Word: skins
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...rich red of the velvet chair behind her. More striking, however, than Cassatt's choice of bright colors is her manner of achieving these tones. The blues and yellow of the theatre walls, reflected in a mirror behind the young woman, reappear as blue and yellow tones in the skin of the woman's chest and arms. Similarly, the pink dress, which appears at first glance to be a solid color, resolves itself into a conglomeration of yellows, blues, whites, and yes, some pink. Here Cassatt uses a common Impressionistic technique: she achieves a greater vibrancy of tone by juxtaposition...
...hosts, the volunteers with Project HEALTH (Help, Empower, Advocate and Lead through Health), stood out from the crowd in terms of age and skin color, yet they confidently entered the medical center's pediatric wing. The waiting room overflowed with a cacophonous sound--infants, children and their parents crying, laughing and speaking in both Spanish and English...
...hosts, the volunteers with Project HEALTH (Help, Empower, Advocate and Lead through Health), stood out from the crowd in terms of age and skin color, yet they confidently entered the medical center's pediatric wing. The waiting room overflowed with a cacophonous sound--infants, children and their parents crying, laughing and speaking in both Spanish and English...
Manson looked better in skin-tight clothing, or at least the tight orange-red tank top she strutted in showcased her toned body better than Morissette's staid black blouse and tights outfit. In terms of voices, the Canadian-born Morissette projected with greater range and distinction than her Scottish-bred counterpart. Both women knew how to handle the stage with humorously idiosyncratic flair; Morissette frantically gesticulated, usually in a mock cathartic, self-flagellating pose while Manson scrambled crab-like from stage left to right when she was not arching her midriff in all her rock diva glory...
What am I talking about? Here's a metaphor: to the Japanese, the highly-dangerous Fugu fish is a great delicacy. Handled and prepared carefully, it can be relished without concern. But the fish contains a fatal poison in its skin known as tetrodotoxin, which can kill in minutes. So it is with our relationship to the past: if we approach it thoughtfully, it can provide a kind of nourishment for our lives in the present. The great danger of history is cheap nostalgia, seducing us into loving the past simply because...