Hace muchos años vivía un hombre llamado Antoni Gaudí. Este hombre era un gran artista que se convirtió muy popular y muy reconocido en la ciudad de Barcelona. En este ensayo discutiré brevemente la vida de este famoso arquitecto, Antoni Gaudí, también platicare sobre la influencia y su estilo que se puede apreciar en la ciudad de Barcelona. En mi ensayo detallaré y estudiare tres de las obras maestras de Gaudí, que hoy en día turistas de todas partes del mundo pueden visitar y apreciar en la ciudad de Barcelona. Primero presentare al gran arquitecto, Antoni Gaudí, siguiente hablare de la Sagrada Familia, y después seguiré platicando de la Pedrera, y para finalizar terminare con la Casa Batlló. Mi propósito es demostrar que las obras de Antoni Gaudí contienen varios tipos de símbolos que se relacionan con una religión o símbolos que tienen que ver con la naturaleza, al mismo tiempo también demostrar que las obras de Antoni Gaudí han convertido a la ciudad de Barcelona, una ciudad llena de arte.
Antoni Gaudí nació en la ciudad de Reus en Cataluña el 25 de Junio de1852. Gaudí a los dieciséis años de edad se fue a la ciudad Barcelona, a estudiar en la Escuela Superior de Arquitectura de esta misma ciudad. Y fue ahí en Barcelona donde el decidió quedarse y dejar su huella. Al mismo tiempo en que Gaudí llego a Barcelona, la ciudad estaba creciendo, y muy rápido, ya que a finales del siglo 19 Barcelona se estaba transformando gracias a los cambios hechos por la revolución industrial, y convirtiéndose en una ciudad modernista. Fue así que la ciudad que se estaba transformando en una ciudad moderna seria la inspiración de Gaudí para crear maravillosas obras y exponerlas en ella misma. En Barcelona se pueden encontrar obras espectaculares que Antoni Gaudí diseño como el Templo de la Sagrada Familia, La Pedrera y La Casa Milà.
A primera vista el templo de La Sagrada Familia una escultura grandísima que hace suspirar a cualquier turista. Desde lejos se pueden apreciar las torres grandísimas que son fáciles de señalar. La Sagrada Familia o su nombre completo Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia, es como un símbolo universal de Barcelona. La idea de esta estructura fue de un escritor por nombre Josep María Bocabella, quien era un hombre muy devoto a la religión católica. La idea del templo de la Sagrada Familia fue gracias a que el escritor al pasar por un municipio italiano vio el templo que tenían ahí, y fue ahí que decidió crear una réplica de esta misma.
Valle’s most significant contribution to the Spanish theatre is his invention of the literary style of esperpento, which is best represented in one of his most famous plays, Luces de Bohemia. Valle created esperpento with the aim of representing the harsh realities of Spanish twentieth century society through the concave lens of grotesque deformation, so that he could present the lives of the Spaniards in the light of mockery and absurdity. During his writing of Luces de Bohemia, the Spanish society has been brought to a halt, along with the lack of political progress and social improvement, therefore this concerning political situation has influenced and steered Valle towards his literary evolution, the exaggerated grotesque, which he though was the only suitable way to represent the shocking reality and problems of Spain. In this way, he could alarm the people to terminate their complacent acceptance of this reality and he could also produce a distancing effect which renders the reader immune to the play’s purpose, thus making the artistic experience more tolerable. His experience in the killing fields was what made him t...
Just as the Olympics were held in Brazil, we heard on the news the constant increase of violence in children, and the even higher increment in the organized crime events in this country. But few of us understand the cold, horrific, and the traumatic experience of living surrounded by violent children in organized crime gangs, as well as the characters of City of God. The director of the movie Fernando Meirelles purposely shows us the way in which young children in Brazil learn to become violent at a young age, eventually still young get involved in organized crime gangs and their drug business, as well as in the gangs’ battles over territory and power. The director succeeded in presenting his point of view by using a different variety of movie
Antoni Gaudi considered himself to be directly connected to Gothic styles through his art and architecture, deemed Neo-Gothic. A Spanish Architect known mostly for his dabbling in Art Nouveau. Gaudi is the best known example of these types of structures. Bordering on the fantastical and fluctuating between real and imaginary, his works make you think twice and leave you awestruck, much like the impressions of the original Gothic structures. La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is one of the best known buildings in the world. A UNESCO World Heritage site since 2005, it's construction began more than 120 years ago. Starting in 1882 with a man named Joseph Bocabella, the basilica as we know it today would not have been possible without the changes of Antoni Gaudi starting in 1883. Prior to his involvement, Bocabella, a
Undoubtedly, music is one of the most powerful forms of expression human beings have at their disposal. While composers and musicians often use music to communicate emotions, thoughts and feelings, music can also reflect the traditions, history and beliefs of a culture. Historically, some composers have used music to protest the actions of their country, but many nationalist composers have used music to reflect pride in their country. Music and folk songs are a large part of every culture’s identity. During the twentieth century, Heitor Villa-Lobos impacted the cultural identity of Brazil through the creation of compositions that reflect his upbringing and cultural heritage. Not only were his works considered historic moments in the establishment of a truly Latin American identity, his compositions also blazed a new path for a new generation of innovative Latin American artists. The music of Heitor Villa-Lobos reflects the history of his culture and his identity as an individual. Villa-Lobos respected his heritage and culture while continuing innovate and inspire his peers. The works of Heitor Villa-Lobos are an integral part of Latin American culture, yet he is often overlooked in the repertoire of Western classical music. This composer used his heritage, background and individuality to create classical music that reflects his experiences and the society in which he lived. Villa-Lobos captured the spirit of the nineteenth century nationalist movement and transcended the established rules and expectations of Western classical music in order to create music that was a true expression of his identity and culture.
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Throughout history, gypsy culture has developed a mysticism about it that has been pondered by many artists—both in the musical sense and through other creative expressions. George Bizet, a famed French Romantic Era composer, artfully presents the tragic story of Carmen, based on Prosper Mérimée’s famed novella, using unique and captivating expressions in his music to explore the gypsy realm. In the opera, Carmen, the heroine, is a young gypsy woman from Seville, Spain who has a wild and inconsistent love life and becomes involved with a soldier named Don José. Don José, captivated by Carmen’s seductive prowess, soon becomes dependent on Carmen’s love for him, and when she moves on, it drives him into a passionate anger, which ultimately leads to his murder of her. In this particular aria, “En vain pour éviter”, Carmen discovers that both her fate and Don José’s are sealed with death, and as she tries to avoid it, she realizes it is inevitable. George Bizet mimics Carmen’s attempted elusion of fate through the use of secondary chords, relative keys, and extensions of the dominant function, as to avoid tonic, which represents her death. In addition, Bizet manages to establish a sense of ambiguity to Carmen’s view of her fate through unusual progressions and breaking of sequences. (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
In Mexico City, there were tensions of the Revolution going on. Because of this, populist themes were popular in art. There was also a cosmopolitan, bohemian spirit in the air, because of the Revolution that Maria Izquierdo was fascinated by. Cotter, Holland. "Painter on a Pendulum, Swinging From Innocent to Elegiac and Back." N.p., 30 May 1997. Web. 2 Nov. 2016.
Family is one of those words that have a significant meaning to various individuals. Family may be viewed one way to an individual and another way to someone else. Family consists of those who have played a particular role in one’s life, whether it is positive or negative. In this paper, I will assess Reymundo’s family both nuclear and extended and speak of how his family has become significant in his life and how they have played a role in his decisions. I will also speak of my personal reactions to the story as well as address ways that as a social worker I could work to impact the gang problems in Orlando.
Within the works of “Fiesta, 1980” it takes us in the lives of a Latin American family. We are described a traditional style Latino family were there is a dominate father figure, a submissive mother, and obedient children more or less. There are two boys the eldest Rafa and the youngest Yunior and their younger sister Madai. During the transgression of the story it is conveyed through the eyes of Yunior. And like any typical family it has its own story to tell.
Roberto Burle Marx: Brazilian Modernist reveals the breath of Burle Marx’s work and demonstrate how his training as a visual artist informed his holistic practice, showcasing his control scale and composition, from a vast urban pavement to a gilded earring. A Modern dat Renaissance man with ecological concerns, Burle Marx stands as a testament to the peaceful coexistence of creativity, innovation, and respect for local culture and natural
Born Domenikos Theotokopoulos on the island of Crete in 1541, El Greco, (the Greek, a nickname given to him later in life) was one of the most influential artists in what is commonly called the Spanish Renaissance.This movement was born out of the Italian Renaissance and, like its Mediterranean cousin, was defined by the renewed interest in classical art, architecture and style. El Greco moved to Toledo, Spain in the later part of the 1570’s and remained there until his death in 1614 at the age of 72.
Garcia Márquez also heavily alludes Santiago Nasar, who set the tempo of the novel, to Christ. Religion in this chronicle doesn’t stand out as a theme which one might see as obvious, instead it is asserted as the dominating theme of the story, which can be analyzed further to uncover that Gabriel Garcia Márquez dislikes the idea of religion taking control of his
Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice, Italy in 1678 and he died in Vienna, Austria in 1741. He was trained in music when he was a child, but was later ordained as a priest. He was an Italian Baroque composer and musician. At the time, Baroque Music was considered very fancy and ornamental music. It was a shift from the renaissance music period before which was quite simple music. Vivaldi was a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. He was a great violinist as well as a composer. He wrote quite short, memorable pieces for the time. Physically he had a chest condition that made it hard for him to breath, possibly asthma. He composed many operas, for which he may have been famous during his lifetime, but only twenty-two of these survive. His music is quite complicated with a lot of notes and often quite fast paced. Most of his music was composed for talented musical students at the orphanage where he worked. One of his most famous works is The Four Seasons (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRxofEmo3HA ), played with a smaller string orchestra.
Our group will discuss Salvador Dali’s In Voluptas Mors. This is a black and white photograph taken in 1951 in collaboration with photographer Philippe Halsman. The art work, which took three hours to achieve, is a high contrast image with a near triangular composition. We will talk about how the photograph is an experiment with double images and optical illusions. The viewer initially sees a skull, but upon closer inspection, we see that the skull is made up of 7 nude bodies. The photograph is also a self portrait of Dali, who sits in the left corner, his body slightly cropped, looking out with a quizzical and bewildered expression.
“The Temple [of The Sagrada Família] grows slowly, but this has always been the case with everything destined to have a long life. Hundred-year-old oak trees take many years to grow tall; on the other hand, reeds grow quickly, but in autumn the wind knocks them down and there is no more to be said"1. These words, spoken by Antoni Gaudi about his life-long work, Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, are a means to justify the extremely long time needed for the construction of the Sagrada Família, while referencing the themes and structural concepts he borrowed from nature in his designs. While this logical explanation may give comfort to some, others doubt the temple’s eventual completion, as its construction has just passed 123 years, with roughly half of the temple completed.1 Although churches and cathedrals have always endured long periods of construction, the plan set forth by Gaudi is of such an elaborate nature as to set the temple in a league of its own. The drive of Gaudi and others involved in the project are very representative of the Catalan people. Catalonia, and specifically Barcelona, has historically been a successful and prosperous region in Western Europe, a leader in politics and trade, but lost much of its importance and independence in modern times. Catalan nationality persevered, and Barcelona sought ways to reaffirm their identity and show the world it is a city rich with life and culture. While many projects would follow, perhaps the best example of this desire to show the world the worth of Catalonia is embodied in the Sagrada Família. The grand magnitude and elaborate attention to detail involved in the construction of the Sagrada Família are a clear portrayal of the ideal of Catalan pride.