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… that certain kinds of music are bad influences, particularly focusing on heavier rock like Marilyn Manson, and even going so far as to blame him for the Columbine shootings. Researchers and parents say that this music has a negative effect on their…

… the 'reality' of the person." Many artists express themselves through self-portraits to portray how they interpret themselves and the world around them. Three artists that depict this are; Edward Munch, Salvador Dali and Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn. …

… of Victorian ways. Victorian culture emphasized nationalism and cultural absolutism. Victorians placed humans over and outside of nature. They believed in a single way of looking at the world, and in absolute and clear-cut dichotomies between right…

… contemporary life or thought [n] genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres [n] the quality of being current or of the present; a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village A working…

… North Brabant, Holland on March 30, 1853. Van Gogh spent his whole childhood in North Brabant, where the whole area was vast flat land covered in corn fields and sandy heath. From 1860 Van Gogh went to the school in the village of Zundert. Despite doing…

… recognizable by the use of straight horizontal and vertical lines as well as the use of the primary colors red, yellow and blue. They also used the colors black, white and gray. It is a style that went back to the fundamental elements of the art: color…

… artist, writer, poet and the major force and inspiration in the formation of the Group of Seven. He was born in Durham, England sometime in 1873. He came to Canada with his family in 1887 and went on to study at the Hamilton Art School and the…

… provide a stepping stone to further study of the music of Jimi Hendrix) Jimi Hendrix, born James Marshall Hendrix in 1942, was an American rock guitarist, singer, and composer who fused traditions of blues, jazz, rock, and soul with techniques…

… together by similar interests and desires. The outcome of these relationships has greatly influenced the lives and careers of the individual artists, with personal belief, gender, societal influences, politics and religion determining the role of each…

… in Pomona, CA. He is a succesfel pop reggae singer/songwriter. His instruments he uses are his steel string guitar and his vocals. His Guitar tones are Reflective, Passionate, Bittersweet, Earthy, Intimate, He has earned himself 6 Charts & Award…