Author Archives: Maria Bea Almendrala

Photography as an art

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Maria Bea Almendrala

Photography as an art Photography has evolved immensely since it was first conceptualized. What started as a way to quickly get someone’s or something’s image on a flat surface has become a whole new category of what I think is … Continue reading →

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An artist in the 21st century

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Maria Bea Almendrala

An Artist in the 21st Century Twenty-first century art to me is innovative, daring, and often of mixed media. I also think of modern art when I think of art in this century. It makes sense, therefore, that the people … Continue reading →

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Manolo Valdes on Broadway

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Maria Bea Almendrala

Manolo Valdes, Dama II, click for video. This sculpture by Manolo Valdes is one of 16 lining the streets of Broadway from Columbus Circle to 166th St. Most of the installations are of big female heads with blank faces and … Continue reading →

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Review: The World Youth Alliance Orchestra

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Maria Bea Almendrala

Review: The World Youth Alliance Orchestra September 19, 2010 marked the debut of the World Youth Alliance (WYA) Orchestra, an orchestra young in its members of between 10 to 17 year olds, and in its actual age as a group. … Continue reading →

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Assignment 9/19 Review: World Youth Alliance Orchestra

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Maria Bea Almendrala

I was never schooled in classical music, and I know nothing about movements, concerti, symphonies, or orchestras in general. But I do appreciate talent and dedication when I see, or in this case hear, it. First of all, the World … Continue reading →

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Assignment 9/15

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Maria Bea Almendrala

Assignment  9/15 I would not consider music to be a language in itself; I consider it a medium or a vehicle by which thoughts and emotions can be somehow universally understood by the collective ear, regardless of native language. People … Continue reading →

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9/8 Assignment

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Maria Bea Almendrala

9/8 Assignment This is Hassan’s “Washington Arch, Spring”, painted in 1890. The arch is located at the entrance to Washington Square Park at the base of 5th Avenue. Hassam painted from the street level perspective, as evident in the elevated … Continue reading →

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Self-Portrait

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Maria Bea Almendrala

Assignment 9/1: Self-Portrait -Bea Almendrala Many people view art differently and it seems like every time the question “What is art?” is asked, a debate always arises (case in point: our first class). Why is it so difficult to find … Continue reading →

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