still arise about the nature of photography and how it can affect people’s view and the way it connects them to a world only seen by an image. After all, photography from the start, was meant for documentation purposes. One could argue that someone sitting and painting a landscape is just documenting reality. I understand why some people might argue that photography is not

The exhibition, ‘Painting with Light’ will be displayed at the Tate Modern in London from May the 11th till September the 25th 2016. To those of you who may see Edwardian and Victorian art as not being particularly exciting, i would encourage you to try and look past this disinterest and get down to see the ‘Painting with Light’ exhibition. The exhibition impressively manages to capture the development of art during the period in a way of which the disinterest of most is turned into intrigue and

in art. She was very interested in pushing photography in a certain direction as an art form. She knew that photography was a mechanical process, but she wanted to bring out the interior life of her subjects in the same way an oil painting would. Cameron challenged photography’s status as a faithful copy of reality in pursuit of

“Maud: A Monodrama” is the lengthy poem that dominated the first collection published by Alfred, Lord Tennyson after he became poet laureate. In its rich and romantic symbolism, it is characteristic of the great poet 's work. Notable, also, is its critique of the hypocrisy and other social failings of Victorian Britain. “Maud” became one of the best-known poems of the period, and continued to be influential even after its style became dated. !!!Tennyson and ‘’Maud’’ [{Image src= 'rossetti_tennysonmaud

Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf is considered one of the acknowledged avant–gardes of the 20th century. She is an English writer, a novelist, an author, and a publisher. Woolf is well – known for her unique writing style in her novels and essays. Although her misery at a young age, she insisted on continuing her education and becoming a writer. Unfortunately, she ended her life by committing suicide. Virginia’s works made a controversy around her even after her death which is still going in the 21st

Arthurian Legend, group of tales in several languages that concern the legendary King Arthur of the Britons, his realm, and the knights of his inner circle. The legend is one of the most enduring tales in recorded history. It first appeared in the 5th or 6th century ad and took its basic form between the 12th and 15th centuries. It continues as a popular subject in modern times. The legend presents Arthur as a leader in ancient times who defeats the Saxons and other enemies. He thereby unites

in year 1990, Sarah Choo Jing who is a Singaporean is currently a student pursuing her Masters of Fine Arts in Fine Art Media at the University College London (Choo, 2014). She is a Multidisciplinary Fine Artist who has won the 3rd edition Julia Margaret Cameron Award during her participation at The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards in 2012 and was awarded with the Kwek Leng Joo Prize of Excellence in Still Photography Award in 2013 (Choo, 2014). In all her artworks, Choo has reflected upon the socio-cultural

Myths, Legends, and King Arthur Throughout the dawns of time, people have recorded lives and made histories about the past, the people and all of their dramatics. One such story is Le morte d'Arthur, or in English, the Death of Arthur. Despite its French title, the actual text was written in English. It is a twenty-one book series written by Sir Thomas Malory in 1469-1470 describing in detail the problematic lives of the Arthurian legends. Sir Thomas Malory was believed to be born in