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Is dance a language?

Posted on December 22, 2010 by brosa

Dance is a language. When we described language earlier on in the semester we had difficulty in saying whether or not music was a language. However, I view dance as an expression of emotions through movement. Music can not say … Continue reading →

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MET tour review

Posted on December 18, 2010 by brosa

Now if I thought there was nothing that could possibly win over my experience at the Cosi Fan Tutte opera, I was wrong. Strangely enough I found the tour of the Metropolitan Opera house so much more entertaining, and impactful. … Continue reading →

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Review Jazz Museum

Posted on December 17, 2010 by brosa

Macaulay honors seminar for first semester freshman is a required course that is supposed to open up our mind to more than just academics and maintaining that 3.5 average. For me, it’s the first arts class I have been in … Continue reading →

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Cosi Fan Tutte’s Review

Posted on December 3, 2010 by brosa

Cosi Fan Tutte Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte at the Metropolitan Opera house was the first opera I ever attended. The entire experience was new to me and lasted much longer than I expected. I remember thinking that I wasn’t going … Continue reading →

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photography 10/6

Posted on October 12, 2010 by brosa

Photography in the arts can be used to capture an event, moment, something that is visually famous (ex: statue of liberty) and carry it to show someone who wasn’t there or isn’t able to see it. It is also used … Continue reading →

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10/3 10/4

Posted on October 12, 2010 by brosa

Throughout my life I never once questioned the definition of “artist”, for me it was always clear. However it seems like a valid question, because now when I look back “art” was another obscure word with the most ambiguous definition. … Continue reading →

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9/22-9/29 Bronx Yankee stadium mural.

Posted on October 5, 2010 by brosa

I chose to do a video on public art in the Bronx on 157th st based on the old Yankee stadium and a couple of deceased (Hall of fame) Yankee baseball players. This mural is a tribute to famous Yankee … Continue reading →

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9/15 Assignment, Who is the artist?

Posted on September 21, 2010 by brosa

I don’t know whether or not I view Music as a form of language. I say this because if I were to say yes, people can disprove it by saying there are some things we cannot communicate in music, as … Continue reading →

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9/8 Assignment

Posted on September 14, 2010 by brosa

  ^ This is Hassam’s painting of the Washington Arch in Washington square park in 1890.   ^ This is a modern picture I took of the Washington Arch. I realized after I took several pictures of the arch that … Continue reading →

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9/1 assignment

Posted on September 7, 2010 by brosa

1) Art is any form of expression that includes human creativity. It can include anything that is significant to anyone and does not have to be “good” art. I don’t take time out to analyze whether something is art or … Continue reading →

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