Could I be an artist? I always thought I had some flare for the arts. I’ve always been considered a creative person. I decided to put my creativity to a different use, however. I opted for a career in helping others get the most out of their careers. Tonight will be my testimony to helping the real artists get recognized. Tonight is Gallery Night.
The weather station did not indicate anything about rain this evening. So, of course, I did not prepare for such a downpour. My lack of preparation has left me with matted, soaking wet hair and my old gym sneakers that I keep in my trunk- rather than the cute brown pumps I started out in that blended perfectly with my skirt. Now, I’m just a mess and look completely unprofessional for Gallery Night. My Public Relations firm has been organizing this event for the past month. Tonight is a big deal. I can’t believe how awful I look for such a high-profile and anticipated night.
Regardless of my appearance, I shook hands, exchanged stories, and matched wits with clients and colleagues all evening. Everyone walked around the room observing the various artistic pieces contributed by numerous “starting-out” artists. People were being drawn to those certain pieces that caught their immediate attention. One painting that I was fascinated by was vibrantly colored - almost like a comic book. It was a bright red heart with a silver and blue sword piercing it from above. There was a hand clenching the sword’s fore grip. The part of this particular painting that really struck me was the faintly illustrated couple dancing on the blade of the sword, as if the blade were a mirror. Overall, I was amazed at the use of color, defined lines, and emotion that this artist conveyed in his painting.
The wall adjacent to me was full of photographs; some were full color, some in sepia, and others black and white. I glanced at this middle-aged woman, dripping in pearls and cashmere, who had one hand on her heart, and the other held her complimentary champagne close to her body as she stared at this one photograph, a black and white photo of a single muddy footprint. I was astounded at how in awe she appeared to be, almost as if she could burst into tears at any moment. I had to know what she saw in this photograph that had her so awestricken.
Wayne, transforms this painting into a three dimensional abstract piece of art. The focal point of the painting are the figures that look like letters and numbers that are in the front of the piece of art. This is where your eyes expend more time, also sometimes forgiving the background. The way the artist is trying to present this piece is showing happiness, excitement, and dreams. Happiness because he transmits with the bright colours. After probably 15 minutes on front of the painting I can feel that the artist tries to show his happiness, but in serene calm. The excitement that he presents with the letters, numbers and figures is a signal that he feels anxious about what the future is going to bring. Also in the way that the colors in the background are present he is showing that no matter how dark our day can be always will be light to
I glance amusedly at the photo placed before me. The bright and smiling faces of my family stare back me, their expressions depicting complete happiness. My mind drifted back to the events of the day that the photo was taken. It was Memorial Day and so, in the spirit of tradition my large extended family had gathered at the grave of my great grandparents. The day was hot and I had begged my mother to let me join my friends at the pool. However, my mother had refused. Inconsolable, I spent most of the day moping about sulkily. The time came for a group picture and so my grandmother arranged us all just so and then turned to me saying, "You'd better smile Emma or you'll look back at this and never forgive yourself." Eager to please and knowing she would never let it go if I didn't, I plastered on a dazzling smile. One might say a picture is worth a thousand words. However, who is to say they are the accurate or right words? During the 1930s, photographers were hired by the FSA to photograph the events of the Great Depression. These photographers used their images, posed or accurate, to sway public opinion concerning the era. Their work displayed an attempt to fulfill the need to document what was taking place and the desire to influence what needed to be done.
Kuiper Leda lacks an effective Inventory Management to handle properly the increase in demand of stock and production. An inventory management plan would be capable of forecasting errors in production, client-required service levels, total lead time in manufacturing a unit or batch of the product, and demand priorities. Inventory control is a challenge currently because of the size of Midland Motor's order. In order to meet the demand the company needs to increase the inventory which increases the inventory costs. KL have an opportunity of using the Just - In - Time method of inventory control which eliminates waste by making the resources and labor available only in the time and amount required. It will help increase productivity, product quality and work performance while saving inventory costs for the company. (Curtin, 2008). Kuiper Leda also needs to keep in mind that they will still have to fill orders from other clients that have previously placed orders or even new customers.
In “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”, Oates wants to show a more intellectual and symbolic meaning in this short story. Oates has many symbolic archetypes throughout the short story along with an allegory. Oates uses these elements in her story by the selection of detail and word choice used. Oates does this because she wants to teach her audience a moral lesson.
Though most works of art have some underlying, deeper meaning attached to them, our first impression of their significance comes through our initial visual interpretation. When we first view a painting or a statue or other piece of art, we notice first the visual details – its size, its medium, its color, and its condition, for example – before we begin to ponder its greater significance. Indeed, these visual clues are just as important as any other interpretation or meaning of a work, for they allow us to understand just what that deeper meaning is. The expression on a statue’s face tells us the emotion and message that the artist is trying to convey. Its color, too, can provide clues: darker or lighter colors can play a role in how we judge a piece of art. The type of lines used in a piece can send different messages. A sculpture, for example, may have been carved with hard, rough lines or it may have been carved with smoother, more flowing lines that portray a kind of gentleness.
The short story, Where are you going? Where have you been? Written by Joyce Carol Oates is about a young girl, fifteen of age. Who is vulnerable and occupied with her physical looks, yet has a lot of confidence in herself also because of her pretty looks. Connie always has conflicts with her family, especially with her mother because she thinks that her mother mistreats her due to her pretty looks and always have comments about everything she does. She hates the idea of her mother always comparing her to her big sister, June, who is 24 years old, with hideous looks. Connie always tries to appear to look older so she can attract older men too. Everything in Connie has two sides, as when she is home, Connie is this young childish that has manners and behaves well when her family is around and tries as hard as she can to hide her sexuality.
I loved the color scheme he used both the red and white of the two bodies reflected very well off the black background and kept those figures in focus. I feel as though the artist could have actually made the figures more grotesque could’ve added some more blood dripping from where the demon like figure is piercing his way through the human body and could have even painted the figures skeletal like, more details could have made the painting exceptional. Then again the artist could have intentionally made the painting exactly the way it should be and found that in his mind it gave off the right amount of shock to have viewers become entranced in his work. From my point of view it evokes emotion and curiosity, this painting could relate to those who feel they have lost a sense on life, but to not let the chaos swallow you whole, you do have a purpose and go out a discover what you can for yourself or for the world. This painting is true to
A famous quote from Max De Pree states: "We cannot become what we want by remaining who we are." Whatever it be, people need to grow, make decisions, and persevere; going against the odds and obstacles that get in their way, in order to reach their potential, find their calling, and ultimately find themselves. The road is often difficult, but certainly worthwhile. Struggles, setbacks, failure and regret are often encountered. However, it is the drive for "more", or the "making of a name", whatever that may look like, that pushes people to reach for things they thought not possible. This theme is portrayed throughout Tennyson's famous "Ulysses" and Eminem's Oscar winning song, "Lose Yourself." When comparing the written work of Tennyson to the lyrics by Eminem, it becomes apparent that age, race, class, or profession mean nothing when it comes to "making a name." "Ulysses" and "Lose Yourself" exhibit characters looking for significant growth and change; something bigger and better than what their current life has offered them.
The short story, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?, written by the author, Joyce Carol Oates, resembles the unpredictable life of Connie, the main character who hopes to achieve adulthood but in reality acting childlike, to the rushing adult quest teenagers hope to attain with an outcome of false illusions and disappointment. In the short story, the author describes the main character, Connie, as a young, coquettish girl who undergoes different bizarre phases throughout the story that alternated her mentality from the opening to the concluding end of the story.
She starts by bringing a pessimistic view to photographs of nature, by describing what may or may not lie just outside the boundaries of the picture. Mockingly she leads the reader to assume that there are no real nature photos left in the world, but rather only digitaly enhanced photos of nature wit...
... though employing a familiar subject (the female form), shows the transformation from busy mosaics with gold embellishments to a brighter palate of colors and the use of stronger, bolder lines. The piece exemplifies his versatility as an artist.
In “Art vs. Trade” by James Weldon Johnson, two entities in a society are examined. These two characters have a challenging relationship with each other due to their respective roles within society. However, they share similar behaviors and patterns. To understand what causes the interactions between these two entities and how each are affected by it, this poem must be analyzed with the Marxist Theory.
As a physical educator I believe I would practice critical constructivism with a main focus on the social learning theory. Seeing that I find myself to be a better visual learner I think that its only right that I express that onto the children I teach. I think that this theory is perfect for physical education because before every lesson there should be a demonstration of the lesson that is being taught. This gives the students a good visual representation of the proper way to do what is being asked and should help with questions that they have. There is also the ability for me to allow other students to demonstrate and help their classmates with problems they may be having. I believe that its good to not always hear things from the same person and allowing other people to step in give their thoughts and ideas on any particular subject. I think this breeds learni...
There are those people who I like to call traditionalist, the ones who believe that things must be done a certain all the time without change or revision. Then there are those who I like to call modernist, the ones that like to change and find new ways. When it comes to poetry there is no such thing. Khalil Gibran says, “Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of dictionary.” I say poetry is just a sequence of twenty six letters formed together to make words and those words put together in a sequence to get a reaction from a reader. This solidifies that all poetry has the same goal of rousing the reader, however there are many different approaches of how to reach that goal. To demonstrate there are three well known authors: Marianne Moore, Archibald MacLeish, and Wallace Stevens. There writing styles being: Stevens who reflects the influence of symbolist literary movement, MacLeish follows the Modernist (experimental), and Moore writes like a Modernist but focuses more on animals and nature.
In the beginning of the story, Jing-mei complies with her mother’s tests of prodigiousness which shows her naive nature. At first, Jing-mei is immensely enthusiastic to be a prodigy in many different types of fields. Jing-mei’s mother is extremely animated and electrified by the ideas of fame, but Jing-mei “[is] just as excited as [her] mother, maybe even more so” (1). Jing-mei supports her mother’s dreams for her. Jing-mei sees the fame as “exciting” and is willing to go through her mother’s