… Pennsylvania. He had an artistic upbringing, as his father and grandfather were sculptures as well. Both of his parents went to Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine arts. Despite Calder's artistic upbringing, he didn't go immediately to art. He first…

… dark and dull colors, such as blacks, grays and browns; so one can imagine the publics shock when Claude Monet began painting with bright elaborate colors. Monet became one of the pioneers of the impressionist method for painting. However unlike…

… Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix~ The social and political climate of each era of American culture has been historically impacted not only by a recognizable music style from that era but also by lyrics of the musicians, and by the musical artists themselves…

… Los Angeles. A man screams in horror. He has been shot in a heated gang war. This is everyday life for gang members. Gang members are used to cold-blooded murder and most attend at least five funerals a week. Similar situations occur in Harlem, New…

… in a southern French town called Aix-en-Provence on January 19, 1839. His closest boyhood friend was Emile Zola, who later gained fame for his novels and letters. Both boys developed artistic interest early in their lives. This idea greatly dismayed…

… music was written to accommodate one mood, melodies were spun out and complex, and music was very ornamental. This was the Baroque era. Changes in society gave way to many changes in music, though. The middle class was growing substantially, instrumen…

… March 22, 1948 and grew up in a home in South Kensington, England. His home was filled with music and he showed, from an early age, an extraordinary natural talent for it. His father, William Southcombe Lloyd Webber, was a professor of theory and composi…

… in the world today. There is physical therapy for people who have been injured and need to regain movement in the body. There is therapy for mentally ill patients and massage therapy for relaxation purposes. Did you know there is Music therapy? I…

… she is definaetly that. Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on February 9, 1977 in Barranquilla, Columbia. Her mother was Columbian and her father was Lebanese. Because her father was a hundred percent Lebanese she was greatly influenced in…

… of two well-known and quite contrasting artists that stand out in their approach towards the handling of the figure in their art. While searching for two artists that would be not only interesting to compare and contrast, but in doing so, further my…