Author Archives: Rahul Bhasin

Group Project

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Rahul Bhasin

Our final group project will be to explore musical and dance performances in public venues, specifically subway stations. We will explore the history behind public art, how it has become a daily occurrence whenever we pass through subways and how … Continue reading →

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Dance as a Language

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Rahul Bhasin

Dance is a language because it is used to communicate and can tell a story. From its earliest times, dance has always been used as a form of expression and communication. When the Native Americans would ask the Gods for … Continue reading →

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Science and Art

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Rahul Bhasin

Science is regarded as fact, measurable and backed by laws and theories. From Newton’s law of universal gravitation to his laws of motion, experimentation will prove over and over again that these laws hold true. Although laws in science are … Continue reading →

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Meet the Artist: More than Words

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Rahul Bhasin

Poetry readings bring words to life and on November 11, 2010 at the Macaulay Building on West 67th Street, four poets collaborated for a reading called “Courting Risk.” The poets attempted to use dramatics, visuals and their booming voices to … Continue reading →

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Cosi Fan Tutte: A Night in Italy

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Rahul Bhasin

A Night in Italy It is not everyday that 21 college students have the opportunity to climb the steps of the Metropolitan Opera House and watch a Mozart opera. Yet, this is exactly what happened on November 9, 2010. As … Continue reading →

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Beauty and the Individual

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Rahul Bhasin

Beauty is the aesthetic quality that gives the viewer pleasure to the senses, as defined by Princeton Wordnet. According to this definition, I believe that we are predetermined biologically to beautiful objects or persons. Since beauty gives us pleasure and … Continue reading →

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Dadaism

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Rahul Bhasin

“Dada is the groundwork to abstract art and sound poetry, a starting point for performance art, a prelude to postmodernism, an influence on pop art, a celebration of antiart to be later embraced for anarcho-political uses in the 1960s and … Continue reading →

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10/13 Assignment

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Rahul Bhasin

Virginia and I were assigned page 34 or the “Impossible Objects and a Fable for the certain” section. The page begins with a short story about a king who attempts to uphold truth by hanging those who lie. A sage … Continue reading →

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What is an artist?

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Rahul Bhasin

Art has evolved from its earliest times to the 21st century. I believe that an artist is one who can express themselves, whether visually or through other means, and portray their imagination or thought to an audience creatively. The way … Continue reading →

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The World Youth Alliance Orchestra – How Old? Old Enough

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Rahul Bhasin

The World Youth Alliance Orchestra Light seeped in through the stained glass and the Church backdrop provided stunning scenery as the young performers prepared to take the stage. On September 19, the World Youth Alliance Orchestra performed in their public … Continue reading →

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