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The Starry Night and The Scream Vincent Van Gogh was born in the Netherlands on March 30, 1853. He pursued many other things in his life before deciding to become an artist. He was brought up in a religious atmosphere, being the son of a preacher. He was a preacher himself for a while in Borinage, a mining district in Belgium. At one point he wanted to dedicate his life to reaching out to those in poverty. At other points in his life he worked as an art salesman and a bookstore clerk. After being

“I wanted to be better than my parents.” As a kid Michael Davis observed his parents smoke drugs and drink alcohol. He always wanted to be sure that he didn’t do either of these things when he grew up. Mike wanted to set an example for his future children. Michael grew up with a twin brother named Jimmy Davis. Mike had multiple other brothers but Jimmy was the closest to him. Jimmy was an hour older than Mike, and always tried setting an example for Mike. Jimmy wanted his brother to grow up and be

Ashley Breton MoMA: Ocean of Images Response Lieko Shiga- RASEN KAIGAN ‘Rasen Kaigan is all work completed in the wake of the disastrous tsunami of 2011 that led to the nuclear disaster at Fukushima. She employs a dazzling, fresh, dynamic style, photographing at night or dusk with blown out flash, cross-processing and double exposures conveying a palpable energy and a sense of chaos.’ What first attracted me to Leiko Shiga’s work was her use of lighting and color. Her phantom like style transmits

Living in NYC I’m exposed to multicultural youth, initiatives to support minorities in higher education are scarce; I am thankful that I was a Project Rousseau participant over the summer. As an open minded, multi-culturally explorist; Project Rousseau has shaped my perspective on higher education. Over the summer, I spent time in multiple countries, visiting museums and galleries, and moving closer to my dream with the support of Project Rousseau. Project Rousseau was facilitated by volunteers;

In the early 70’s Hip Hop was the most popular music for not just black but other races. I think that Hip Hop can Positive and negative. Old Hip Hop is inspirational and motivational it bring out a message that you can learn form. New generation Hip Hop has changed to a more negative inspiration to the community. New generation tries to focus on the bad thing that are going on around you. It bring a bad option to our race because other races think that all blacks act the same. Most new generation

Shortly after I came to New York, and friends visited the MOMA. Exquisite handmade products, meaningful photos, and famous paintings are in this museum collection. This is the new concept that art brings me. I remember very clearly that a wooden boat sample was hung on the ceiling of an exhibition hall, which

Lothar Fischer, born in 1933 in Germersheim and died in 2004 in Baierbrunn, was a renowned German sculptor. The artist worked both in traditional techniques and materials, as bronze or plaster, at the same time exploring the border between painting and sculpture by producing evocative reliefs and works in mixed media. Fischer received his education from the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, where he studied under Heinrich Kirchner (1953-8). There he initiated the artistic group SPUR (1957), together

confidence. Pg 275 CLS- The image shows a woman in a dress between two large elephants to convey that she is confident and fashionable at the same time along with texture qualities of different subjects. 9. 1955, Steichen, Family of Man, Exhibition, MOMA. TXT- Included 508 images from 68 different countries by numerous photographers organized by Steichen who used these works to communicate to the public about peace after the war and using expressive images to convey this message. Pg 306 CLS- The images

which was then run through a press. Going forward in his artistic evolution, he then experimented with forming shapes to create images that would in turn challenge how art viewers would experience his work in the public space. This exhibition at the MoMA allows viewers to rediscover how Degas manipulates his strokes to generate a romantic sense of poetry based on the contrast between black and white imagery. Some argue that these famous,

Joseph Szabo, born in 1944 in Toledo (Ohio), is a contemporary American photographer, whose body of work could serve as an intimate chronicle of adolescence over the past four decades. Receiving his education from Pratt Institute in New York (1968), Szabo started his teaching experience, firstly at Malverne High School in New York (1972-1999), and later also lecturing at the International Center of Photography (since 1978). Since the very beginning, he started to intensively observe his students