Category: Art
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Peter Max: a Psychedelic Odyssey through Color and Form
In the realm of contemporary art, few figures are as instantly recognizable and influential as Peter Max. Bursting onto the art scene in the 1960s, Max’s vibrant, psychedelic creations defined an era of change, hope, and revolution. As a college student exploring the vast panorama of art history, I find Peter Max’s work a fascinating…
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Ivy and Varley: a Tapestry of Talent and Timelessness
In the kaleidoscopic world of literature and art, some names become so intertwined that the mention of one inevitably brings the other to mind. Such is the relationship between Ivy and Varley, two luminaries whose works have danced in a captivating tandem across the ages, enriching our cultural milieu with their prodigious talents. From their…
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An Analysis of Emily Dickinson’s Tell all the Truth but Tell it Slant
The poem Tell all the truth but tell it to slant by Emily Dickinson presents the clashing relationship on whether truth is subjective or objective. Right off the bat, the first line of the poem introduces readers to the main controversial issue: tell the truth, but tell it slant. In other words, tell the truth,…
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Emily Dickinson’s Intimate Relationship with Death
Contents 1 Death Becomes Her 2 Works Cited Death Becomes Her There is something that stays with the reader after a Dickinson poem: eerie and dusky, the feeling of an End on the horizon. Waiting. Death, in a poem by Emily Dickinson, is something familiar, almost a sort of trademark no one consciously expects but…
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The Renaissance Changed the World
The quattrocento was a time of revolution in all aspects of society, especially in the art sphere. The art world witnessed great changes and revolutions which paved the way to a new artic style, the Renaissance, a rebirth of the mentality and practices which people always considered as art and maturity in both the commissions…
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The Importance of Sound Use in Horror Films
In 1931, the German filmmaker Fritz Lang directed M, his first sound film. The plot of the movie is simple: the city of Dusseldorf lives in fear of a serial killer of girls and a massive search is underway to find him. In 1931, the sound film industry was still in its infancy. In fact,…
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Concert Review: a String Concert at the Cooper Center Auditorium Located in the South Texas College Campus
Today, on Monday, December 3rd, 2018, I attended a string concert at the Cooper Center Auditorium located in the South Texas College Campus. This performance was a Studio Recital for the Violin and Viola students of Dr. Lindsey Gamble and the Cello and Double Bass students of Mr. Patrick Hopkins. As mentioned in the program…
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Musical Review of “Les Misérables En Concert à Paris”
Les Misérables in concert retrace the key moments of the novel ‘Les Misérables’ by Victor Hugo. This story is a social and philosophical fresco in four volumes that tells the story and the life course of several characters that intersect. The author tells the story of a convict, Jean Valjean (Xavier Mauconduit), who will try…
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Emily Dickinson and Abraham Lincoln’s Views on the American Civil War
Wars, beyond a victory or a winner, bring sacrifices, death, pain, crying, orphans, and mothers who lose their children and remain disconsolate. Unfortunately, for a war to end, there must be a winner (I say this because I do not believe that after so much pain, a victory can be enjoyed). At the end of…
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Emily Dickinson’s Exploration of Faith and Science in Response to Darwinism
Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus, is a novel written by Mary Shelley and first published in January 1818. Shelley tells the story of scientist Victor Frankenstein who creates a dreadful, intelligent creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Throughout the novel, the creature consistently questions his existence. Charles Darwin published his pivotal scientific work On the…