Brush strokes and faded watercolour are used by Fariborz Faridafshin to highlight Society's absorbing nature. He also captures anonymous people's lonely existences through his paintings.
Add magic to Realism, and it takes you on a scintillating journey that borders between life and death. It takes you on a journey beyond reality while forcing you to smell dusty reality.
Leonard Cohen performed in U.S.A after a gap of about 15 years. Known for his deep baritone voice and romantic and insightful lyrics, he was the star of the night.
Noir is a term that has been used and misued by most people. Noir may not exist as we know it, but instead may be a flawed word for the human experience of alienation and instinctual needs, which are eternal to the race.
It certainly looks like the dream of many Blacks was achieved when Obama won the presidential elections of U.S.A. However, has Langston Hughes' dream been realized or does it continue to be deferred?
Classification of music and artists under genres may not only curtail the freedom of the musician and the listener, but also results in biases and prejudices against those who fall under different genres.
Existentialism is a concept that became popular during the World Wars in France and elsewhere in Europe, and just after it. French playwrights have often used the stage to express their views, and these views came to surface even during a Nazi occupation. Existentialism proposes that man is full of anxiety and despair with no [...]
With the advent of Film, Video Games, Commercialized Music and other forms of art, where is the place for some good old Poetry?
Irving Stone's biographies reveal the personal histories of great artists and the life they lead behind the veil of fame and publicity.
Michal Hron is a Czech photographer whose life changed after a gruesome car crash.
Marc Schmitz is a German painter and sculpotor who has ongoing International projects which deal with the concepts of space, life and associations.
February 28, 2009
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