Word: vision
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have found other, quieter "revolutions," with a noble legacy worthy of an intellectual defense. Recently, Eric Foner, in his account of the Reconstruction period, portrayed the time as a brief period of true emancipation for Blacks in America. He implicitly called for contemporary America to live up to the vision of racial equality of that time...
...tight, enameled technique could make any vision, no matter how outrageous, seem persuasively real. It fitted the central claim of surrealism that dreams were superior facts, the incarnation of desire and possibility. But it needed a system of images, and that is what Dali found through what he called his "critical-paranoiac" method. In essence, it meant looking at one thing and seeing another -- an extended version of the face seen in the fire. Heads turn into a distant city, a landscape resolves itself as a still life, inexplicable combinations are seen to lurk magically beneath the skin...
This adamant adherence to his own artistic vision paralleled his egotism, which, even at a young age, was noted by his fellow schoolmates. Though his unquestionable talent was admired by Rembrandt as well as the great French painter Nicolas Poussin, Testa's proud and aloof nature often made him the stereotypical outsider artist. As Professor Cropper points out in the exhibit catalog, Testa's vacillating career and his eventual suicide fostered the "myth of a wild uncontrolled romantic spirit." This myth, too, hurt the popularity...
...this tragic and short-lived career which is visible, metaphorically, in much of Testa's work. His unique vision relies heavily on classical and mythological events thoughout his career, but when one considers the events of Testa's life, the autobiography behind the predominant themes becomes apparent...
...vision to lead? That has always been the fundamental question of U.S. politics. But in 1968 enduring American optimism about the future collided with brutal reality: the political system was shaken to its foundations. The old political leadership was almost literally besieged. A new vanguard, arguing for a dramatic reordering of national priorities, emerged almost against its will, born of immense popular frustration. Then shots rang out in a hotel pantry. The U.S., a bitter and lacerated democracy of 200 million, was forced to choose its vision from a field narrowed by a demented electorate...