A word is more than just a combination of letters. Words are loaded with strongly positive or negative connotative meanings. Depending on the context, a word can even possess both positive and negative connotations, or have its meaning evolve into something entirely different. According to April Schneider in “Reclaiming the
Robert Mapplethorpe: An Evocative and Controversial Artist Robert Mapplethorpe was a very famous photographer in the mid-to-late 1900s. He was known for his photography of artists, musicians, and film stars, along with members of the sadomasochist (S&M) and homosexual male cultures. Most all of his photographs were captured in black
In a consumer-based society such as the United States, the antipodal philosophies of Freegans and Welfarers offer a debatable view on which is more beneficial to society. On the one hand, freegans reject the ideology of consumerism and the wasteful practices of a capitalistic political system and have turned that
Music plays an enormous part in defining our past and present culture. Whereas the happy and upbeat music of the 1950s endorsed the idealistic, “peachy-keen” mentality, the punk music of the 1970s was fashioned as a means for rebellion against authority and societal norms. One specific genre of music has
When we think of prison we think of many different things. We think of crime, punishment and murder just to name a few. One of the things we don’t usually associate with prison is art, but sometimes the most beautiful art can come out of prisons. And sometimes art can
The ideals of traditional folk music seem to clash with the progressive philosophies of feminism. Most all topics of traditional folk music allude to gender inequality, which is understandable when considering the time period in which folk music began. While there are some themes that simply indicate gender inequality, there
Julian Assange founded the international organization WikiLeaks, where anonymous sources could publish classified governmental information to be leaked to the general public. Assange claims that he created this site because the “public needed to know” about the shady, covert affairs of the government. While this may have been his initial
The film 21 illustrates a significant overlap between art and crime. Inspired by the true story of card counters at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the gifted MIT student, Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess), uses creativity and performance art to scam the gambling system in Las Vegas, and earn hundreds of thousands
The argument of whether a forgery is actually art derives from how art is defined and what is the intent of the creator of the forgery. In all instances, a forger has the intent to defraud a client, dealer or gallery and pass the work of art off as an
The art of tattooing has become mainstream in today’s society. As tattoos are slowly starting to possess a primarily aesthetic purpose, it is easy to lose sight of the representative value tattoos have had in the past. For incarcerated criminals, the purpose of tattoos is merely in their function; they