Author: Bryancrodriguez

adjective
kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
“she deserved better than these clandestine meetings”

In 1658, the English poet John Milton wrote of “clandestine Hostility covered over with the name of Peace.” Three and a half centuries later … Read More...

1. rich fabric is woven with a raised pattern, typically with gold or silver thread.

   “the quilt was of white silk brocade”

   Untitled #228

   Cindy Sherman
   (American, born 1954)

   1990. Chromogenic color print, 6′ 10 1/16″ x 48″ (208.4 x

French for “beautiful era,” a term that describes the period in French … Read More...

1. the performance of actions without conscious thought or intention.

   “diabetic patients who commit crimes while hypoglycemic may be able to plead automatism”

   • an action performed unconsciously or involuntarily.

     plural noun: automatisms

     “automatisms occurred in all four epileptic syndromes”

French for “popular workshop,” the renegade print workshop established at Paris’s École des Beaux-Arts during nationwide protests in France in May 1968. The workshop created new images daily to respond to events.

The posters produced by the ATELIER POPULAIRE are … Read More...

1. clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others.

   “The style is not free from the artifices of the period”

Lorem ipsum, in a graphical and textual context, refers to filler text that is placed in a document or visual presentation. Lorem ipsum is derived from the Latin “Dolores Ipsum” roughly translated as “pain itself.” Lorem ipsum presents the sample … Read More...

Widows and Orphans are lines of text that appear at the beginning or end of a paragraph, which is left alone at the top or bottom of a line. There is some debate about the exact definitions of these terms … Read More...