Oct 29 2009
Oct 28 2009
Towers, towers…
To tell the truth, I was very skeptical about having to attend this reading. I didn’t think it was going to be any good. I didn’t think it was going to be a tad bit interesting. My reasons for thinking so? They probably stem from the fact that I read that piece by him, from his book, about his father. He seemed a tad bland to me as a writer and as a person. I didn’t find his writing to be engaging. In my mind, I imagined Joseph O’Connor as boring. Continue Reading »
Oct 28 2009
Breath-taking, Insightful.
The painting captivated me. The first thing that took me in was the colorfulness of the piece. There were a lot of vibrant colors that made the piece interesting to look at on the surface.
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Oct 28 2009
The Luck of the Irish [Accent]
Hearing Joesph O’Connor read his work was certainly a treat because when you hear the author read their work you can hear how they imagined it, how they pictured it in their head. As Joesph O’Connor began reading I was instantly lulled into a sense of security. His words carried a musical rhythm, creating a captivating, magical air. As he read the love letter, I was pulled in. Giving in to the eloquent words of the soldier, while wondering how anyone would be able to deny him.
Oct 28 2009
Perfection In Reality ?
Joseph O’Connor gives me the exact impression I had expected from a distinguished Irish writer, in a positive way. O’Connor’s works are certainly unique and authentic to his character. However, qualities that I have identified with James Joyce’s works, such as vivid story telling and Irish pride imbedded with subtle lamentation, permeate O’Connor’s stories as well. Continue Reading »
Oct 26 2009
A Loving Mother
From the very beginning of the film, “Wasp” invites judgments from me with a theme of a bare-footed Zoe leading her children into a fight. As the film progresses, this trend continues as the it shows a disorganized home where the fridge is pasted with foul language and the only food is molded bread, a picture that identifies Zoe as a unfit mother. Continue Reading »
Oct 22 2009
Menacing Insect? Or White Anglo-Saxon Protestant?
Suspenseful stories are like snuff films, not of a random victim, but of the poor main character, of whom the director and writer subjects to acts upon acts of emotional and sometimes physical torment in order to instill a sadomasochistic twist of enjoyment and discomfort in the viewer, but not really.
Zoe and her children in the midst of family-bonding time.
Oct 21 2009
It Was A Ford, But No Jaguar!
The Torment of Saint Anthony was painted by Michelangelo, when he was only twelve or thirteen years old. Recently bought by the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, The Torment of Saint Anthony has been conserved and examined at the Metropolitan Museum this summer, where it is making its American debut in a gallery display titled “Michelangelo’s First Painting.” The display, organized by Keith Christiansen, sets the painting and Schongauer’s original engraving side by side.
Oct 19 2009
Michelangelo’s Journey
It is evident to me that a piece of art is authentic when it grabs my attention and stands out to me in a way that no other art piece in the room possibly can. “Michelangelo’s First Painting” entitled “the “Torment of Saint Anthony” did just that. Seeing the painting and learning about the story behind it really allowed me to view Michelangelo’s work in a new light. Continue Reading »
