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Eduardo Galeano: Embracing History and Life Poetically

March 31, 2009

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Eduardo Galeano:  Embracing History and Life Poetically

In Eduardo Galeano's books history becomes a series of narrated stories and life a sad poetry, thus blurring the genre lines between fiction, poetry and non-fiction.

Werner Herzog III: Portraying Passionate Rage and Indomitable Spirit of Man

March 29, 2009

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Werner Herzog III: Portraying Passionate Rage and Indomitable Spirit of Man

Herzog dares to navigate the darkest of terrains of human soul to portray the madness imprisoned in human beings.

Jamie Gibson: Abstract Expressive Nature of Society

March 29, 2009

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Jamie Gibson: Abstract Expressive Nature of Society

Jamie Gibson uses few colours and wood & plastic to create an industrial aesthetic, in order to explore the abstract expressive nature of society today.

Exit Music (For a Life)

March 27, 2009

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Exit Music (For a Life)

Radiohead's famous single Exit Music (For a Film) may have a sub plot that suggests suicide.

What Connects Love and Death?

March 26, 2009

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What Connects Love and Death?

Love and death may be opposing themes, but they are certainly held together and brought to life with the help of art.

Candide by Voltaire: Death of Optimism

March 24, 2009

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Candide by Voltaire: Death of Optimism

Voltaire’s tale of enlightenment of Candide is a realistic tale of disillusionment as well.

Ten Movies Depicting Mental Illness

March 23, 2009

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Ten Movies Depicting Mental Illness

Movies and mental illness may be a weird combination, but the list here proves that the two can form a synthesis that may reach the viewer's soul.

Marilies Jagsch Sings an Obituary for a Lost Mind

March 22, 2009

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Marilies Jagsch Sings an Obituary for a Lost Mind

Marilies Jagsch brings gothic imagery and melancholic music together and creates an atmosphere which is often not seen among other artists' works.

Goth and It’s Relevance Today

March 21, 2009

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Goth and It’s Relevance Today

Gothic culture may no longer be popular but it surely isn't dead, and continues to live on in a subculture which is often elusive.

Joachim Seinfeld Explores Identity and Historical Reality

March 20, 2009

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Joachim Seinfeld Explores Identity and Historical Reality

Joachim Seinfeld is an acclaimed photographer whose work has been critically acclaimed. One of his exhibitions “Beisl-Bałagan” explores issues of identity and historical reality.

Andrei Molodkin: Deconstructing Death, Human Body Aesthetically

March 19, 2009

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Andrei Molodkin: Deconstructing Death, Human Body Aesthetically

Andrei Molodkin is a Russian artist who creates art using dead humans and immortalizes them.