Life is filled with difficult circumstances, which require subsequent realization. The play showcases a torn family with heavy emotional baggage. Subtle phrases said by characters indicate that old grievances are hard to forget. Psychological traumas that people experience are deep and can resurface even after decades. Some people find coming...
Introduction The Metropolitan Museum of Art was my choice for a virtual visit to a museum. I explored the gallery containing European Paintings, particularly works by Dutch artists. I think that two exhibits deserve especial notion – Young Woman with a Water Pitcher and Aristotle with a Bust of Homer....
Introduction Set in the 1980s, a 2009 American drama film Precious follows the life of a 16-year-old Black girl, Precious. She lives in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City with her tyrannical mother, Mary, who is physically and psychologically violent with her daughter. Since early childhood, Precious is subjected...
The drawings often are used as a perspective into the artist’s world to attract attention to the societal problem. Point of Departure by Jenifer Wofford became the painting combination that narrates the story of Filipino nurses and immigration. The following artwork is complemented by a deep understanding of the Philippines’...
As society moves forward, art takes on new forms and meanings. With an ever-increasing amount of works being abstract and controversial, one might wonder if there can be a way of determining what is and is not art, and how valuable certain pieces are. One of the theories seeking to...
The 1994 film, Forrest Gump, is one of the most popular movies in the history of cinematography. It tells the story of an abnormal kid who lives in Alabama with his mother. The protagonist of the movie, Forrest, has an IQ below average, and the movie narrates how the individual...