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Full-Text Articles in Visual Studies
Desire, Heavenly Bodies, And A Surrealist's Fascination With The Celestial Theatre, John G. Hatch
Desire, Heavenly Bodies, And A Surrealist's Fascination With The Celestial Theatre, John G. Hatch
Visual Arts Publications
In 1922, the German Surrealist artist Max Ernst produced a montage work that included a woman's bare buttocks protruding out of the rings of Saturn. It is, to say the least, an unusual combination of images, but one that addresses some very basic human impulses. Largely, It expresses Ernst's understanding that inscribed upon the night sky are some of our deepest held fears and fantasies. Ernst sought to generate contemporary rephrasings of our mythologizing of the cosmos in a complex and often enigmatic way, drawing on such varied sources as Freudian psychology, late nineteenth-century symbolism, alchemy, and Surrealism. Ultimately, Ernst …
Semana Santa En Blanco Y Negro = Semana Santa In Black And White, Renata Strychaz
Semana Santa En Blanco Y Negro = Semana Santa In Black And White, Renata Strychaz
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Semana Santa is an amazing social and religious phenomenon that takes place in Spain during the week before Easter. Various church based groups leave in procession every day to make their pilgrimage around the city. The processions consist of penitentes and nazarenos who wear the familiar pointed hat and hard linen robes tied around the waist by rope. Next comes the mantillas, women dressed up in all black with the traditional hair piece, carrying rosaries and candles as they accompany Jesus and the Virgen who are the stars of the procession. Normally each group has two platforms carried on the …
Law As Film: Representing Justice In The Age Of Moving Images, Shulamit Almog, Ely Aharonson
Law As Film: Representing Justice In The Age Of Moving Images, Shulamit Almog, Ely Aharonson
Canadian Journal of Law and Technology
Two main theses are presented here. The first is that there is a conceptual resemblance between the ways in which messages are transmitted in the courtroom and the ways in which they are transmitted in the cinema. The second is that the evolution of legal procedure is being influenced by developments taking place in visual culture generally and film specifically. Taken together, these theses lead to the conclusion that the development of a theory of ‘‘law-as-film’’ can provide insights into the contemporary practice of law that might otherwise be overlooked.
Desire, Heavenly Bodies, And A Surrealist's Fascination With The Celestial Theatre, John Hatch
Desire, Heavenly Bodies, And A Surrealist's Fascination With The Celestial Theatre, John Hatch
John G. Hatch
In 1922, the German Surrealist artist Max Ernst produced a montage work that included a woman's bare buttocks protruding out of the rings of Saturn. It is, to say the least, an unusual combination of images, but one that addresses some very basic human impulses. Largely, It expresses Ernst's understanding that inscribed upon the night sky are some of our deepest held fears and fantasies. Ernst sought to generate contemporary rephrasings of our mythologizing of the cosmos in a complex and often enigmatic way, drawing on such varied sources as Freudian psychology, late nineteenth-century symbolism, alchemy, and Surrealism. Ultimately, Ernst …