Roy Lichtenstein And Pop Art
Roy Lichtenstein was a great contemporary artist of his time. He grew up in New York during the 1920’s. Lichtenstein’s father was a realtor, and his mother was a house wife. He was known as the most sophisticated of the pop artist with his unique paintings. During his time in high school, there was no curriculum course for art at his school, but he still began to paint as a hobby during his junior year of high school. Lichtenstein received much motivation from a very famous artist known as Picasso. Lichtenstein was admired by Picasso’s Blue and Rose period Paintings, and was a big fan of the jazz musicians (Lucie-Smith, par. 2).
Lichtenstein was a teacher throughout his career, while teacher at Rutgers University during the 1960’s. Being an artist at first for Roy wasn’t that easy, his first pop art painting was a dollar bill in 1956, and he got barely any attention for it. The painting was classified as “Abstract Expressionist”, and during the 1957-1960 period, Lichtenstein’s work was broadly spoken (Lucie-Smith, par. 3). Lichtenstein later became well known as an artist, when people began comparing him with Andy Warhol, who was considered the best of the pop art movement until Lichtenstein came about.
Lichtenstein one day took his paintings “unannounced to the Leo Castillo Gallery, and was almost immediately accepted for his exhibition there, in preference to Andy Warhol, who had started doing similar work” (Lucie-Smith, par. 5). Lichtenstein began his career in 1963, after doing his first show with Castelli which launched him on a huge career and made him successful. After becoming known for his art, Lichtenstein left Rutgers, and moved back to New York where he quit teaching altogether to focus on his art (Lucie-Smith, par. 5).
During an interview with Gene R. Swenson, Lichtenstein was asked “What is Pop Art?” Lichtenstein then answered, “I don’t know- the use of commercial art as a subject matter in painting, I suppose. It was hard to get a painting that was despicable enough so that no one would hang it… The one thing everyone hated was commercial art; apparently they didn’t hate that enough either” (Janson, Anthony F. 945). Basically, even though many people didn’t like commercial art, Lichtenstein’s was so unique; it was hard for the people to stay away. He was an artist too unique for some, and one of the best of his time in the pop art field.
Today, Lichtenstein has a trio of paintings in the art gallery at the Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art. The paintings include Meat, Strong Hand, and Desk Calendar, which were all painted during the year of 1962. Lichtenstein lived a beautiful career, but sadly died not too long ago. His life ended of pneumonia on September 29, 1997; he was 73, but left behind his legacy of the best pop artist of his time (Lenin Imports, par. 1, 16).
Roy Lichtenstein was an artist that was of the pop art movement. He is very famous for many of his paintings, but Whaam! and Blam! are two of his paintings in which Lichtenstein expresses his art work greatly. Blam! is a painting in which Lichtenstein used oil on canvas to develop. The oil on canvas gives the painting a unique style and the colors explode in your face. Whaam! is another painting painted the same way, but Lichtenstein has something extra behind his paintings. In these two paintings, along with many others by Lichtenstein, it seems people or something is in danger. Lichtenstein may have created these paintings to express the violence of war during the times of the 1960’s in cartoon as a way of having his fans figure out an aspect of the war their own way, as if one was reading a comic book. Also, there may be a deeper connection between these paintings in which Lichtenstein hopes his fans would recognize.
Blam! is a painting by Lichtenstein that is of the work of a comic book style of painting. The painting has very bright colors that explode in your face while observing it. The main object in the painting is an airplane that seems to only be capable of holding one passenger. The plane is tipped upside down in midair, and there is a man or some sort of black shadow figure falling from the plane. Surrounding the plane is a huge explosion of colors that seem to express the fact that a bomb has just exploded. The colors consist of yellow, red, orange, orange-red and black. The colors of the airplane consist of white, red, a dark shade of blue and there is a number three on the side of the plane. In the front of the plane, there is a huge hole or opening in which maybe a propeller was to be, but was blown off. The colors inside the hole are interesting, and consist of a shadow black deep inside the hole and a red color on the outside of the hole. There is one star figure on each of the wings of the plane. The left wing shows a blue star and the right wing a red star. At the bottom of the painting, the cover in which the pilot was inside of seems to have fallen off and is in midair falling with the man that has fell out of the plane. Inside of the explosion, there is the word BLAM in all caps and in a red color, with a black outline.
BLAM which is shown in the explosion inside the painting happens to be the title of the painting and may be a clue that the man in the plane was a target of some sort to be taken down. However, Lichtenstein’s paintings of war have been noticed by many people. “The images Lichtenstein appropriated from the war comics of the time become some of his most widely recognized works in the early 1960’s” (Lobel, Michael. 95). While people viewed this painting, as well as others by Lichtenstein, such as Whaam! and Okay, Hot-Shot, many wondered what the purpose of these paintings were. “All three depict intense moments of aerial warfare, and they show how Lichtenstein manipulated his source materials (especially details like explosion) to render highly abstracted shapes in his canvases, another instance of his alteration of his sources to achieve the greatest formal effect” (Lobel, Michael. 95). Lichtenstein depicting this image on war leads to my thesis in which I described how I believe Lichtenstein was heading toward the theme of war. Also, the colors in the painting have a connection towards our country. The plane itself is white, and the stars on the wings are blue and red. The colors of our country are red, white and blue, and I believe Lichtenstein was heading toward creating this painting with similarities to our country. Lichtenstein was always known for having his paintings filled with comic styled creativity and had many people guessing. “His Blam! is a tongue-in-cheek commentary on the taste and the fantasy life of the public. Trivially familiar as the form and iconography are, they create a powerful effect when written large and out of context.” Basically, Lichtenstein was trying to express his feelings towards his country and the war in this painting, but also used his unique style of painting to sort of hide the main point (Wilkins. 1116).
Lichtenstein also used the Benday dot technique in this painting, to create a large-scale painting. This style was “popular in commercial printing to make large-scale paintings with comic-strip imagery.” “The artist navigated the minefield of categories used to differentiate between high and low culture-unique/reproduced, original/copy, high culture/mass culture-by creating a formally resolved composition of an exploding airplane rendered through a controlled, repetitive, and seemingly mechanical technique” (Cavallaro, Dani. 92). To get deeper into this painting, it is nothing more than a cliché of Lichtenstein. He wanted to stress the fact that the painting was a symbol of America by using the colors of our flag. Also he shows the meaning of war through explosions and violence. However, Lichtenstein may have painted this piece to simply express entertainment to his fans. People who read comic books look for action and violence. This painting depicts that for those who admire no meaning towards paintings, but for those who analyze and try to find the means of the piece may end up going into depth about war and the colors of our country. “The incongruity of scale and significance is matched in a different Medium by Roy Lichtenstein, who reconstructs on a giant scale the thudding clichés and earsplitting rhetoric of comic strips devoured daily by millions” (Kleiner, Fred S. 461). To get too the conclusion of this painting, maybe Lichtenstein used the oil on canvas and the Benday dot technique as better entertainment for his fans of comics. The larger scale of the painting may have been to create a massive case of disaster in which many fans of war love to see.
Whaam! is another painting of Lichtenstein similar to that of Blam!, in many ways. This painting uses many distinct colors and the same process of oil on canvas. The main focus in this painting would have to be the plane shooting rockets at another plane. The colors basically match those of the painting Blam!, and show sort of the same effect. This time, the plane that is more in focus is right side up and is still in perfect condition. Underneath the plane there is a cloud of smoke and some distinct colors such as yellow, red, green, and blue. Maybe, adding the cloud of smoke and the streak of colors is a way of Lichtenstein to show the speed at which the plane was traveling. In the upper portion of the painting, there is a caption that displays a message. “I pressed the fire control… and ahead of me rockets blazed through the sky…” For some reason, this message gives me the feeling that maybe the plane shooting the rockets hit one of his own men on accident and he sat and watched the explosion just thinking of the tragedy he just caused. This leads to the second portion of the painting, which is another plane just seconds away from being upside down and is on fire in a huge explosion. The colors are definitely made to represent danger, because there colors we see in magazines that give us the feeling of danger. The colors are black, red, white, and yellow. At the top of the plane that is exploding, Lichtenstein though of painting the word WHAAM! in all capital letters above the explosion. WHAAM! happens to be the title of this painting and Lichtenstein did the same sort of technique in the last painting I described Blam!. Lichtenstein painted this piece for all the same reasons he painted Blam!. He wanted to focus on war and the aspect of war.
However I believe Lichtenstein wanted to get deeper into the war aspect by trying to prove that war can also hurt the ones on your side. In this painting, a pilot has hurt another pilot in which I believe was an accident, but Lichtenstein created to show sort of a comic book comedy to determine that accidents happen. “Whaam!” is based on an image from ‘All American Men of War’ published by DC comics in 1962. Throughout the 1960’s, Lichtenstein frequently drew on commercial art sources such as comic images or advertisements, attracted by the way highly emotional subject matter could be depicted using detached techniques. Transferring this to a painting context, Lichtenstein could present powerfully charged scenes in an impersonal manner, leaving the viewer to decipher meanings for themselves. Although he was careful to retain the character of his source, Lichtenstein also explored the formal qualities of commercial imagery and techniques. In these works as in “Whaam!”, he adapted and developed the original composition to produce an intensely stylized painting” (Lobel, Michael. 95). Giving this information, I realized that Lichtenstein was doing this painting for more entertainment reasons, because it was published by DC comics. Those who read DC comics aren’t looking for depth in art, but for entertainment.
While searching deep into this piece of art, I noticed a great metaphor. In Whaam! the plane that has been shot down may be a symbol of the comic book style of painting. After the 1960’s Lichtenstein gave up on his comic style characters and ideas, to get more into the works of Picasso, and Mondrian and big artists like them. Since this was one of Lichtenstein’s last paintings that showed a character of comic style, maybe he wanted to get deeper in his meaning. The plane exploding and being ruined, possible is being compared with the times of comic book style back in the 1960’s, and the plane is going down, because the time has come for Lichtenstein to end the style as well. “Roy Lichtenstein’s works may at first have appeared trapped within a limited format; but as he kept exploring, he continued to discover new range and diversity. His works became unmistakably American as he progressed—pop icons were used to (arguably) portray the events that were occurring in his own life. For example, he painted the images of attractive young woman in distress (“Drowning Girl” and “Frightened Girl”) as his marriage was breaking up in the mid-1960’s. Particularly poignant is his canvas “In the Car,” which illustrates a strained and chilly silence between a young couple in a car” (“ARTtalk” par. 11). This source here gives me the idea that Lichtenstein knew he was becoming an artist with better ideas and a bigger ego. This concludes me to believe that Lichtenstein gave up on the comic style of characters, because he knew he was more than that and wanted to express it through his work. However after doing some research I discovered I was right, for those reasons, but he also gave up for others. “By the late 1960’s, pop art had faded and Lichtenstein stopped using comic book characters as source material, focusing instead on works that were reminiscent of Picasso, C,zanne, and Mondrian. True to his style, he treated these works much the same as Andy Warhol handled the images of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley—as brand names of popular culture” (“ARTtalk” par. 11).
Lichtenstein was a man who had creativity in his work, and sometimes even hid some clever clues to how he was painting his paintings. While analyzing the two paintings Whaam! and Blam!, a connection by Lichtenstein may have been created. This connection may not have been what Lichtenstein was searching for while creating these two fine pieces of work, but maybe he was trying to create a mystery. In the first painting Blam!, it is of a plane being blown up and a man falling out. The painting was created in 1962 which was before the painting Whaam!. At first Lichtenstein probably painted Blam! for the style of war, but as the year went by, he may have decided to add to the painting. Whaam! was painted in 1963, a year after Blam! and in this painting, it is of a pilot who shoots down another plane probably by mistake. However, the mystery by Lichtenstein could be that the plane is the same plane from Blam!, that is being shot down and explodes. Lichtenstein may have done this as a mystery for his fans to solve while searching through his work. At first when Lichtenstein painted Whaam!, there may have not been another plane being shot down. Then as he figured out he has a painting of a plane being brought down, he added it to the work of Whaam! to give it the cool explosion everyone loves.
Discovering this mystery, first up was looking at the titles of the paintings, and realizing that they rhyme and are basically the same word accept for some minor differences. They also mean the same thing in a way, which could be destruction, because the word destruction can easily be interpreted with the sound effects “Whaam! and Blam!. Then looking at the dates in which the two pieces of art were created, it helped to figure out they were only a year apart. Lastly, came the idea that if Lichtenstein painted a plane being shot down, there has to be something that shot it down. Once he painted Whaam! Lichtenstein may have thought that the man in the plane could be the reason of the plane being brought down in Blam!. All of these fine ideas may have been the inspiration Lichtenstein used to create two of his very famous and beautiful paintings.
Roy Lichtenstein was a man of many mysteries and talents, and expressed them in his paintings. His unique comic book style was very well known, and he was recognized as one of the best of the style. His paintings depict many meanings, and can be viewed in any way necessary. However, Lichtenstein should always be remembered as one of the best artist during the emergence of pop art.
Works Cited
“ARTtalk.” A Little Art History. November, 1997.
http://www.arttalk.com/archives/vol-08/artv0801-1.htm
Great source from the internet, I got much information from this. Described my artist wonderfully and gave me some good stuff on his style of painting.
Cavallaro, Dani. Art for Beginners. New York: Writers and Readers Publishing, Inc., 2000.
Here they describe the basics of art, and what is used for it. I got some nice information with this source. I found out what Lichtenstein uses to create his work, along with being able to view some paintings from other artists who use the same style as Lichtenstein for their work.
Janson, Anthony F. and Janson, H.W. History of Art. 5th ed. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, 1997.
This was a great source that could be used for any type of art. It focuses on all art types, and I found some great information for my artist. This includes an interview with my artist, a couple paintings from my artist, and some information about how he uses his art and how it inspires him.
Kleiner, Fred S. and Tansey, Richard G. Gardner’s Art Through The Ages. 10th ed. New York: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1996.
This source focuses on how Gardner believes art has changed throughout the years. I found some good information on my artist in this source and he was mentioned as a unique artist of his time.
Lenin Imports. Biography Roy Lichtenstein. March 23, 2009
http://www.leninimports.com/roy_lichtensteinb.html
Great website I found information on for Roy Lichtenstein. I used it in my paper and it helped me to analyze some points I made in my paper.
Lobel, Michael. Image Duplicator: ROY LICHTENSTEIN AND THE EMERGENCE OF POP ART. Ed. Walter Cahn. Yale University, 2002.
Great book I got from the library, and I used many pieces of information in my paper from this source. Worked out well for me.
Lucie-Smith, Edward. Lives of the Great 20th Century Artists. September 1991.
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/L/lichtenstein.html
Here I found some great information about the life of my artist. It was an article from a biography of Roy Lichtenstein that I found from a website. This should really help me in writing my biography of my artist.
Wilkins. David G and Zaczek, Iain. The Collins Big Book of Art – From Cave Art to Pop Art. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2005.
This source gave me some good information about my artist, because it focused on pop art, which is the main focus of my artist. In this source, I found out that Lichtenstein believes it is hard to find anyone who doesn’t appreciate his work.
Works Consulted
CoppleStone, Trewin. Art in Society – A Guide to the Visual Arts. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Inc., 1983.
This source focused on how art is important, and the different styles of art. I found much information from this source. I found out what Lichtenstein focuses his art work on and how it is important. I also discovered how critics view his work.
Frazier, Nancy. The Penguin Concise Dictionary of Art History. New York: Penguin Reference, 2000.
This was more of a useless source for me. I found only a small piece of information. It was a dictionary of art, and basically gave me the answer to where Lichtenstein adopted his work. In the end, this actually could turn out too help me.
Gebhardt, Volker. The History of Art – An Illustrated Historical Overview. New York: Barron’s, 1997.
This source was an overall view of art throughout many years. I didn’t really find much information here, but I found a piece of artwork from my artist to focus on during my research.
Hartt, Frederick. Art – A History of Painting · Sculpture · Architecture. Vol. 2. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1976. 2 Vols.
Here I found out about the history of my artist and his unique style of painting. It told me how he came about his work, and I also found another piece of work by my artist to focus on. This source was a good piece of information.
Roy Lichtenstein Foundation. Ed. Dorothy Lichtenstein. Dr. Jack Cowart, Cassandra Lozano,
Natasha Sigmund. 2007. Foundation Staff, NY New York.
http://www.lichtensteinfoundation.org/frames.htm
This is a great source I found information about my artist from a website of my artist. Basically all I need to know I can get from this website.
Napoliello, Michael Jr. 101 Things I Don’t Know About Art. Newport Beach, CA: Literary Press, 2004.
This was another source that focused on the basics of art. I learned from it, but found barely any information about my artist. One thing I found was a nice piece of work by my artist that I can use for evaluation.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Act 3: Scene 1 Kenneth Branagh
In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the famous line “To be or not to be-that is the question:” (64) has become very famous throughout history. In this scene, Hamlet is wondering whether or not he should kill himself. I watched three videos of actors trying to act out the famous Hamlet soliloquy, there is Kenneth Branagh, Alexander Fodor, and Laurence Olivier. However, in my point of view, Kenneth Branagh has the best reenactment of the famous Hamlet for many reasons.
Watching the other two reenactments, I realized that Branagh was doing the best reenactment, because he acted the soliloquy out word for word and had the best delivery of lines, which includes pauses and spaces in the lines. The other two actors however changed it up a bit and used some of there own lines and actions in the videos. The tone of Hamlet in general is a huge aspect to why I chose this reenactment as the best. Branagh uses just the right tones and movements while he is acting his lines throughout the whole soliloquy and keeps me guessing.
Reading the scene, I got the feeling that Hamlet was whispering to himself because he didn’t want any one else to hear him. Then, after watching the scene by Branagh I realized that Branagh was also whispering in a soft tone while looking himself in the mirror just questioning as to what he should do. The other two videos I watched didn’t really inform me on what was actually happening to Hamlet in this scene. Watching Branagh, gave me a great idea that Hamlet has gone insane and may commit suicide. In the play, when Hamlet says “To die, to sleep- To sleep, perchance to dream.” (72-73) I figured Hamlet was yelling at the top of his lungs for any one to hear the news that maybe he just may kill himself. Then after watching the video, I realized Hamlet was whispering to himself very discretely while looking himself in the mirror as if he were talking to his soul. Hamlet knows he is alone in this scene and is speaking quietly so he is not heard.
I was very interested in the part of the reenactment, when Hamlet looks himself in the mirror during speaking the soliloquy. It just so happens that Polonius and the king were behind that mirror and it gave me the idea as too did Hamlet know they were behind that mirror and was speaking so they could hear him? Back to the part when Hamlet pulls out his dagger, it shows a quick flash of Polonius and the king and they are frightened. This made me wonder if Hamlet was pulling out the dagger as a sign to Polonius and the king as if they should watch out because he knew they were spying on him and he would get his revenge.
When Hamlet is talking to himself in the mirror, he begins to whisper with a lower tone and says “When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin?” (83-84) This signifies that Hamlet is very much interested in killing himself because quietus means to quit, which basically means Hamlet is going to quit his life by killing himself. Then he says with a bare bodkin, which is a dagger of some sort. As Hamlet releases these words, in the play he takes out a dagger as if he is going to cut himself. When the dagger comes out, Hamlet is whispering to his reflection in the mirror and pointing at himself with the dagger as if this may be the end. Branagn does a brilliant job in selling this to me and I figured that at this point while reading the play that Hamlet was speaking loudly as if scared to kill himself, but then realized after watching the scene that Hamlet was whispering very softly.
When Hamlet says “And lose the name of action.” (96) he taps on the mirror with his dagger to signal Polonius and the king to pay attention. Then right after that, Ophelia walks into the room and Hamlet walks over to her and acts very nice and normal as if he were playing around with Polonius and the king and knew they were there. Polonius and the king figured Hamlet would be acting strangely in this scene, but after watching the scene I realized that Hamlet acted normal towards Ophelia to throw off Polonius and the king and make them wonder what is going on.
In conclusion, I believe the reenactment by Kenneth Branagh was the best of the three, because of his excellent word for word display of the famous soliloquy. Branagh acted out this scene answered many questions I had about how this scene was actually happening in Shakespeare’s point of view. After watching the video of Branagh I came to the conclusion that Hamlet knew he was alone, but was just acting strangely because he has gone mad by this point in the play. The other two actors did a very good unique version of Hamlet in their own way, but after analyzing all reenactments, I realized Branagh had the best solutions to my questions in the play.
Watching the other two reenactments, I realized that Branagh was doing the best reenactment, because he acted the soliloquy out word for word and had the best delivery of lines, which includes pauses and spaces in the lines. The other two actors however changed it up a bit and used some of there own lines and actions in the videos. The tone of Hamlet in general is a huge aspect to why I chose this reenactment as the best. Branagh uses just the right tones and movements while he is acting his lines throughout the whole soliloquy and keeps me guessing.
Reading the scene, I got the feeling that Hamlet was whispering to himself because he didn’t want any one else to hear him. Then, after watching the scene by Branagh I realized that Branagh was also whispering in a soft tone while looking himself in the mirror just questioning as to what he should do. The other two videos I watched didn’t really inform me on what was actually happening to Hamlet in this scene. Watching Branagh, gave me a great idea that Hamlet has gone insane and may commit suicide. In the play, when Hamlet says “To die, to sleep- To sleep, perchance to dream.” (72-73) I figured Hamlet was yelling at the top of his lungs for any one to hear the news that maybe he just may kill himself. Then after watching the video, I realized Hamlet was whispering to himself very discretely while looking himself in the mirror as if he were talking to his soul. Hamlet knows he is alone in this scene and is speaking quietly so he is not heard.
I was very interested in the part of the reenactment, when Hamlet looks himself in the mirror during speaking the soliloquy. It just so happens that Polonius and the king were behind that mirror and it gave me the idea as too did Hamlet know they were behind that mirror and was speaking so they could hear him? Back to the part when Hamlet pulls out his dagger, it shows a quick flash of Polonius and the king and they are frightened. This made me wonder if Hamlet was pulling out the dagger as a sign to Polonius and the king as if they should watch out because he knew they were spying on him and he would get his revenge.
When Hamlet is talking to himself in the mirror, he begins to whisper with a lower tone and says “When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin?” (83-84) This signifies that Hamlet is very much interested in killing himself because quietus means to quit, which basically means Hamlet is going to quit his life by killing himself. Then he says with a bare bodkin, which is a dagger of some sort. As Hamlet releases these words, in the play he takes out a dagger as if he is going to cut himself. When the dagger comes out, Hamlet is whispering to his reflection in the mirror and pointing at himself with the dagger as if this may be the end. Branagn does a brilliant job in selling this to me and I figured that at this point while reading the play that Hamlet was speaking loudly as if scared to kill himself, but then realized after watching the scene that Hamlet was whispering very softly.
When Hamlet says “And lose the name of action.” (96) he taps on the mirror with his dagger to signal Polonius and the king to pay attention. Then right after that, Ophelia walks into the room and Hamlet walks over to her and acts very nice and normal as if he were playing around with Polonius and the king and knew they were there. Polonius and the king figured Hamlet would be acting strangely in this scene, but after watching the scene I realized that Hamlet acted normal towards Ophelia to throw off Polonius and the king and make them wonder what is going on.
In conclusion, I believe the reenactment by Kenneth Branagh was the best of the three, because of his excellent word for word display of the famous soliloquy. Branagh acted out this scene answered many questions I had about how this scene was actually happening in Shakespeare’s point of view. After watching the video of Branagh I came to the conclusion that Hamlet knew he was alone, but was just acting strangely because he has gone mad by this point in the play. The other two actors did a very good unique version of Hamlet in their own way, but after analyzing all reenactments, I realized Branagh had the best solutions to my questions in the play.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
The Artist I Chose is...
Dear Mr. Ryan Gallagher:
The artist I chose to research is a contemporary artist known as Roy Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein was born in New York in 1923. He is known for being one of the best of the pop art movement. Lichtenstein’s art interests me, because it is very unique and his art reminds me of comic book characters in a way. A couple of my favorite pieces of art by Lichtenstein are Blam and In the Car. The art Blam really interests me, because I’m into art work that was done with oil painting, because my grandfather used to paint the same way. The colors Lichtenstein used in the painting are really colorful and are easy to see. They remind me of colors most seen in comic books. The same goes with the painting In the Car, because it has unique colors and gives me the feeling as reading a comic book. It also gives me the idea that Lichtenstein may have been into woman and being a spy, because he draws many blonde woman and the scene seems sort of old school spy work.
My initial research led me to find out that Lichtenstein grew up in New York, which isn’t too far from here. Also, he wasn’t really influenced at a young age by art, and began making art at a young age. He went to college and began teaching as well in his hometown of New York. My most favorite thing about Lichtenstein is his unique comic book style paintings.
There are many places in which I can find information on my artist Lichtenstein. Wikipedia.org is a very good reference, along with google.com and Lichtensteinfoundation.org. A couple of other places I can find information about Lichtenstein can definitely be the local library, or a book store. Some more websites where I can find information on my artist are artchive.com, artcyclopedia.com, artelino.com, rogallery.com is good for paintings by Lichtenstein, and finally there is answers.com in which I can find valuable information.
My ideas for a thesis vary, because I haven’t really decided yet. Some ideas I have include a thesis about Lichtenstein’s unique comic book style and why he chose to do that. Another thesis could include writing on the unique colors and Lichtenstein’s unique way of drawing woman as blonde most of the time. Those are just a few I can think of, but there are many more ideas I can come up with.
Sincerely,
Chad Ortiz
The artist I chose to research is a contemporary artist known as Roy Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein was born in New York in 1923. He is known for being one of the best of the pop art movement. Lichtenstein’s art interests me, because it is very unique and his art reminds me of comic book characters in a way. A couple of my favorite pieces of art by Lichtenstein are Blam and In the Car. The art Blam really interests me, because I’m into art work that was done with oil painting, because my grandfather used to paint the same way. The colors Lichtenstein used in the painting are really colorful and are easy to see. They remind me of colors most seen in comic books. The same goes with the painting In the Car, because it has unique colors and gives me the feeling as reading a comic book. It also gives me the idea that Lichtenstein may have been into woman and being a spy, because he draws many blonde woman and the scene seems sort of old school spy work.
My initial research led me to find out that Lichtenstein grew up in New York, which isn’t too far from here. Also, he wasn’t really influenced at a young age by art, and began making art at a young age. He went to college and began teaching as well in his hometown of New York. My most favorite thing about Lichtenstein is his unique comic book style paintings.
There are many places in which I can find information on my artist Lichtenstein. Wikipedia.org is a very good reference, along with google.com and Lichtensteinfoundation.org. A couple of other places I can find information about Lichtenstein can definitely be the local library, or a book store. Some more websites where I can find information on my artist are artchive.com, artcyclopedia.com, artelino.com, rogallery.com is good for paintings by Lichtenstein, and finally there is answers.com in which I can find valuable information.
My ideas for a thesis vary, because I haven’t really decided yet. Some ideas I have include a thesis about Lichtenstein’s unique comic book style and why he chose to do that. Another thesis could include writing on the unique colors and Lichtenstein’s unique way of drawing woman as blonde most of the time. Those are just a few I can think of, but there are many more ideas I can come up with.
Sincerely,
Chad Ortiz
All Souls Mix CD
1. Thanks for the Memories by Fall Out Boy- In this point of the memoir, the author Michael Patrick MacDonald has comeback to Southie after four years of staying away. His family is either dead or has moved away to Colorado. As he walks through Southie for the first time in four years, he starts to reminisce the good and bad times from when he was a boy growing up in Southie. He also visits a funeral of a young boy who was murdered and it makes him remember the death of his four brothers and lights four candles for each of them.
2. Welcome Back by Mase- The memoir has now switched roles. The author Michael Patrick MacDonald has gone back in time and has started telling the story of his childhood from where it has began. He begins the story of his life at Chapter 2 throughout the rest of the memoir. He has some good times in his life and bad times that are all expressed throughout the memoir.
3. Hard Knock Life by Jay-Z- Michael Patrick MacDonald and his family are living in the black projects called the Columbian Point Projects where everyone is extremely racist and being white in the neighborhood is not easy. Jay-Z represents life not being easy as well in his hit song Hard Knock Life which has a nice little chorus that mimics the theme from the hit movie Anne when she is in the foster home singing it’s a Hard Knock Life while being tortured in the foster home.
4. Good Life by Kanye West- In the following chapter, Chapter 3 to be exact, Michael Patrick MacDonald and his family now have moved to the Old Colony Housing Projects which is a lot more safe and comfortable for a white family living in Southie in the 70’s. Considering the fact that everyone who lives in the Old Colony Projects is of the white race. It’s not the best place in the world for someone to live, but for a family like Michael’s, it is Heaven.
5. Fight the Power by Public Enemy- Southie has now been turned into chaos. The whole city has gone against busing. The government of Southie has decided to bus blacks into Southie to go to the white schools and send whites to the black parts of Southie to go to blacks schools. Riots have broken out, people are being hurt, but there trying to fight the power and get their neighborhood back to normal, the way it was before busing.
6. Locked Up by Akon- Times are beginning to change into harsh situations. Michael’s oldest sibling, his brother David MacDonald has been acting mental and just not normal. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia and locked up into a mental home for help and safe keeping. Michael talks about the times he and his mom visited David and how scared David was as well as how scared he was just to be in a place like that.
7. I Wish by R. Kelly- The worst thing that could have happened for Michael has happened. His oldest brother David has committed suicide by jumping off a roof right in front of their house. He couldn’t handle all the problems and voices he was hearing from his schizophrenia and just decided to end the suffering. In this song by R. Kelly, He has lost his mother and wishes she was back alive with him to help him get over his great loss, and he reminisces all the beautiful moments they spent together just as Michael Patrick MacDonald does with his lost brother David.
8. The World’s Greatest by R. Kelly- There is now some excitement in the life of the MacDonald’s. Michael Patrick MacDonald’s older brother Francis Xavier MacDonald has become more concerned for his family and wants to make it out of the projects and take his whole family with him. He becomes the best heavy weight boxer in Boston, Massachusetts and beats all the toughest opponents in the area. He is about to make it and R. Kelly talks about how he has made it through this powerful song.
9. Hey Mama by Kanye West- Francis Xavier MacDonald has almost made it, until he was caught up in something stupid like trying to rob a truck of money and being shot and killed. His was told to be the favorite child of Helen MacDonald King, the mother of Michael Patrick MacDonald and all the other children. He was known all over Boston and was close to making it out the projects until this tragedy struck. His mother is now heart broken and will always remember Frank as they called him as a hard worker and the one who truly cared for the family. Kanye West talks about how he has made it and has helped them out the harsh life in this touching song.
10. Fast Car by Tracy Chapman- Michael Patrick MacDonald’s life could not be any worse; his mother and his whole family have lost four children or siblings, and now want nothing more to get out of the ghetto. Michael’s mother now has two more little ones who are now a little older from aging throughout the book, but not old enough to have experienced all the horrible that has happened. The mother wants nothing more then for her babies to get out of Southie before something horrible haunts the family again. Tracy Chapman tells the story of her life and how she wanted to just get away by driving a fast car through the city into a new city to live a better life in this touching song.
2. Welcome Back by Mase- The memoir has now switched roles. The author Michael Patrick MacDonald has gone back in time and has started telling the story of his childhood from where it has began. He begins the story of his life at Chapter 2 throughout the rest of the memoir. He has some good times in his life and bad times that are all expressed throughout the memoir.
3. Hard Knock Life by Jay-Z- Michael Patrick MacDonald and his family are living in the black projects called the Columbian Point Projects where everyone is extremely racist and being white in the neighborhood is not easy. Jay-Z represents life not being easy as well in his hit song Hard Knock Life which has a nice little chorus that mimics the theme from the hit movie Anne when she is in the foster home singing it’s a Hard Knock Life while being tortured in the foster home.
4. Good Life by Kanye West- In the following chapter, Chapter 3 to be exact, Michael Patrick MacDonald and his family now have moved to the Old Colony Housing Projects which is a lot more safe and comfortable for a white family living in Southie in the 70’s. Considering the fact that everyone who lives in the Old Colony Projects is of the white race. It’s not the best place in the world for someone to live, but for a family like Michael’s, it is Heaven.
5. Fight the Power by Public Enemy- Southie has now been turned into chaos. The whole city has gone against busing. The government of Southie has decided to bus blacks into Southie to go to the white schools and send whites to the black parts of Southie to go to blacks schools. Riots have broken out, people are being hurt, but there trying to fight the power and get their neighborhood back to normal, the way it was before busing.
6. Locked Up by Akon- Times are beginning to change into harsh situations. Michael’s oldest sibling, his brother David MacDonald has been acting mental and just not normal. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia and locked up into a mental home for help and safe keeping. Michael talks about the times he and his mom visited David and how scared David was as well as how scared he was just to be in a place like that.
7. I Wish by R. Kelly- The worst thing that could have happened for Michael has happened. His oldest brother David has committed suicide by jumping off a roof right in front of their house. He couldn’t handle all the problems and voices he was hearing from his schizophrenia and just decided to end the suffering. In this song by R. Kelly, He has lost his mother and wishes she was back alive with him to help him get over his great loss, and he reminisces all the beautiful moments they spent together just as Michael Patrick MacDonald does with his lost brother David.
8. The World’s Greatest by R. Kelly- There is now some excitement in the life of the MacDonald’s. Michael Patrick MacDonald’s older brother Francis Xavier MacDonald has become more concerned for his family and wants to make it out of the projects and take his whole family with him. He becomes the best heavy weight boxer in Boston, Massachusetts and beats all the toughest opponents in the area. He is about to make it and R. Kelly talks about how he has made it through this powerful song.
9. Hey Mama by Kanye West- Francis Xavier MacDonald has almost made it, until he was caught up in something stupid like trying to rob a truck of money and being shot and killed. His was told to be the favorite child of Helen MacDonald King, the mother of Michael Patrick MacDonald and all the other children. He was known all over Boston and was close to making it out the projects until this tragedy struck. His mother is now heart broken and will always remember Frank as they called him as a hard worker and the one who truly cared for the family. Kanye West talks about how he has made it and has helped them out the harsh life in this touching song.
10. Fast Car by Tracy Chapman- Michael Patrick MacDonald’s life could not be any worse; his mother and his whole family have lost four children or siblings, and now want nothing more to get out of the ghetto. Michael’s mother now has two more little ones who are now a little older from aging throughout the book, but not old enough to have experienced all the horrible that has happened. The mother wants nothing more then for her babies to get out of Southie before something horrible haunts the family again. Tracy Chapman tells the story of her life and how she wanted to just get away by driving a fast car through the city into a new city to live a better life in this touching song.
Roy Lichtenstein Bio/Thesis
Roy Lichtenstein was a great contemporary artist of his time. He grew up in New York during the 1920’s and his parents were a realtor and a housewife. He was known as the most sophisticated of the pop artist with his unique paintings. During his time in high school, there was no curriculum for art at his school, but he still began to paint as a hobby during his junior year of high school. Lichtenstein received much motivation from a very famous artist known as Picasso. Lichtenstein was admired by Picasso’s Blue and Rose period Paintings, and was a big fan of the jazz musicians. (Lucie-Smith, par. 2)
Lichtenstein was a teacher throughout his career, while teacher at Rutgers University during the 1960’s. Being an artist at first for Roy wasn’t that easy, his first pop art painting was a dollar bill in 1956, and he got barely any attention for it. The painting was classified as “Abstract Expressionist”, and during the 1957-1960 period, Lichtenstein’s work was broadly spoken. (Lucie-Smith, par. 3) Lichtenstein began to become well known as an artist, when people began comparing him with Andy Warhol, who was considered the best of the pop art movement until Lichtenstein came about.
Lichtenstein one day took his paintings “unannounced to the Leo Castillo Gallery, and was almost immediately accepted for his exhibition there, in preference to Andy Warhol, who had started doing similar work.” (Lucie-Smith, par. 5) Lichtenstein began his career in 1963, after doing his first show with Castelli which launched him on a huge career and made him successful. After becoming known for his art, Lichtenstein left Rutgers, and moved back to New York where he quit teaching altogether to focus on his art. (Lucie-Smith, par. 5)
During an interview with Gene R. Swenson, Lichtenstein was asked “What is Pop Art?” Lichtenstein then answered, “I don’t know- the use of commercial art as a subject matter in painting, I suppose. It was hard to get a painting that was despicable enough so that no one would hang it… The one thing everyone hated was commercial art; apparently they didn’t hate that enough either.” (Janson, Anthony F. Pg.945) Basically, even though many people didn’t like commercial art, Lichtenstein’s was so unique; it was hard for the people to stay away. He was an artist too unique for some, and one of the best of his time in the pop art field.
Today, Lichtenstein has a trio of paintings in the art gallery at the Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art. The paintings include Meat, Strong Hand, and Desk Calendar, which were all painted during the year of 1962. Lichtenstein lived a beautiful career, but sadly died not to long ago. His life ended of pneumonia on September 29, 1997; he was 73, but left behind his legacy of the best pop artist of his time. (Lenin Imports, Paragraphs, 1, 16)
Roy Lichtenstein was an artist that was of the pop art movement. He is very famous for many of his paintings, but Drowning Girl and Blam! are two of his paintings in which Lichtenstein expresses his art work greatly. Blam! is a painting in which Lichtenstein used oil on canvas to develop. The oil on canvas gives the painting a unique style and the colors explode in your face. Drowning Girl is another painting painted the same way, but I feel Lichtenstein has something extra behind his paintings. In these two paintings, along with many others by Lichtenstein, it seems people or something is in danger. I believe Lichtenstein uses his paintings to express the dangers of life and to bring out some of the trouble he had while growing up during his life as a pop art painter.
Lichtenstein was a teacher throughout his career, while teacher at Rutgers University during the 1960’s. Being an artist at first for Roy wasn’t that easy, his first pop art painting was a dollar bill in 1956, and he got barely any attention for it. The painting was classified as “Abstract Expressionist”, and during the 1957-1960 period, Lichtenstein’s work was broadly spoken. (Lucie-Smith, par. 3) Lichtenstein began to become well known as an artist, when people began comparing him with Andy Warhol, who was considered the best of the pop art movement until Lichtenstein came about.
Lichtenstein one day took his paintings “unannounced to the Leo Castillo Gallery, and was almost immediately accepted for his exhibition there, in preference to Andy Warhol, who had started doing similar work.” (Lucie-Smith, par. 5) Lichtenstein began his career in 1963, after doing his first show with Castelli which launched him on a huge career and made him successful. After becoming known for his art, Lichtenstein left Rutgers, and moved back to New York where he quit teaching altogether to focus on his art. (Lucie-Smith, par. 5)
During an interview with Gene R. Swenson, Lichtenstein was asked “What is Pop Art?” Lichtenstein then answered, “I don’t know- the use of commercial art as a subject matter in painting, I suppose. It was hard to get a painting that was despicable enough so that no one would hang it… The one thing everyone hated was commercial art; apparently they didn’t hate that enough either.” (Janson, Anthony F. Pg.945) Basically, even though many people didn’t like commercial art, Lichtenstein’s was so unique; it was hard for the people to stay away. He was an artist too unique for some, and one of the best of his time in the pop art field.
Today, Lichtenstein has a trio of paintings in the art gallery at the Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art. The paintings include Meat, Strong Hand, and Desk Calendar, which were all painted during the year of 1962. Lichtenstein lived a beautiful career, but sadly died not to long ago. His life ended of pneumonia on September 29, 1997; he was 73, but left behind his legacy of the best pop artist of his time. (Lenin Imports, Paragraphs, 1, 16)
Roy Lichtenstein was an artist that was of the pop art movement. He is very famous for many of his paintings, but Drowning Girl and Blam! are two of his paintings in which Lichtenstein expresses his art work greatly. Blam! is a painting in which Lichtenstein used oil on canvas to develop. The oil on canvas gives the painting a unique style and the colors explode in your face. Drowning Girl is another painting painted the same way, but I feel Lichtenstein has something extra behind his paintings. In these two paintings, along with many others by Lichtenstein, it seems people or something is in danger. I believe Lichtenstein uses his paintings to express the dangers of life and to bring out some of the trouble he had while growing up during his life as a pop art painter.
Meta Paper on Faulkner
This assignment was very creative and took good imagination. The assignment was to choose a story from either Faulkner or Hemingway and re-write it as Faulkner if it was from Hemingway or re-write it as Hemingway if it was from Faulkner. I chose to re-write A Clean, Well-Lighted Place as Faulkner, because it was a sort of short story by Hemingway but I feel if Faulkner wrote it he could have made it a lot longer with much more detail.
To start off, I opened the story with much detail in describing the setting and the old man, because I feel Faulkner would have done the same. Then I took pieces of the story by Hemingway and pieced them together to make the story seem shorter but with much more detail as Faulkner would have done. While writing this short story, I used some time and describing scenes in detail as well as the characters. I also used dialogue a lot in order for the readers to get a better feel for the characters as Faulkner does in his stories.
The story by Hemingway wasn’t in much detail and I feel he should have added more so that the reader could find out more about the characters, especially the old man. After re-writing Hemingway as Faulkner, I used comments to comment what I did to mimic Faulkner’s writing style. The comments were a good idea, because it lets me know what I did just in case I forget, or if anyone asks, it’s written there for them. One last thing I did in this re-write was use characterization to describe the characters. The old man was the one I focused on more throughout the writing, because he was the main character. Faulkner uses much characterization in his short story A Rose for Emily, so much that I felt I knew the characters and thought I was there in the small town.
To start off, I opened the story with much detail in describing the setting and the old man, because I feel Faulkner would have done the same. Then I took pieces of the story by Hemingway and pieced them together to make the story seem shorter but with much more detail as Faulkner would have done. While writing this short story, I used some time and describing scenes in detail as well as the characters. I also used dialogue a lot in order for the readers to get a better feel for the characters as Faulkner does in his stories.
The story by Hemingway wasn’t in much detail and I feel he should have added more so that the reader could find out more about the characters, especially the old man. After re-writing Hemingway as Faulkner, I used comments to comment what I did to mimic Faulkner’s writing style. The comments were a good idea, because it lets me know what I did just in case I forget, or if anyone asks, it’s written there for them. One last thing I did in this re-write was use characterization to describe the characters. The old man was the one I focused on more throughout the writing, because he was the main character. Faulkner uses much characterization in his short story A Rose for Emily, so much that I felt I knew the characters and thought I was there in the small town.
Metacognition Paper
First off, I started with the Mix CD for the memoir All Souls. I went through the memoir and split it into 10 pieces, one for each song. I searched for powerful sections of the book that I could correspond with songs that I know would fit the memoir properly. There are some songs that involve peaceful and happy times the family went through, then there are the songs that represent the harsh times. I put the songs on the CD from how the book went from start to finish. There were some repetitions of harsh times that eventually led to a repetition of good times. To make sure the song was perfect for the text I looked up the lyrics and read them to get a good understanding. I then read the text to make sure it was right for the song. I am a big fan of music which is why I chose this project out of the five I had to choose from. Music inspires me as this memoir did, not only because it was about a man who went through rough times to becoming a famous author, but because the setting is in Boston. After putting the songs on the CD, I then explained why the song was good for the memoir. I explained the text that I chose for the piece of music and why they corresponded well together. I also compared the song with the text. To get the music, I had to download the songs off Limewire and make sure they were in good condition. I then burnt the CD and got it ready for listening. I believe I complete this assignment well and I did what was asked. I wouldn’t really change anything I did, accept for maybe getting the songs in a more respectable way other than Limewire. This assignment helped me to better understand text by comparing it with other things I like, for example music. This assignment was interesting for me and I enjoyed doing it.
I then wrote a filler chapter to my book, between Chapters eight and nine. I called the chapter “Chapter 8.5”, and I changed the way Michael Patrick MacDonald’s life took place by making my own happier and more inspirational piece. First off, I went through the memoir to find the perfect piece of the text to expand on. I then found the piece that involved Michael’s brother Frankie being killed after he made it so far into boxing, beating the toughest of opponents. Then a tragedy of murder took his life and wonderful career. In my opinion, I think the story would have sounded a lot better if the brother Frankie had gotten shit like he did, but instead of dying, he came back from therapy and won a boxing championship. I know this is a memoir and it really happened so nothing I can do can bring poor Frankie back, but I liked to make believe that Michael’s family got lucky and became wealthy from Frankie’s boxing and all the money he would bring to the family. After piling up all my thoughts, I wrote the paper as in the mind of Michael Patrick MacDonald by using his style of writing. He writes freely and likes to go from bad to good times, or past to present. He also likes to bring up his mom a lot while writing his memoir and I did so as well in rewriting the chapter. After doing this assignment, Michael Patrick MacDonald has become my favorite author and I would love to read more books by him in the future. I had some trouble with figuring out the exact writing style of Michael, but I got familiar with it and did what I had to do. I wouldn’t change much from what I did, accept maybe go deeper into the text and try and become one with Michael, but I feel I did I good job and got the job done.
I then wrote a filler chapter to my book, between Chapters eight and nine. I called the chapter “Chapter 8.5”, and I changed the way Michael Patrick MacDonald’s life took place by making my own happier and more inspirational piece. First off, I went through the memoir to find the perfect piece of the text to expand on. I then found the piece that involved Michael’s brother Frankie being killed after he made it so far into boxing, beating the toughest of opponents. Then a tragedy of murder took his life and wonderful career. In my opinion, I think the story would have sounded a lot better if the brother Frankie had gotten shit like he did, but instead of dying, he came back from therapy and won a boxing championship. I know this is a memoir and it really happened so nothing I can do can bring poor Frankie back, but I liked to make believe that Michael’s family got lucky and became wealthy from Frankie’s boxing and all the money he would bring to the family. After piling up all my thoughts, I wrote the paper as in the mind of Michael Patrick MacDonald by using his style of writing. He writes freely and likes to go from bad to good times, or past to present. He also likes to bring up his mom a lot while writing his memoir and I did so as well in rewriting the chapter. After doing this assignment, Michael Patrick MacDonald has become my favorite author and I would love to read more books by him in the future. I had some trouble with figuring out the exact writing style of Michael, but I got familiar with it and did what I had to do. I wouldn’t change much from what I did, accept maybe go deeper into the text and try and become one with Michael, but I feel I did I good job and got the job done.
Faulkner re-write
It was late, about 2:00 in the mourning and pitch black outside. There was no one left in the café, it was basically empty except for the exception of the old man who enjoyed the night because he was deaf and felt the elegance of the night. He liked to be alone and drink while sitting in the dark corner of the café looking in the distance. The two waiters watching him angry as it were getting late and the café was a mess and still was to be cleaned. The old man however didn’t want to leave he seemed happy and comfortable to be alone in the midst of the dark corner wondering. The man was of 80 years old wrinkled and all, cold, pale and not seeking attention. The two waiters had to ask themselves, who was in charge of this man? Is he alone? Does he have any family?
The old man sat outside in the dark and gloomy night while the two waiters watched him steadily. A young soldier from the military walks by the old man with his wife in the dark shadows and his medal shines and glistens from the light of the moon. The old man then sat looking through the glass of the café and tapping on his glass as a signal for the waiter to come give him a refill on his brandy. By this time the young waiter is very angry and furious at the old man because all he wants to do is go home.
Once the old man tried to hang himself and was cut down by his niece. The young waiter wanted him dead because he was tired of serving the old man. “You should have killed yourself last week,” he said to the deaf man.” The young waiter poured the old man his glass of brandy and the old man looks at him with a steady silent face and says to the waiter, “A little more”. The waiter who is now very frustrated goes back inside the café and sits with the other waiter while they look into the night and wonder when this old man will finally get too tired and drunk and get home.
It is now getting very late and the young waiter is getting patient. He and his colleague are sitting around the café thinking and talking. The young waiter lets the old waiter know that he never sleeps before 3:00 in the mourning because he is always tending the café late at night. He tells the older waiter, “What kind of hour is that to go to bed?” Now he old man is signaling to the young waiter that he wants more brandy. “Another brandy,” he said, pointing to his glass.” The young waiter who is now completely frustrated tells the old man he has had enough to drink for the night. “Finished” “Another, said the old man.” “No. finished.” The old man finally gets up and pays the young waiter. They can finally go as the old man gets up slowly and walks out drunk and curious of what will happen next.
The young waiter gets ready to leave and the old waiter stays as he sits in the café, for he is the same as the old man. He appreciates the gloomy and cold nights and enjoys drinking alone in the quiet. The younger waiter says to his colleague, “Come on. Stop talking nonsense and lock up.” The old waiter doesn’t listen and lets the young waiter know that he is one who doesn’t want to sleep and wants to be alone in the dark to drink. The waiter leaves and the old waiter is sat comfortably at the bar talking to himself. He now lies in his cozy, warm bed as it is now light out and the dark has passed. He lets himself know that his times of being up late are probably due to insomnia. “After all, he said to himself, it is probably only insomnia. Many must have it.”
The old man sat outside in the dark and gloomy night while the two waiters watched him steadily. A young soldier from the military walks by the old man with his wife in the dark shadows and his medal shines and glistens from the light of the moon. The old man then sat looking through the glass of the café and tapping on his glass as a signal for the waiter to come give him a refill on his brandy. By this time the young waiter is very angry and furious at the old man because all he wants to do is go home.
Once the old man tried to hang himself and was cut down by his niece. The young waiter wanted him dead because he was tired of serving the old man. “You should have killed yourself last week,” he said to the deaf man.” The young waiter poured the old man his glass of brandy and the old man looks at him with a steady silent face and says to the waiter, “A little more”. The waiter who is now very frustrated goes back inside the café and sits with the other waiter while they look into the night and wonder when this old man will finally get too tired and drunk and get home.
It is now getting very late and the young waiter is getting patient. He and his colleague are sitting around the café thinking and talking. The young waiter lets the old waiter know that he never sleeps before 3:00 in the mourning because he is always tending the café late at night. He tells the older waiter, “What kind of hour is that to go to bed?” Now he old man is signaling to the young waiter that he wants more brandy. “Another brandy,” he said, pointing to his glass.” The young waiter who is now completely frustrated tells the old man he has had enough to drink for the night. “Finished” “Another, said the old man.” “No. finished.” The old man finally gets up and pays the young waiter. They can finally go as the old man gets up slowly and walks out drunk and curious of what will happen next.
The young waiter gets ready to leave and the old waiter stays as he sits in the café, for he is the same as the old man. He appreciates the gloomy and cold nights and enjoys drinking alone in the quiet. The younger waiter says to his colleague, “Come on. Stop talking nonsense and lock up.” The old waiter doesn’t listen and lets the young waiter know that he is one who doesn’t want to sleep and wants to be alone in the dark to drink. The waiter leaves and the old waiter is sat comfortably at the bar talking to himself. He now lies in his cozy, warm bed as it is now light out and the dark has passed. He lets himself know that his times of being up late are probably due to insomnia. “After all, he said to himself, it is probably only insomnia. Many must have it.”
Faulkner re-write with comments
It was late, about two o’clock in the morning and pitch black outside. There was no one left in the café, it was basically empty except for the exception of the old man who enjoyed the night because he was deaf and felt the elegance of the night. He liked to be alone and drink while sitting in the dark corner of the café looking in the distance.[MPS1] The two waiters watching him angry as it were getting late and the café was a mess and still was to be cleaned. The old man however didn’t want to leave he seemed happy and comfortable to be alone in the midst of the dark corner wondering. The man was of 80 years old wrinkled and all, cold, pale and not seeking attention. The two waiters had to ask themselves, who was in charge of this man? Is he alone? Does he have any family?[MPS2]
The old man sat outside in the dark and gloomy night while the two waiters watched him steadily. A young soldier from the military walks by the old man with his wife in the dark shadows and his medal shines and glistens from the light of the moon.[MPS3] The old man then sat looking through the glass of the café and tapping on his glass as a signal for the waiter to come give him a refill on his brandy. By this time the young waiter is very angry and furious at the old man because all he wants to do is go home.
Once the old man tried to hang himself and was cut down by his niece. The young waiter wanted him dead because he was tired of serving the old man. “You should have killed yourself last week,” he said to the deaf man. The young waiter poured the old man his glass of brandy and the old man looks at him with a steady silent face and says to the waiter, “A little more”. [MPS4] The waiter who is now very frustrated goes back inside the café and sits with the other waiter while they look into the night and wonder when this old man will finally get too tired and drunk and get home.
It is now getting very late and the young waiter is getting impatient. He and his colleague are sitting around the café thinking and talking. The young waiter lets the old waiter know that he never sleeps before three o’clock in the morning because he is always tending to the café late at night. He tells the older waiter, “What kind of hour is that to go to bed?” Now he old man is signaling to the young waiter that he wants more brandy. “Another brandy,” he said, pointing to his glass.[MPS5] The young waiter who is now completely frustrated tells the old man he has had enough to drink for the night. “Finished” “Another”, said the old man. “No. finished.” The old man finally gets up and pays the young waiter.[MPS6] They can finally go as the old man gets up slowly and walks out drunk and curious of what will happen next.
The young waiter gets ready to leave and the old waiter stays as he sits in the café, for he is the same as the old man. [MPS7] He appreciates the gloomy and cold nights and enjoys drinking alone in the quiet. The younger waiter says to his colleague, “Come on. Stop talking nonsense and lock up.” The old waiter doesn’t listen and lets the young waiter know that he is one who doesn’t want to sleep and wants to be alone in the dark to drink.[MPS8] The waiter leaves and the old waiter is sat comfortably at the bar talking to himself. He now lies in his cozy, warm bed as it is now light out and the dark has passed. He lets himself know that his times of being up late are probably due to insomnia. “After all, he said to himself, it is probably only insomnia. Many must have it.”[MPS9]
[MPS1]Here I am describing the setting with detail as Faulkner would do. Gives the reader more to focus on and lets them know the hour of night and what the café looks like so late at night.
[MPS2]Here I am describing the old man with great detail early in the story. It brings less questions to the reader about him and it is something Faulkner would definitely do in his writings.
[MPS3]I used much detail in describing this scene because Faulkner uses a lot of detail when describing things.
[MPS4]In this section, I used dialogue, because Faulkner is known for using a lot of dialogue as compared to Hemingway who uses barely any.
[MPS5]Here I describe a time, because it lets the reader know more about the young waiter and his character. I also describe more about the old man as Faulkner would do in detail.
[MPS6]I use dialogue again to describe the scene of how the young waiter is mad at the old man for staying so late. Faulkner uses dialogue many times in his writings.
[MPS7]I use some characterization here in this section, because Faulkner uses some characterization for the reader to get a good hint of the characters and feel they know them.
[MPS8]Here I use more dialogue followed by some characterization. Faulkner uses both many times in his writings. Also, Faulkner uses details to describe his characters as I did here.
[MPS9]Dialogue is used here as well, because Faulkner uses it much to give the reader a better understanding of what’s going on and how the characters act.
The old man sat outside in the dark and gloomy night while the two waiters watched him steadily. A young soldier from the military walks by the old man with his wife in the dark shadows and his medal shines and glistens from the light of the moon.[MPS3] The old man then sat looking through the glass of the café and tapping on his glass as a signal for the waiter to come give him a refill on his brandy. By this time the young waiter is very angry and furious at the old man because all he wants to do is go home.
Once the old man tried to hang himself and was cut down by his niece. The young waiter wanted him dead because he was tired of serving the old man. “You should have killed yourself last week,” he said to the deaf man. The young waiter poured the old man his glass of brandy and the old man looks at him with a steady silent face and says to the waiter, “A little more”. [MPS4] The waiter who is now very frustrated goes back inside the café and sits with the other waiter while they look into the night and wonder when this old man will finally get too tired and drunk and get home.
It is now getting very late and the young waiter is getting impatient. He and his colleague are sitting around the café thinking and talking. The young waiter lets the old waiter know that he never sleeps before three o’clock in the morning because he is always tending to the café late at night. He tells the older waiter, “What kind of hour is that to go to bed?” Now he old man is signaling to the young waiter that he wants more brandy. “Another brandy,” he said, pointing to his glass.[MPS5] The young waiter who is now completely frustrated tells the old man he has had enough to drink for the night. “Finished” “Another”, said the old man. “No. finished.” The old man finally gets up and pays the young waiter.[MPS6] They can finally go as the old man gets up slowly and walks out drunk and curious of what will happen next.
The young waiter gets ready to leave and the old waiter stays as he sits in the café, for he is the same as the old man. [MPS7] He appreciates the gloomy and cold nights and enjoys drinking alone in the quiet. The younger waiter says to his colleague, “Come on. Stop talking nonsense and lock up.” The old waiter doesn’t listen and lets the young waiter know that he is one who doesn’t want to sleep and wants to be alone in the dark to drink.[MPS8] The waiter leaves and the old waiter is sat comfortably at the bar talking to himself. He now lies in his cozy, warm bed as it is now light out and the dark has passed. He lets himself know that his times of being up late are probably due to insomnia. “After all, he said to himself, it is probably only insomnia. Many must have it.”[MPS9]
[MPS1]Here I am describing the setting with detail as Faulkner would do. Gives the reader more to focus on and lets them know the hour of night and what the café looks like so late at night.
[MPS2]Here I am describing the old man with great detail early in the story. It brings less questions to the reader about him and it is something Faulkner would definitely do in his writings.
[MPS3]I used much detail in describing this scene because Faulkner uses a lot of detail when describing things.
[MPS4]In this section, I used dialogue, because Faulkner is known for using a lot of dialogue as compared to Hemingway who uses barely any.
[MPS5]Here I describe a time, because it lets the reader know more about the young waiter and his character. I also describe more about the old man as Faulkner would do in detail.
[MPS6]I use dialogue again to describe the scene of how the young waiter is mad at the old man for staying so late. Faulkner uses dialogue many times in his writings.
[MPS7]I use some characterization here in this section, because Faulkner uses some characterization for the reader to get a good hint of the characters and feel they know them.
[MPS8]Here I use more dialogue followed by some characterization. Faulkner uses both many times in his writings. Also, Faulkner uses details to describe his characters as I did here.
[MPS9]Dialogue is used here as well, because Faulkner uses it much to give the reader a better understanding of what’s going on and how the characters act.
Chasing Ghosts
Novels and plays, and even memoirs often depict characters caught between colliding nations. In the memoir Chasing Ghosts by Paul Rieckhoff, the author Paul Rieckhoff experiences a collision between nations while fighting for The United States of America in a war taking place in Iraq. Paul Rieckhoff responds to this cultural collision in his memoir and even criticizes our government and speaks his mind about many tragedies and disappointments along the way.
Paul Rieckhoff is a soldier who disagrees with the war and explains his responses of the war through his memoir. By the end of the memoir, Paul is criticizing George Bush and his exaggeration towards some events in Iraq. (Pg. 306) “America was not safer. And it was his fault. And despite all this, he was going to win the presidential election in November. I was sure of it.” George Bush in Paul’s point of view is wrong in sending the troops into Iraq and knowing that things are going wrong over there, but then admitting that everything is fine. Paul Rieckhoff doesn’t agree with this, because Bush is the president and to Paul that is something he doesn’t look up to in Bush, especially since he has the feeling he will be reelected as president. (Pg. 306) “So my new band of brothers and I focused our eyes on the ball. We would fix what the most powerful people in the world had broken.” Bush was reelected president, and Paul believes that our country is still in jeopardy and the only way it can be fixed is to end the battle in Iraq, which Paul plans on doing and he is looking up to him and his brothers fixing the problems in this country. This part of the memoir is relevant to the memoir as a whole, because it shows a lot about Paul Rieckhoff. He is a soldier who wants to fight for his country, but at the same time he disagrees with the war and how it was planned. Paul is a man who doesn’t mind expressing his true feelings, in which he does a countless number of times in this memoir. He even criticizes Bush and his acts towards the war, and shows no fear while doing so, which shows how strong of a man he is.
The memoir starts off with Paul on his way toward Iraq and seems anxious as well as pissed off. As we know, Paul is not the biggest fan of George Bush and even though he disagrees with the man in charge of the war, he still has the strength to fight for his country. (Pg. 1) “George Bush had better be fucking right.” Those are the words of Paul Rieckhoff and are also the first line he uses to start off his memoir. Paul is basically stating that Bush was wrong in sending troops into Iraq and that there was probably a better way to handle it. In Paul’s mind, he feels that Bush will be brought down if the war is a mistake and a lot of men are injured or killed, which reflects back to Paul stating that Bush better be right. (Pg. 309) “George Bush wasn’t fucking right. But now we have the means to fix what he broke.” Again, Paul expresses his feelings towards Bush and the way he runs the country. After Paul had fought in Iraq, he realizes that Bush wasn’t right and that more troops would be sent into Iraq to fill in and keep the battle going. The only way Paul can see our country being fixed, is for the people of the country to step up and take action. Beginning and Ending the memoir with these words, are very significant to the memoir as a whole, because at first, it gives the reader the acknowledgement that Paul doesn’t agree with Bush, and then by restating it at the end of the memoir keeps the reader informed that Bush was wrong and that Paul isn’t a big fan of Bush, but still had the guts to fight in the war, not for Bush, but for his country and freedom. This quote also gives the reader the idea that Paul is going to bring out his emotions and some events that he probably had rough times with in this memoir, and also gives the reader that Paul isn’t afraid to speak his mind, which keeps the reader reading, which is very important to the text.
When Paul returns home, he has some words for Bush about policies that had affected him and his men during the war. (Pg. 271) “So I called the Bush campaign headquarters. I told the kid who answered the phone that I had just returned from Iraq.” I also left messages with the Veterans for Bush campaign. No one called me back. Big surprise.” Paul is again bringing up Bush, because he called for him and wanted to talk to him about the war and some issues that should be addressed. This shows how Paul isn’t afraid of Bush and doesn’t care about speaking his mind. When Paul gets no call back, he doesn’t really get affected by it, because he figured it would happen. This shows how Paul has no trust in Bush and his character, and also proves that maybe Bush knows he was wrong and that some of his actions were not well planned. This all relates to the text, because again it shows Paul’s character, and gives the reader an idea that Bush doesn’t really think on his acts towards something as serious as war.
In conclusion, Chasing Ghosts is a memoir which depicts the national collision America has with Iraq. It is also a memoir in which a character struggles during the collision of nations and then explains his feelings and responds to the country in some crazy ways. The story starts out with Paul sort of criticizing Bush and explains the reason for the war. Paul is shown as a character that doesn’t really care about expressing his feelings towards war and saying what he wants to say. This all comes down toward the theme of the memoir, in which war is a horrible thing and should be taken seriously. In Paul’s eyes, Bush wasn’t following that meaning and this memoir came out of those issues. Paul believes that the only way in which this country can be fixed, is if we do it ourselves and if Bush isn’t reelected.
Paul Rieckhoff is a soldier who disagrees with the war and explains his responses of the war through his memoir. By the end of the memoir, Paul is criticizing George Bush and his exaggeration towards some events in Iraq. (Pg. 306) “America was not safer. And it was his fault. And despite all this, he was going to win the presidential election in November. I was sure of it.” George Bush in Paul’s point of view is wrong in sending the troops into Iraq and knowing that things are going wrong over there, but then admitting that everything is fine. Paul Rieckhoff doesn’t agree with this, because Bush is the president and to Paul that is something he doesn’t look up to in Bush, especially since he has the feeling he will be reelected as president. (Pg. 306) “So my new band of brothers and I focused our eyes on the ball. We would fix what the most powerful people in the world had broken.” Bush was reelected president, and Paul believes that our country is still in jeopardy and the only way it can be fixed is to end the battle in Iraq, which Paul plans on doing and he is looking up to him and his brothers fixing the problems in this country. This part of the memoir is relevant to the memoir as a whole, because it shows a lot about Paul Rieckhoff. He is a soldier who wants to fight for his country, but at the same time he disagrees with the war and how it was planned. Paul is a man who doesn’t mind expressing his true feelings, in which he does a countless number of times in this memoir. He even criticizes Bush and his acts towards the war, and shows no fear while doing so, which shows how strong of a man he is.
The memoir starts off with Paul on his way toward Iraq and seems anxious as well as pissed off. As we know, Paul is not the biggest fan of George Bush and even though he disagrees with the man in charge of the war, he still has the strength to fight for his country. (Pg. 1) “George Bush had better be fucking right.” Those are the words of Paul Rieckhoff and are also the first line he uses to start off his memoir. Paul is basically stating that Bush was wrong in sending troops into Iraq and that there was probably a better way to handle it. In Paul’s mind, he feels that Bush will be brought down if the war is a mistake and a lot of men are injured or killed, which reflects back to Paul stating that Bush better be right. (Pg. 309) “George Bush wasn’t fucking right. But now we have the means to fix what he broke.” Again, Paul expresses his feelings towards Bush and the way he runs the country. After Paul had fought in Iraq, he realizes that Bush wasn’t right and that more troops would be sent into Iraq to fill in and keep the battle going. The only way Paul can see our country being fixed, is for the people of the country to step up and take action. Beginning and Ending the memoir with these words, are very significant to the memoir as a whole, because at first, it gives the reader the acknowledgement that Paul doesn’t agree with Bush, and then by restating it at the end of the memoir keeps the reader informed that Bush was wrong and that Paul isn’t a big fan of Bush, but still had the guts to fight in the war, not for Bush, but for his country and freedom. This quote also gives the reader the idea that Paul is going to bring out his emotions and some events that he probably had rough times with in this memoir, and also gives the reader that Paul isn’t afraid to speak his mind, which keeps the reader reading, which is very important to the text.
When Paul returns home, he has some words for Bush about policies that had affected him and his men during the war. (Pg. 271) “So I called the Bush campaign headquarters. I told the kid who answered the phone that I had just returned from Iraq.” I also left messages with the Veterans for Bush campaign. No one called me back. Big surprise.” Paul is again bringing up Bush, because he called for him and wanted to talk to him about the war and some issues that should be addressed. This shows how Paul isn’t afraid of Bush and doesn’t care about speaking his mind. When Paul gets no call back, he doesn’t really get affected by it, because he figured it would happen. This shows how Paul has no trust in Bush and his character, and also proves that maybe Bush knows he was wrong and that some of his actions were not well planned. This all relates to the text, because again it shows Paul’s character, and gives the reader an idea that Bush doesn’t really think on his acts towards something as serious as war.
In conclusion, Chasing Ghosts is a memoir which depicts the national collision America has with Iraq. It is also a memoir in which a character struggles during the collision of nations and then explains his feelings and responds to the country in some crazy ways. The story starts out with Paul sort of criticizing Bush and explains the reason for the war. Paul is shown as a character that doesn’t really care about expressing his feelings towards war and saying what he wants to say. This all comes down toward the theme of the memoir, in which war is a horrible thing and should be taken seriously. In Paul’s eyes, Bush wasn’t following that meaning and this memoir came out of those issues. Paul believes that the only way in which this country can be fixed, is if we do it ourselves and if Bush isn’t reelected.
Self-Assessent
The first quarter for me was great. I did better than I expected. I got an 82 which for me is very good. The vocabulary quizzes were pretty easy for me the first time through in which I got an 80 on both of them. If I were to stay after school and make them up until I got 100’s, I probably would have ended up in the high 80’s low 90’s. Another he mistake I made, was being extremely lazy over the summer. If I was to do the summer reading which was only five percent of my grade, and received a 100 then my grade most definitely have been in the mid 90’s along with redoing the vocabulary until perfect.
Once I realized I had gotten a 15 on my summer reading assignments, I never thought it would even be possible for me to reach the 80’s point. I figured I end up with a mid 70’s grade, but since I worked extra hard to my standards, I ended up in the low 80’s which for me is awesome. On my major assignments, I did very well and finished all of them on time which gave me the opportunity to make them up whenever I wanted. I decided not too however because my grades to my standards were already good enough to be marked down. However, on the in class essay for A Doll’s House, I should have put an extra period of time into studying to try and reach in the 80’s instead of the 70’s.
All together I feel excellent about my grade and how I did this quarter. Hopefully this quarter however I will end up with a higher grade, because I won’t have to worry about summer reading, and if I don’t end up with 100’s on my vocabulary I will make sure to redo them until perfection to show that I am committed to get the highest grade possible this quarter. I will also be trying to participate more in class this time around because that is also a good chunk out of the quarter grades. First time around I received an 8 out of 10 which for me is good but I should try an go that distance for the 10 anything lower isn’t necessary.
Once I realized I had gotten a 15 on my summer reading assignments, I never thought it would even be possible for me to reach the 80’s point. I figured I end up with a mid 70’s grade, but since I worked extra hard to my standards, I ended up in the low 80’s which for me is awesome. On my major assignments, I did very well and finished all of them on time which gave me the opportunity to make them up whenever I wanted. I decided not too however because my grades to my standards were already good enough to be marked down. However, on the in class essay for A Doll’s House, I should have put an extra period of time into studying to try and reach in the 80’s instead of the 70’s.
All together I feel excellent about my grade and how I did this quarter. Hopefully this quarter however I will end up with a higher grade, because I won’t have to worry about summer reading, and if I don’t end up with 100’s on my vocabulary I will make sure to redo them until perfection to show that I am committed to get the highest grade possible this quarter. I will also be trying to participate more in class this time around because that is also a good chunk out of the quarter grades. First time around I received an 8 out of 10 which for me is good but I should try an go that distance for the 10 anything lower isn’t necessary.
Annotated Bibliography
Cavallaro, Dani. Art for Beginners. New York: Writers and Readers Publishing, Inc., 2000.
Here they describe the basics of art, and what is used for it. I got some nice information with this source. I found out what Lichtenstein uses to create his work, along with being able to view some paintings from other artists who use the same style as Lichtenstein for their work.
CoppleStone, Trewin. Art in Society – A Guide to the Visual Arts. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Inc., 1983.
This source focused on how art is important, and the different styles of art. I found much information from this source. I found out what Lichtenstein focuses his art work on and how it is important. I also discovered how critics view his work.
Frazier, Nancy. The Penguin Concise Dictionary of Art History. New York: Penguin Reference, 2000.
This was more of a useless source for me. I found only a small piece of information. It was a dictionary of art, and basically gave me the answer to where Lichtenstein adopted his work. In the end, this actually could turn out too help me.
Gebhardt, Volker. The History of Art – An Illustrated Historical Overview. New York: Barron’s, 1997.
This source was an overall view of art throughout many years. I didn’t really find much information here, but I found a piece of artwork from my artist to focus on during my research.
Hartt, Frederick. Art – A History of Painting · Sculpture · Architecture. Vol. 2. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1976. 2 Vols.
Here I found out about the history of my artist and his unique style of painting. It told me how he came about his work, and I also found another piece of work by my artist to focus on. This source was a good piece of information.
Janson, Anthony F. and Janson, H.W. History of Art. 5th ed. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, 1997.
This was a great source that could be used for any type of art. It focuses on all art types, and I found some great information for my artist. This includes an interview with my artist, a couple paintings from my artist, and some information about how he uses his art and how it inspires him.
Kleiner, Fred S. and Tansey, Richard G. Gardner’s Art Through The Ages. 10th ed. New York: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1996.
This source focuses on how Gardner believes art has changed throughout the years. I found some good information on my artist in this source and he was mentioned as a unique artist of his time.
Roy Lichtenstein Foundation. Ed. Dorothy Lichtenstein. Dr. Jack Cowart, Cassandra Lozano,
Natasha Sigmund. 2007. Foundation Staff, NY New York.
http://www.lichtensteinfoundation.org/frames.htm
This is a great source I found information about my artist from a website of my artist. Basically all I need to know I can get from this website.
Lucie-Smith, Edward. Lives of the Great 20th Century Artists. September 1991.
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/L/lichtenstein.html
Here I found some great information about the life of my artist. It was an article from a biography of Roy Lichtenstein that I found from a website. This should really help me in writing my biography of my artist.
Napoliello, Michael Jr. 101 Things I Don’t Know About Art. Newport Beach, CA: Literary Press, 2004.
This was another source that focused on the basics of art. I learned from it, but found barely any information about my artist. One thing I found was a nice piece of work by my artist that I can use for evaluation.
Wilkins. David G and Zaczek, Iain. The Collins Big Book of Art – From Cave Art to Pop Art. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2005.
This source gave me some good information about my artist, because it focused on pop art, which is the main focus of my artist. In this source, I found out that Lichtenstein believes it is hard to find anyone who doesn’t appreciate his work.
Here they describe the basics of art, and what is used for it. I got some nice information with this source. I found out what Lichtenstein uses to create his work, along with being able to view some paintings from other artists who use the same style as Lichtenstein for their work.
CoppleStone, Trewin. Art in Society – A Guide to the Visual Arts. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Inc., 1983.
This source focused on how art is important, and the different styles of art. I found much information from this source. I found out what Lichtenstein focuses his art work on and how it is important. I also discovered how critics view his work.
Frazier, Nancy. The Penguin Concise Dictionary of Art History. New York: Penguin Reference, 2000.
This was more of a useless source for me. I found only a small piece of information. It was a dictionary of art, and basically gave me the answer to where Lichtenstein adopted his work. In the end, this actually could turn out too help me.
Gebhardt, Volker. The History of Art – An Illustrated Historical Overview. New York: Barron’s, 1997.
This source was an overall view of art throughout many years. I didn’t really find much information here, but I found a piece of artwork from my artist to focus on during my research.
Hartt, Frederick. Art – A History of Painting · Sculpture · Architecture. Vol. 2. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1976. 2 Vols.
Here I found out about the history of my artist and his unique style of painting. It told me how he came about his work, and I also found another piece of work by my artist to focus on. This source was a good piece of information.
Janson, Anthony F. and Janson, H.W. History of Art. 5th ed. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, 1997.
This was a great source that could be used for any type of art. It focuses on all art types, and I found some great information for my artist. This includes an interview with my artist, a couple paintings from my artist, and some information about how he uses his art and how it inspires him.
Kleiner, Fred S. and Tansey, Richard G. Gardner’s Art Through The Ages. 10th ed. New York: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1996.
This source focuses on how Gardner believes art has changed throughout the years. I found some good information on my artist in this source and he was mentioned as a unique artist of his time.
Roy Lichtenstein Foundation. Ed. Dorothy Lichtenstein. Dr. Jack Cowart, Cassandra Lozano,
Natasha Sigmund. 2007. Foundation Staff, NY New York.
http://www.lichtensteinfoundation.org/frames.htm
This is a great source I found information about my artist from a website of my artist. Basically all I need to know I can get from this website.
Lucie-Smith, Edward. Lives of the Great 20th Century Artists. September 1991.
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/L/lichtenstein.html
Here I found some great information about the life of my artist. It was an article from a biography of Roy Lichtenstein that I found from a website. This should really help me in writing my biography of my artist.
Napoliello, Michael Jr. 101 Things I Don’t Know About Art. Newport Beach, CA: Literary Press, 2004.
This was another source that focused on the basics of art. I learned from it, but found barely any information about my artist. One thing I found was a nice piece of work by my artist that I can use for evaluation.
Wilkins. David G and Zaczek, Iain. The Collins Big Book of Art – From Cave Art to Pop Art. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2005.
This source gave me some good information about my artist, because it focused on pop art, which is the main focus of my artist. In this source, I found out that Lichtenstein believes it is hard to find anyone who doesn’t appreciate his work.
All Souls Filler Page
It has been about a month since Frankie has been shot in the back with the shotgun from trying to pull off a stupid attempt of robbery. He is going through therapy now and the Doctors are saying he should be in good conditions very soon. Mom is shattered from what happened and at the same time very pissed off from the fact that Frankie has been doing Coke again months before the accident has happened. Frankie says it made him feel more invulnerable. The news of the robbery has spread all over Boston and everyone wants Frankie back into the ring to try and win that Heavy Weight championship belt. Mom and I want nothing better than to get out of this place for a better environment for the kids to grow up in. Kevin was suppose to go in for the robbery but has changed and didn’t want to do it. Frankie took his place, and I’m asking myself why? He is about to be a champ in one of the toughest sports in the world, what would he do such a stupid thing for? Grandpa is also wandering the same thing and always tells mom that it is a shame for a great kid like Frankie to do something so stupid. In about a month or so, Frankie should be completely healed and will be able to compete in the ring once again. The Irish in this city have got to be proud now Frankie is basically a role model to everyone in this place. Mom can’t wait for Frankie to get back out there for another opportunity to become champion and get enough money for us to move out of here.
Frankie is finally standing in the ring once again to show off his impressive skills and amazing powerful blows. At first he won a number of competitive fights becoming more popular around the East Coast. After winning a huge fight against the undefeated Joe Budden 52-0, who got knocked out in the 3rd round, Frankie was now known as the best of the best. He was bringing in the cash and moved out family out of Boston into Colorado where mom has always wanted to live. Frankie is now 60-0 with 55 Knock outs. His Heavy Weight match against the champ for the belt is scheduled in two weeks. Frankie’s opponent is the dangerous Pauley Smith from New York City and the fight will take place at Madison Square Garden.
The fight has begun, Frankie is hitting Pauley with powerful body shots, the way he would fake fight with me. He always taught me that body shots were always important especially if the enemy is a lot more powerful than you are. I don’t understand how anyone could be stronger than Frankie, but I guess anything is possible. Unbelievable, the fight is now in the 12th and final round. Frankie is brutalizing the ever so dangerous Pauley Smith. He hits him with a left and then a right, followed by and upper cut that sent Pauley to the floor. Frankie has won knocked out the best fighter in the world, what a happy moment for mom and the kids. I can’t believe my brother Francis Xavier MacDonald is now Champion of the World. He is a great inspiration to all back in Southie.
Frankie is finally standing in the ring once again to show off his impressive skills and amazing powerful blows. At first he won a number of competitive fights becoming more popular around the East Coast. After winning a huge fight against the undefeated Joe Budden 52-0, who got knocked out in the 3rd round, Frankie was now known as the best of the best. He was bringing in the cash and moved out family out of Boston into Colorado where mom has always wanted to live. Frankie is now 60-0 with 55 Knock outs. His Heavy Weight match against the champ for the belt is scheduled in two weeks. Frankie’s opponent is the dangerous Pauley Smith from New York City and the fight will take place at Madison Square Garden.
The fight has begun, Frankie is hitting Pauley with powerful body shots, the way he would fake fight with me. He always taught me that body shots were always important especially if the enemy is a lot more powerful than you are. I don’t understand how anyone could be stronger than Frankie, but I guess anything is possible. Unbelievable, the fight is now in the 12th and final round. Frankie is brutalizing the ever so dangerous Pauley Smith. He hits him with a left and then a right, followed by and upper cut that sent Pauley to the floor. Frankie has won knocked out the best fighter in the world, what a happy moment for mom and the kids. I can’t believe my brother Francis Xavier MacDonald is now Champion of the World. He is a great inspiration to all back in Southie.
A New Birth
On August 27th 2004, I woke up in the early morning to hear my mother and father “yelling” at each other, because my mother was going into labor. I got nervous, but realized that I was a grown teenager and I should toughen up and help with anything my parents needed. I helped my mom get into the car and off we went towards Salem hospital in Salem Massachusetts.
I was thirteen and kind of anxious on how my mother was feeling and if my sister would be healthy. I sat in the waiting room pacing back and forth waiting for my beautiful baby sister to enter this beautiful world. My younger brother sat on a couch sleeping, while my older sister was filled with excitement and wanted nothing more but to see the beauty happen right in front of her eyes.
I was nervous on the way there, but also amazingly anxious to finally see my baby sister in all her glory. My mother was screaming in the background holding her stomach and all trying to relieve some of the pain she was experiencing. I tried to tune her out with a picture of the beauty that was going to happen, but my mother was as just too loud. I was thirteen and I figured all this screaming couldn’t b a good sign. No one was letting me know it was okay and that my mother was screaming because of pain. I then realized that birth is a very painful process and that every woman screams during birth. I began to cool down and not worry so much, but my sister was annoying me as she was so excited in the background, because she has already witnessed me being born years before. My mother became my hero that day, because she was dealing with it and not getting too crazy, she must have been used to it, because she had already went though this process three times before having my brother, sister, and me to show for it.
Finally, it was over and I saw my sister, Aaliyah Dineen Ortiz. She was beautiful and healthy. I loved her from first sight, and from that moment on it inspired me to be more of a man and more responsible in my life, because I had a new baby sister to protect and watch over for years. My mother is a hero, because she took it as if it was another day in the life of a new birth and I respect her for that.
Over the years, I became devoted to my sister and appreciated every moment I spent with her. To this day, I am still proud to her older brother and for me to be a guardian and a role model to her. The process of birth really brought a lot out of me and made me realize how precise life truly is and that we must protect those we love. The day of that beautiful birth, I realized how much I loved and respected my mother to go through with the process not once but four times, and to not complain about it once. She is tough and made me more mentally tough as well as more responsible for having to deal with my little sister. My life is now devoted on making the life of my mother and father as easy as possible.
I was thirteen and kind of anxious on how my mother was feeling and if my sister would be healthy. I sat in the waiting room pacing back and forth waiting for my beautiful baby sister to enter this beautiful world. My younger brother sat on a couch sleeping, while my older sister was filled with excitement and wanted nothing more but to see the beauty happen right in front of her eyes.
I was nervous on the way there, but also amazingly anxious to finally see my baby sister in all her glory. My mother was screaming in the background holding her stomach and all trying to relieve some of the pain she was experiencing. I tried to tune her out with a picture of the beauty that was going to happen, but my mother was as just too loud. I was thirteen and I figured all this screaming couldn’t b a good sign. No one was letting me know it was okay and that my mother was screaming because of pain. I then realized that birth is a very painful process and that every woman screams during birth. I began to cool down and not worry so much, but my sister was annoying me as she was so excited in the background, because she has already witnessed me being born years before. My mother became my hero that day, because she was dealing with it and not getting too crazy, she must have been used to it, because she had already went though this process three times before having my brother, sister, and me to show for it.
Finally, it was over and I saw my sister, Aaliyah Dineen Ortiz. She was beautiful and healthy. I loved her from first sight, and from that moment on it inspired me to be more of a man and more responsible in my life, because I had a new baby sister to protect and watch over for years. My mother is a hero, because she took it as if it was another day in the life of a new birth and I respect her for that.
Over the years, I became devoted to my sister and appreciated every moment I spent with her. To this day, I am still proud to her older brother and for me to be a guardian and a role model to her. The process of birth really brought a lot out of me and made me realize how precise life truly is and that we must protect those we love. The day of that beautiful birth, I realized how much I loved and respected my mother to go through with the process not once but four times, and to not complain about it once. She is tough and made me more mentally tough as well as more responsible for having to deal with my little sister. My life is now devoted on making the life of my mother and father as easy as possible.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
