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Ellie WAA

EBSCOhost: Van Gogh's fervent flowers - 2 views

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    Andreae, Christopher. "Van Gogh's fervent flowers." Christian Science Monitor 18 Aug. 1999: 18. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. Van Gogh painted his Irises while staying at the insane asylum in Arles. One reason Van Gogh sticks out from other artist is the fact that he paints the world the way he sees it. His creative imagination shines through in his paintings. He painted the Irises during the final years of his life. This article will help me in writing my paper due to the fact that I can compare his Irises to some of his earlier work.
Colleen WAA

Dali Goes to Rebab. - 1 views

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    Lacayo, Richard. "DALI GOES TO REHAB." Time 165.8 (2005): 59-60. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article focuses on the artwork of Salvador Dali and how it changed overtime. This change was described as a decline on the quality and focus of his work. Also, It showed his impact of the interpretations of Dali's work in relation to postmodernism.
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    may not be a scholarly source..
Colleen WAA

Dali's Dimensions. - 1 views

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    Kemp, Martin. "Dali's dimensions." Nature 391.6662 (1998): 27. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article describes Salvador Dali's usage of the fourth dimension in his artwork. It references other artists who were inspired by Dali and used this fourth dimension. In addition, it mentions other famous artists that were essential to modernism, like Dali.
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    scholarly.
Colleen WAA

Dalí (1904-1989): Psychoanalysis and Pictorial Surrealism. - 1 views

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    Martínez-Herrera, Ma José, Antonio G. Alcántara, and Lorena García-Fernández. "Dalí (1904-1989): Psychoanalysis and Pictorial Surrealism." American Journal of Psychiatry 160.5 (2003): 855. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article admires Salvador Dali as an artist and his own stand and outlook on the artistic movement of Surrealism. His art was a great contribution to this movement as a whole. Not only is there an admiration for his artwork, but also his ambition.
Ellie WAA

EBSCOhost: The Illness of Vincent van Gogh - 1 views

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    Arnold, Wilfred Niels. "The Illness of Vincent van Gogh." Journal of the History of the Neurosciences 13.1 (2004): 22-43. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article focuses on his Illnesses and lack of mental stability. His creativity level was off the charts, and in the end effected his mental health. His creativity was partially due to his intake of absinthe. I also learned that in 1882, Vincent entered the hospital due to a gonorrheal infection. His mental problems started to occur when he was in his 30's. I really like this article because it gives an outline of all of Van Gogh's health problems and the time period in which they occurred.
Joe WAA

EBSCOhost: Picasso: No.1 With a Palette - 3 views

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    Plagens, Peter. "Picasso: No.1 With a Palette." Newsweek 150.19 (2007): 60-61. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This is a pretty in-depth article of Picasso's life in France. It also discusses the irregularity of Picasso's long career. The result of his artwork is influenced by his length of career. The article also discusses Picasso's fame. The best part of this article is the details about his personal life.
Colleen WAA

The Surreal World of Salvador Dali - 1 views

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    Meisler, Stanley. "THE SURREAL WORLD OF SALVADOR DALÍ." Smithsonian 36.1 (2005): 72-80. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article examines Dali's life through his childhood and his love of art throughout his life. It describes Salvador as a person and his artwork. His artwork is mentioned and seen in different exhibitions where it is analyzed by others.
Joe WAA

EBSCOhost: Picasso's Progeny - 3 views

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    Lacayo, Richard. "PICASSO'S PROGENY." Time 168.16 (2006): 78-79. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. The article has several great qualities. The first being that it gives a chronology of some of his works. The best part about this article is that it shows his influence on other artists. More specifically speaking his cubism being an influence on different artists.
Colleen WAA

Dali's Paranoia-Criticism or The Exercise of Freedom. - 1 views

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    Finkelstein, Haim. "Dali's Paranoia-Criticism or The Exercise of Freedom." Twentieth Century Literature 21.1 (1975): 59. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This shows Salvador Dali's use of the concept of paranoiac-criticism and its importance to the Surrealist movement. This concept is an important part of the books written by Salvador Dali and his views on it.
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    Just add a few more sentences to your description of the article. Everything else looks great!
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    scholarly.
Colleen WAA

Dali's Folly - 1 views

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    Kachur, Lewis. "Dalí's Folly." Art in America 91.10 (2003): 70. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article highlights the exhibitions, especially the Dream of Venus, of Salvador Dali. It shows how they contribute to the Surrealist movement. The techniques and materials used by Dali are stated as seen in the artwork
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    scholarly.
Colleen WAA

Salvador Dalí. - 1 views

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    "Salvador Dalí." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition (2010): 1. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article provides a short bibliography of Salvador Dali's life. It explains his part of his background that molded his overall reputation as an artist. It also helps the reader to understand his unique personality.
Colleen WAA

The Mad, Magnificent Salvador Dali. - 1 views

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    Harmon, Melissa Burdick. "The Mad, Magnificent Salvador Dali." Biography 5.1 (2001): 106. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article provides an insight into the life of Salvador Dali's, specifically his childhood. It shows his interest in art at a young age. It explains the relationships with the people who were close to Dali throughout his life. In addition, it begins to explain what Surrealism is.
Joe WAA

EBSCOhost: Cubism and the Fourth Dimension - 3 views

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    Bodish, Elijah. "Cubism and the Fourth Dimension." Montana Mathematics Enthusiast 6.3 (2009): 527-540. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article will tell you everything you need to know about cubism. It discusses the influences of cubism. It also tells of how Picasso and Braque used cubism. My favorite part of this article is how Picasso tells the viewer of cubism how to view it.
Joe WAA

EBSCOhost: Picasso's Collages and the Threat of War, 1912-13 - 2 views

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    Leighten, Patricia. "Picasso's Collages and the Threat of War, 1912-13." Art Bulletin 67.4 (1985): 653. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article discusses Picasso's reasons for utilizing cubism in his collages. It also gives great perspective of the meaning of some of his collages. Picasso's paintings were affected by his surroundings. In this article it talks about some of that. Such as how the War influenced some of his paintings.
Allison WAA

The Color of Barbie - 1 views

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    Ingrassia, Michele and Biddle, Nina Archer. "The color of Barbie". Newsweek. 16 January 1995. Authors Ingrassia and Biddle, discuss how the '70s and earlier decades brought color in to fashion. In particular, the color pink. It's hard not to notice that in fashion today the color black is most prevailent followed by brown. Designers have began to incorporate patters with colors based on looks from the '70s and '60s. This article will help me discuss the influence of not only patterns and designs from the '70s but also now colors.
David WAA

Reading Early Punk as Secularized Sacred Clowning. - 1 views

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    Van Ham, Lane. "Reading Early Punk as Secularized Sacred Clowning." Journal of Popular Culture 42.2 (2009): 318-338. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 8 Nov. 2010. This article desribes early mass media and their relationships to punks rock bands in the 1970's. It also explains the sterotypes of "Scared Clowns" and "Holy Fools". Both sterotypes have negative meanings, often refering to someone as a scared clown or holy fool would mean that they are stupid or shameful.
Sam S WAA

The Rise of Hip-Hop - 2 views

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    Peters, Jennifer L. "The Rise of Hip-Hop." Know Your World Extra 36.8 (2003): 12. Middle Search Plus. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. Brought up in the Bronx in the 70's. Many people didn't like disco music and thought it was for rich white people. Decided this is more interesting than disco. It is more spoken along with and not sung. It says how you feel and what you go through.
Mary Leigh WAA

Deco Mania - 2 views

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    Kagan, Dick. "Deco Mania." Art & Antiques 28.11 (2005): 58-63. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article focuses on vintage Art Deco today. The main focus is on the furniture designed in France between 1910 and 1939. These pieces were wonderfully made out of unique and rare materials, which makes then extremely valuable and therefore very expensive. Opinions from both buyers and sellers of these French antiques are included. This article is helpful in understanding that Art Deco is still a style that people would pay for today.
Bob WAA

The Origins of Hip-Hop - 4 views

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    "The Origins of Hip-Hop." Skipping Stones 14.5 (2002): 26. Primary Search. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. Talks about how hip hop was born and how it got started. Also says how it progressed throughout time on how it is kept alive today. Talks about how it is also a dance type of music. It was created to put disco out and that no one liked disco. They thought it was for rich people that liked dancing.
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    "The Origins of Hip-Hop." Skipping Stones 14.5 (2002): 26. Primary Search. EBSCO. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. This article talks about the connections between Hip Hop and ancient cultural qualities of African peoples. It also talks about the rise of Hip Hop through the ranks of the musi world, starting out as a phase and growing into the juggernaut that it is today
Sam S WAA

From Civil Rights to Hip Hop: Toward a Nexus of Ideas - 2 views

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    lridge, Derrick P. "From Civil Rights to Hip Hop: Toward a Nexus of Ideas." Journal of African American History 90.3 (2005): 226-252. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. Talks about how civil rights have had an effect on hip hop. It now is associated with songs and how the transitions have changed it. From when the civil rights movement started to being involved in hip hop with the people in the songs, has had a deep impact on the hip hop movement. It has changed the view of hip hop now.
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