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Artistic, musical, creative, and entertaining topics of art about all things geek.
The realistic school of acting on Google Arts & Culture thanks to Italian actor Giovanni Morassutti.
As it turns out, Giovanni Morassutti, Italian actor, theatre director and long time student and collaborator of John Strasberg just finished filming Italian movie Fra due battiti alongside Remo Girone, has an art related project in the pipeline, too. His cultural center, Art Aia - Creatives / In / Residence, in collaboration with Google Arts and Culture, will launch an online exhibition, on the history and peculiarities of the discussed "Method" from Stanislavsky to Lee Strasberg.
By Fred Goldman5 years ago in Geeks
How Frida Kahlo’s Affair With a Communist Revolutionary Influenced Her Art
Frida Kahlo was born into an era of political upheaval, revolutionary ideas, and the age of world war. In 1910, her native country, Mexico, was plunged into the Marxist movement. As her childhood progressed, she witnessed the armed rebels fighting against the repression of peasant classes and promoting indigenous Mexican culture called "Mexicanidad."
By Kamna Kirti5 years ago in Geeks
The Female Painter Who Fought Patriarchy Through Her Paintings
Artemisia Gentileschi was one of the rare female 17th-century Baroque painters in the male-dominated art world. Her art was overshadowed for a very long time as she was raped by a famous artist Agostino Tassi when she was young.
By Kamna Kirti5 years ago in Geeks
PAINTING FOREVER
One of the fundamental aspects of art is space. It concerns the distance between or the area around and within shapes, colors, forms, and lines. It includes all types of grounds such as background, middle ground, and foreground. It can be positive or negative, open or closed, two-dimensional or three-dimensional, shallow or deep.
By Dandelionclub5 years ago in Geeks
An analysis of "The First Picture Show"
Edward Wachtel’s article “The First Picture Show: Cinematic Aspects of Cave Art” has an interesting premise; Wachtel suggests that cave art has a different way of addressing time and motion than contemporary art (Wachtel). There are some flaws in Wachtel’s ideas about the use of the caves, however the ideas he presented on the perspectives of the artists and how the art was intended to be presented seems to be sound. So Wachtel has made a great point on viewing and investigating cave art, but as usual the purpose of cave art remains dubious.
By Gus Krider5 years ago in Geeks
Endicott College 'Polaroid Stories' is a Visceral Performance
We all have a story to tell. Don’t let anyone else control the pencil of your journey. Endicott College Performing Arts brings Polaroid Stories to life. But not on the stage. Due to the pandemic, Polaroid Stories had a unique obligation of trying out something new. In this virtual event, theatre and film unite to build a story of images reflecting how drugs negatively influence us.
By Marielle Sabbag5 years ago in Geeks
We Need to Talk About the 93 Penises on the Bayeux Tapestry
We’ve all been there. Maybe it was on the Internet or maybe you were lucky enough to be there in person. I’m talking about viewing the Bayeux Tapestry, probably the most recognisable and iconic piece of medieval art. But as serious as the Tapestry is, every now and then, she throws us a massive curveball. This is what I’m talking about:
By Kaye Jones5 years ago in Geeks
