In the year 2017, the birth of artist Beyoncé’s twins was what social media was raving about. The anticipation and excitement of the release of the photographs and the birth announcement of her new born twins were leaving social media users and fans eager to see how Sir and Rumi, the names of her children, would look like. The photograph showed Beyoncé in a floral […]

The painting Odalisque with a Slave by Ingres painted in 1839, is rendered with the utmost attention paid to details, nothing is spared from Ingres’s intensive bestowal of adornment. This intentional decision and along with the other aspects of the painting convey an idealized, almost over-exaggerated sense of luxury. There are three subjects represented in the work and each is stylized differently with various lightings, […]

Art has a long history of giving rise to vocal outrage, but should there be restrictions on how far to push the boundaries? Art is no stranger to the gasp-inducing; in fact, it often strives on it. It’s not unusual to encounter art that can upset or even infuriate viewers, but a string of recent art-world controversies has questioned the need for more curatorial caution. […]

Throughout this family’s journey, symbolism is used throughout the entire short story. Symbolism is used in many ways to add meaning to short stories. In “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” symbolism is used subtly, but begins to stand out the more times the story is read. The Tower and weather both represent danger and foreshadow the horrid things to come to the family. […]

Starting my visit to The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, I was unsure of what am I was going to elaborate on the paper specifically. I can start out by saying that I have never been to the The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago in my life. I decided in order to make this experience unique I would use the train to the […]

When Misty Copeland was a child, she loved to compose her own dance with Mariah Carey songs. As she grew older, her talent about dance more brighter. This is the reason why she became to the captain of Dana drill team when she going to the Danna Middle School. It gave her the strength that helps her promote in her career and make her skill […]

Post-modernism emerged in the 20th century to displace and undermine values introduced by modernism. Postmodernism can be interpreted as “the cultural logic of late capitalism” emphasising his Marxist and post-industrial perspective. Therefore, the stiffness of modernism evolved into the indeterminacy of the post-modern aesthetic that is comprised in the deconstructed style. The Post-modernist style is demonstrated in Italian architect Gaetano Pesce’s artwork UP5 La Mamma […]

After reading the first two chapters of the novel “Bonechiller”, I decided to read one extra chapter before writing this essay. This is because the first chapter is only one short, vague paragraph about the setting. That being said, the book so far has introduced the main character Danny, and his odd but amiable group of friends that includes Ash, brothers Pike and Howie. It […]

Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American Neo-Expressionist painter of Puerto Rican and Haitian decent. Neo-expressionism is a style of postmodern sculptures and paintings that was extremely popular in the 1970’s. Basquiat was born December 22, 1960, and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Except for a brief 2-year stay in San Juan, Puerto Rico where he studied at Saint John’s School in Condado. A self-taught artist, Basquiat […]

The jaw dropping book “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, has been described as racist, yet at the same time is believed to be one of the greatest works of American fiction. Throughout the book, readers begin uncovering how a man’s ethics and activities conflict with those of the general public around him. Twain indicates authenticity in relatively every part of his composition; the depiction of […]