On the Edge, with Sight
I have kept for twenty years a tattered and stained copy of a Matt Groenig cartoon entitled “How to be an Artist in Torment.”The cartoon asks if you were sickly, peculiar, alienated, or picked on as a child and, if so, did that make you feel superior? Another cell catalogs the requisite psychological impediments of the creative personality—rage, confusion, and self- doubt—and describes the proper look to emulate: an “overall postpunk neobeatnik semidisheveled drab yet hip look.”The cartoon portrays the artist’s studio companions as lice and rats. Finally, it asks if you are thin and exhausted from staying up nights fretting over an idea, or in a related vein, “Can drugs really be considered art supplies?” What Groenig laughingly and lovingly describes is the romantic stereotype known in France as les peintres maudits, or “accursed painters.” It’s a syndrome, however, that extends easily to writers, musicians, and performers. Art historian Douglas Hall describes the four key attributes of the doomed creative genius: alienation, poverty, weakness, and brilliance—the latter being essential if one is not to pass into historical obscurity. The twentieth century is littered with such talented and troubled souls: Jim Morrison, Jackson Pollack, Dylan Thomas, Warhol, Judy Garland, and Van Gogh. Yet the uncontested high priest of the syndrome is Amedeo Modigliani.
Modigliani was an expatriate Italian painter living in the bohemian quarters of Paris during the decades before and during World War I. Art historian Doris Krystof provides a
tantalizing picture of Modigliani’s life in Paris: His few friends and many acquaintances
called him “Modi,” which appears at first to be merely a shortening of his surname, ...
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...tion at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. Marsha Tackett December 7, 2002
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Modris Eksteins presented a tour-de-force interpretation of the political, social and cultural climate of the early twentieth century. His sources were not merely the more traditional sources of the historian: political, military and economic accounts; rather, he drew from the rich, heady brew of art, music, dance, literature and philosophy as well. Eksteins examined ways in which life influenced, imitated, and even became art. Eksteins argues that life and art, as well as death, became so intermeshed as to be indistinguishable from one another.
Throughout the years, and throughout various forms of media, some of the greatest creative minds have been the victims of the most unfortunate circumstances. For many, their major problem is that of addiction, and one could say that it affects their work, for better or worse. For example, a writer’s prose usually is affected at least partly by the author’s inner dialogue, and thus, the author’s problems get mixed in with their writings. Therefore, the author’s addictions become a part of the work itself.
What inspires artistic genius? Some proclaim God, others beauty, many believe instanity, and a few say….mind altering drinks. One cannot but notice the companionship of alchohol with music, literature, and poetry. During the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, Absinthe was the beverage of choice for many prominent artists, and was at the center of the lives of such famous minds as Degas, Manet, Gauguin, and Poe. Le Feé Verte (its pseudonym, meaning green fairy) while immensly popular at one point, was prohibited because of its dangerous side effects and “immoral” connotations. However, its sudden come back in Europe and the U.S. has only reaffirmed its symbol as a drink for artistic revolution and just plain drunkeness.
Watts, Steven. “The Young Artist as Social Visionary” The Romance of Real Life. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994. pp. 49-70.
I am an artist. That is not a disclaimer or a boast; it is a statement of position. I believe in the undeniable importance of art and the futility of censorship. I also believe that art is one of the best indicators of the mood of a culture. Scholars, doctors, therapists, and lawyers can attempt to explain us to ourselves, but their testimony, while useful, will almost always be dry and lacking in emotional depth. I am proud to write in defense of a group that predates and outlasts all other professional analysts of the human condition-creators of art.
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...for error. This will become the platform for their rebuttal. If one is not prepared for their rebuttal, then he or she will appear to be unprepared or to not have consider his or her stance very well.
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...in Great Britain. The exhibition was a compilation of personal interests of Paolozzi ranging from all kinds of photographs. The show’s principle was similar to the unity assumed in a person’s life. ‘Parallel of Life and Art’ was Autobiographical as Paolozzi put it. The exhibition depended on the parallels which might be drawn from one photograph to another.
Philippines is perceived as one of the poorest countries in the world, and is highly recognized for presence of corruption, violence, and abuse of human rights even after the transition to a democratic tradition. With the end of Ferdinand Marco’s dictatorship in 1986 and transition to a new system of democracy, the country's low status of political system and economy developed greatly; however many of the political problems still remains unsettled. In determining the country’s poor, weak status, this investigation will focus on the extent of significance of democratic and presidential system in resulting the country’s economic and political development. Through research and examination of the history of Philippine’s government system, this report will provide a well laid out discussion in exploring its significance on the country’s development.
Cement china (2013). Dangote invests $28M in Ghana cement packaging plant.[Online]Available at: http://www.cementchina.net/news/shownews.asp?id=7442[accessed November 21 2013]
Language and language diversity play a significant role in critical thinking and its processes. Language is the main device we use as humans to communicate through symbols what we think, experience or feel. Language is also one of the primary methods of transmitting culture. Language diversity is important to critical thinking because of the close relationship between language and culture. Language is used diversely by different cultures, with what is deemed appropriate in one culture often being thought of as inappropriate in another culture. Culture, then, often shapes language both in its use and in what we view to be "normal" language. Close reading consists of exploring language in ways that increase critical thinking skills. For example, we often analyze the logic of what we read, as not all pieces of writing are similarly logical or valid. When reading language in a piece of writing, we must often determine the author's main idea or thesis. Through practice of close reading of language, we develop critical thinking skills like analysis, logic, deduction and others. We also come to appreciate language diversity and the ways our own cultural language biases can undermine critical language. For example, we might have a tendency to evaluate an African American or Spanish writer's language from our own cultural experiences and norms. This might lead to bias and illogical conclusions as to meaning or expression. Linda Elder and Richard Paul (2004, p. 37) argue that the close reading of language helps enhance the critical thinking process in the following ways:
But they are not complacent. Just as they are opening new capacity to serve Africa`s rapidly growing demand for cement, they are planning yet more factories to support even higher demand in the future, both in Nigeria and in other African countries. Keeping ahead of a growing market requires not just long-term vision, but a constant attention to their daily operations. They have some of the finest engineers on the continent; their innovative minds and dedication to operational excellence are what enable Dangote Cement to achieve such high productivity on their assets, to the benefit of customers and shareholders
The classic love story of Romeo and Juliet is a play by William Shakespeare that will never be forgotten. This is a story about two “star-crossed lovers” who come from two families that are rivals, which challenges their relationship and they die as a sacrifice for each other and their families. Many people have produced traditional and nontraditional versions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet play. These versions have enhanced the play in a way that the feud between the families is more intense, making their love stronger, but it also takes away from the theme that love conquers all.
Literature is an expression of the personality of the writer and that personality is formed and moulded by the times in which he lives. The age in which Thomas Hardy lived and wrote was clearly marked by the great stress and movements in the social and cultural history of England. Hardy has highlighted the major social aspects of Victorian society, which was under the impact of science and an age of transition. His two novels Jude the Obscure (1895) and Tess of the D’Urbervilles (1891) under our consideration are masterpieces where