Word: ideas
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Colescott was also inspired by his exposure to Egyptian art. Egyptian work in its obvious efforts at storytelling led him to the idea of narrative as a basis for his work. Unlike the plot development which occurs in an Egyptian work, Colescott's pieces rely more on the suggestion of a story, the possibility of what may have or may still happen. This is apparent in a series of paintings he did of people sitting by windows. The scenes are clearer depictions of psychological states than of active ones. His use of narrative is usually a metaphorical tool rather than...
...ended with a half-finished panel concerned with the ever-pressing question, "When is a Latino an African?" I would actually love to know when a Latino is ever an African. I have no idea when that is ever the case. I would have been intrigued to hear Colescott's own perspective on the question, but, of course, he did not share...
...simple, classic European backdrop was the ideal setting for the 17th- and 18th-century music that was played. Though I had been looking forward to real candlelight, I came to accept the fact that since we were in a museum, having open flames would probably not be the best idea. The spotlights sufficed however, and it was a small matter to have to imagine candlelight when the rest of the scene was such a fairy tale...
...When I first saw the title emblazoned on the glossy booklets, I recalled another "handbook" the College gives us--the "Handbook for Students." According to its introductory note, that Handbook "contains a concise review of the rules and procedures of Harvard College." Would this new handbook be the same idea, providing us with "rules and procedures" of race...
...feel the need to repeat that: They are green sea creatures. I was immediately perplexed by their appearances. The Loft Theater drove me to the library. I was convinced that the portrayal of Leslie and Sarah as merpeople was a crazy, futuristic idea that Emerson College students used to rejuvenate an otherwise standard conversational Albee plot. I was wrong. Although Albee does not provide an exact description of their physiques, he makes enough indications of their crawling in and out of the water to justify the slithering amphibians I saw on the stage. The plot is not merely implausible...