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… artist of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso, transformed the way artists see the world through his exploration of forms in Cubism. One of Picasso’s most prolific works, "Guernica", intensely combines rich visual imagery as well as powerful symbolism…

… intaglio print was made by Giovanni Battista Piranesi in the 1760’s. It was the eleventh in a series of fourteen, entitled ‘Carceri D’invenzione’, or ‘Prison of Creation’. Piranesi had much architectural influence, his father being a stonemason…

… was an opera performed by the Southwest Texas Opera Workshop. The Pirates of Penzance, composed by Gilbert & Sullivan, is a light-hearted parody of the traditional opera. This opera takes place somewhere in the British Virgin Islands. It is…

… Spider Woman", was very enjoyable to see. The characters in the musical were played very well. The main characters in the musical were Molina and Valentin. These characters went together rather humerously and made the musical worth seeing. Even…

… yourself, close your eyes, and dream. Take yourself to places no one can see, And become anything you want to be. Forget about reality for a short while, And set aside any burdening trial. Create your idea of a perfect place, That extends…

… supreme calmness comes over me Though the weather is cold i feel it not For the warmth of my heart is burning like a furnace The thought of past loves comes to mind Not harshly but more helpfully Reminding me that as long as the snow falls Life…

… Warhol a great artist fighting materialism or was it trite radical realism unworthy of artistic critical review? This style of art, known as Pop Art, was coined by the English critic Lawrence Alloway in 1958 (Web museum, 1). The pictorial themes of…

… part of being an American. Especially, interesting is the world of advertising on television, radio, billboards, or even magazines. Diane Barthel presents her views on the images presented in advertising in magazines in her article "A Gentleman…

… and prehistory. These changes were always somehow connected to sociological movements at the time. Rock music evolved mostly out of a need by young people of the fifties to break away from so-cietal norms. America had just come out of the Korean…

… on canvas. At first glance, you only see the subject. With a more analytical eye, though, you not only see the image but you begin to hear the voice of the painter and of his time. This is what I hope to do, to feel and understand the mind of the…