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The Art of food

I think food can be one type of art. We have so many different foods our planet. Especially, in United Stated we have people come from different races. We could mix up different food to make a new combination. The … Continue reading

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Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy had brought a lot of the damage to New York City and New Jersey. During the hurricane, there were many pictures of flooding spread throughout the Internet. Some of them just look real to me. But, many are … Continue reading

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Art History Parodies

After reading a short article in the Washington post on the pepper spray cop memes. I could recognize a couple work of art in my class. I think these parodies were funny in some way. Different people look at these … Continue reading

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Picasso’s Les Demoiselles D’Avignon

One of the things that I found interest was when Picasso portraying male clients with the women in the reception room of a brothel on Avignon Street in Barcelona. By the time he finished, he had removed the male figures … Continue reading

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Impossible Exhibition

I would like to go to the museum to see the work of arts. I could look at Raphael, Leonard, and Caravaggio’s work of art. All of their work of art had spread into public and other countries. It’s a … Continue reading

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Virtual Michelangelo

I think the virtual recreation of Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel is great. It explains every work of art in detail. Michelangelo insisted that painting was not his profession. Although his major works until then was sculpture. Creating these … Continue reading

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Masaccio’s Illusion

I had watched the following podcasts. Masaccio was one of the great painters in the renaissance period. One of his famous art work “Holy trinity.” It was a fresco that creates 3 dimensional views to the audient. He completely his … Continue reading

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Pilgrims then and now

I was reading the resources of the pilgrimage. The way to Santiago de Compostebla was different from the past. Many people in the past went to Santiago de Compostebla mostly for religious purpose. And nowadays people take it differently. They walk in … Continue reading

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How Evil Was Commodus

I have seen the movie “Gladiator.” In the movie there were little different from the actual history. In the movie Commodus kill his own father in order to become a king. In the real history his father was died of … Continue reading

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Graffiti as Art, Graffiti as History

After I watch the video “Graffiti as Art, Graffiti as History.” I think Graffiti should be as art and history. Graffiti is a way to express our thought to the society. It reflects of complaints and unfair things around our … Continue reading

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