Category: Arts

What is the real meaning of love? Love is when you choose to be at your best when the other person is not at their best. Love is when what you want is never important. But what the other person needs and wants is always paramount. If you truly love someone, both of these definitions […]

What is not a part of a summary? A summary is a record in a reader’s own words that gives the main points of a piece of writing such as a newspaper article, the chapter of a book, or even a whole book. A summary omits details, and does not include the reader’s interpretation of […]

When was the Futurism art movement? 1909 What is modernism and what are the main themes of this literary movement? Modernism was interested in alienation, loss, and despair. To a large extent, modernism arose out of the alienation caused by the First World War. The so-called lost generation of artists felt particularly alienated from the […]

How many whole and half steps are in a major scale? The distance between the first two notes in a Major scale is a whole step. The distance between the 3rd and 4th notes and the 7th and 8th notes are half steps. Those are the two naturally occuring half steps in a major scale. […]

Why is the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius so important? The equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius is an enduring monument, one that links the city’s many phases, ancient and modern. It has borne witness to the city’s imperial glory, post-imperial decline, its Renaissance resurgence, and even its quotidian experience in the twenty-first century. Why is […]

Is your favorite music actually good for you? Research shows that music may do more than perk you up–it may actually improve your health. And while music therapy has long been known as an outlet for stress, anger and other negative emotions, new research also shows it can help with a variety of illnesses and […]

What was the first jazz fusion album? The Inner Mounting Flame How did Miles Davis change jazz in the 1960s? In the late 1960s, Miles began to break through the barriers separating jazz from contemporary pop music. “Miles Runs the Voodoo Down” heard here in a brief excerpt, comes from the landmark fusion album Bitches […]

What is artistic symmetry? Symmetry in art is when the elements of a painting or drawing balance each other out. This could be the objects themselves, but it can also relate to colors and other compositional techniques. How is symmetry used in art? The term symmetry is used both in the arts and in the […]

How is tempera paint made? True tempera is made by mixture with the yolk of fresh eggs, although manuscript illuminators often used egg white and some easel painters added the whole egg. Other emulsions—such as casein glue with linseed oil, egg yolk with gum and linseed oil, and egg white with linseed or poppy oil—have […]

What was the most popular genre of music in the 20s? Jazz music What were the most popular genres of music in the 2000’s? Despite the hip hop dominance rock music was still popular, notably alternative rock, and especially genres such as post-grunge, post-Britpop, nu metal, pop punk, emo, post-hardcore, metalcore, and in some cases […]