It is one of four other territories on this continent whose official language is English.

Taking time to learn and appreciate art.

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The Tale of Genji,.

Contemporary African Art with Deep Meaning. What spoke to me the most in this piece was how art could create a meaningful monument not only to those who lost their lives but also serve as a stark reminder of the mistakes that were made that led to this amazing tragedy.

8220;I paint self portraits because I am the person I know best. Kahlo does not seem to idealize how she sees herself when she looks in the mirror in her paintings. When I compare a photograph to Kahlo to. Self Portrait with a Monkey.

For my second blog on the art of Non-Western culture, I chose to once again delve into the world of music. I first heard of them two summers ago when they came to my town to play a show. The music was amazing to say the least. But even better then the music was the underlying story.

For my second blog that deals with arts around the world I want to go back the Americas and look into the rhythmic music created by the steel drums of Trinidad. When steel talks everyone listens. The piece I choose is a rendition of a song preformed with steel drums I thought this was the easiest way to look to see how steel drums can change a song from something most everyone has heard.

Wifredo was inspired by a peer of his, Picasso. He was originally in France but when it was invaded during the onset of WWII, he fled back to Cuba.