My attempt at being a British artist. The actual artist's exquisite work of art I appreciate art to a great extent. I love the way that it opens up such diverse interpretations and ideas through its presence. For as long as I can remember, art has been a huge part of my life. My father and I are constantly exploring new art galleries and museums near and far from home. This common love for art and the malleable understanding that comes with each piece is a significant part of our relationship. The piece above, has no actual title, but is portrayed as "Portrait of a Young Man, Probably Robert Devereux (1566-1601), Second Earl of Essex, was done by artist Nicholas Hilliard, an English goldsmith, in England in 1588. This piece is a "miniature", which is a piece of art that is less than 100 cm and is made of brass with a Vellum laid on a card. The miniature is a rather small oval with dimensions 15/8 x 13/8 inches. There isn't a true style or technique o...
The most important thing to me is my ability to be present. Think about it! If the whole world was blind how many people would you impress? I constantly consider this upon any and every interaction. Of course, I'm not perfect. I have my days, but in the long run I do try my hardest to be the best version of myself that I can be. With that in mind, I was adamant about making senior year the best that it could possibly be. This year, it was a goal of mine to make my time left in this chapter of my life the best that it could be. It was bittersweet noticing all the lasts of the year and of my high school career. The last football game... getting ready with all of my friends at one of our houses, decking ourselves out in accordance with the theme of the night, then rushing to the game to make it there at an hour and a half early to tailgate, then assemble ourselves at the front of the student section. We would cheer so loud and so long so that our voices were gone the next morning. ...
Salvation Army. "Why Is It So Hard To See Black and Blue?". Advertisement. March, 2015 Huffington Post. "30 Shocking Domestic Violence Statistics That Remind Us It's An Epidemic". October, 2014. The advertisement above published by the Salvation Army in March, 2015, utilizes "the dress" to highlight the issue of domestic violence. A young woman is posing in a sexual position, wearing the white and gold perspective of "the dress" and is covered in bruises and cuts. The intended audience is society as a whole, as domestic violence and any form of abuse is a huge issue in the United States, but specifically people who may come from a background that believes that it is okay to treat women as inferior to men. According to Huffington Post, "85 percent of domestic abuse victims are women and 15 percent are men." That's not to say that men are excluded from the victim pool as, there is that 15 percent and In the United States to...
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