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Gustave Courbet Real Beauty Paintings 5 Stars Worthy

fblan001@fiu.edu — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:56:39 PDT

Gustave Courbet Real Beauty Paintings 5 Stars Worthy Today, I wanted to review some cute girl paintings by Gustave Courbet. For a while, he did a short series of girl paintings. They caused him a lot of problems because of how explicit they were. It was his way of critiquing the traditional views of female beauty. Needless to say, most of these paintings got rejected by the academy. This first painting is a bit odd. It is one of Courbet's few traditional paintings. It is a bummer why he chose to paint this subject matter from the Bible. It is important to consider, that Courbet...

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Gustave Courbet Realism French Landscape Paintings

fblan001@fiu.edu — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:58:16 PDT

Gustave Courbet Realism French Landscape Paintings Gustave Courbet was a realism artist. He was concerned with the problems of the poor and the state of art. During his days, realism was not considered fashionable. When his work got rejected by the Salon, he opened his own Pavilion of Realism in front of the Salon. During his time, art was supposed to teach you a lesson. It should also be original and innovative. As a proponent of this new avant garde art, Courbet tried hard to paint in his own unique way. Courbet's realism entailed painting something from his...

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Cyril Rolando Aquasixio Digital Artist 5 Stars Worthy Wallpapers

fblan001@fiu.edu — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:11:44 PDT

Cyril Rolando Aquasixio Digital Artist 5 Stars Worthy Wallpapers Today, I wanted to feature some lovely digital art wallpapers. They were all made by Cyril Rolando. He is a talented digital artist from deviant art. He mostly does super depressing illustrations.The first digital wallpaper shows a little girl collecting shooting stars. She has a feather in her hair. This shows that she is a little Native American. What is depressing is that she has more stars in her bag, than in the sky. Truly, this amassing Aquasixio digital art wallpaper deserves 5 stars rating. This next digital...

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Georges de la Tour French Baroque The Caravaggisti 5 Stars worthy Painting

fblan001@fiu.edu — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:21:12 PDT

Georges de la Tour French Baroque The Caravaggisti 5 Stars worthy Painting Georges de la Tour was a French Baroque artist. He was a great fan of Caravaggio. Like him, he painted religious scenes using chiaroscuro. However, unlike Caravaggio, La Tour added a well defined light. He used the candles to represent divine light. No one is certain where La Tour learned to paint. Art Scholars also wonder when and were he saw Caravaggio's work. Not much is known about his life. One day, his family and himself died of the plague. All that remained of La Tour was his artwork. I...

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Umberto Boccioni 1882 - 1916 Italian Futurism 5 Stars Painting Review

fblan001@fiu.edu — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:56:30 PDT

Umberto Boccioni 1882 - 1916 Italian Futurism 5 Stars Painting Review Umberto Buccioni was a 5 stars worthy Italian painter and sculpture. Despite his short life, Boccioni managed to produce 100 artworks. His artwork helped shape and define the futurism movement. Due to its relatively new age, it took a while before Boccioni painted in the futurism style. For those that do not know, futurism was an art movement concerned with the future. It glorified speed, youth, violence and technology. At times, Buccini blended his futurism art with cubism and Impressionism. Like many...

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James Barry Romanticism British Artist 1741-1806 Review

fblan001@fiu.edu — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:17:18 PDT

James Barry Romanticism British Artist 1741-1806 Review Today, I wanted to review some amassing Romanticism paintings by James Barry. James Barry was an Irish painter. What earned him fame where his six paintings called "The Progress of human Culture".He was considered an early romantic painter because of his stubbornness. Instead of painting the way his patrons wanted, he did whatever he felt like. Naturally, this led him to serious bouts of poverty. He died from an illness after completing his Pandora painting. It is kinda ironic if you think about. In the Greek world, Pandora...

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The Great Gatsby 3D Movie Review 5 stars worthy

fblan001@fiu.edu — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:38:01 PDT

The Great Gatsby 3D Movie Review 5 stars worthy A few days ago, I went to see "The Great Gatsby" movie at the Dolphin Moll. I went to see it with my family. After some persuasion, I convinced them to see the movie in 3D. At first, I thought that we were the only idiots watching "The Great Gatsby" in 3D. A few minutes later, the theater was full of people. It had been a long time since I watched a 3D movie. The graphics came out great. At the start of the film, we saw the green light that the Great Gatsby was always gazing at. The audience is slowly enchanted by that light....

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Micheal Oswald Digital Art 5 Stars Worthy Wallpapers

fblan001@fiu.edu — Tue, 14 May 2013 22:49:44 PDT

Micheal Oswald Digital Art 5 Stars Worthy Wallpapers Today, I wanted to review some lovely digital art wallpapers. They were all made by Micheal Oswald. He features his artwork in deviant art and in his own website. He mostly does digital art illustration for video game covers. From his artwork, I choose eight pieces that I like a lot. The first digital art shows a pretty blonde girl. This portrait is called "Apple". I do not get why this piece is called as such. Perhaps, Oswald refers to the forbidden fruit. If that is the case, this pretty cutie fits well into his vision. Regardless, this...

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Fra Juan Sanchez Cotan Still Life Baroque Spain Paintings

fblan001@fiu.edu — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:04:00 PDT

Fra Juan Sanchez Cotan Still Life Baroque Spain Paintings Today, I wanted to review some lovely paintings by Fra Juan Sanchez Cotan. He was the first Spanish painter to specialize solely on still life. Unlike most painters, he did not have the pressure of making commissions He could focus solely on his art. Those are the perks of being subsidence by the church. Now, its time to review these 5 paintings. Cotan does have a lot more still life. However, these were the few images that were wallpaper sized on the internet. Allow me to explain the odd window format of this...

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Kelley Harris Digital Art 5 Stars worthy Wallpapers

fblan001@fiu.edu — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:39:40 PDT

Kelley Harris Digital Art 5 Stars worthy Wallpapers Today, I wanted to review some lovely digital art wallpapers. These wallpapers were made by Kelley Harris. She features her artwork in her own personal website. From all her forty wallpapers, these four were the only ones worth rating. Keeping this in mind. allow me to begin this review. The first digital art worth rating features Maleficent. She is the evil fairy witch from Disney's "Sleeping Beauty". Harris captured well Maleficent's evil nature. The worms eye view works really well. This view makes it seem that Maleficent is looking at...

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Sakimichan 5 Stars Worthy Digital Art Wallpapers

fblan001@fiu.edu — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:29:13 PDT

Sakimichan 5 Stars Worthy Digital Art Wallpapers Today, I wanted to feature some amassing digital art wallpapers. They were all made by Sakimichan. Sakimichan is a group of digital artists from Japan. From time to time, they illustrate fanarts of anime shows. Keeping this in mind, I will now start rating their artwork. The first digital art wallpaper is called "Birth of a Mermaid". In the center, we see a mermaid inside an egg. All about her, other mermaids are swimming about. Overall, this digital art wallpaper is really pretty. Truly, Sakimichan deserves 5 stars rating. This lovely...

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Adrian Borda traditional artist DA 5 Stars worthy

fblan001@fiu.edu — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:14:54 PDT

Adrian Borda traditional artist DA 5 Stars worthy Today, I wanted to review three lovely paintings by Adrian Borda. He is a traditional artist that features his artwork in DeviantArt. Now, let us review "She Had Flowers in her Hair". This painting was inspired by Gustave Klimt's "The Kiss". Like "The Kiss", we see a guy who wants to kiss his maiden. Unlike Klimt's painting, the maiden's face is more expressive. She also seems to be dying. Judging by the title, Borda speaks of the maiden in the past tense. She is dying in a beautiful fashion. As for the decoration, it is painted Art...

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Cryinghorn Andrius Balciunas Digital Artist 5 Stars worthy

fblan001@fiu.edu — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:49:59 PDT

Cryinghorn Andrius Balciunas Digital Artist 5 Stars worthy Today, I wanted to review some amassing digital art wallpapers by Cryinghorn. He is a talented DA artist from Kaunas, Lithuania. He mostly illustrates pretty girls. Speaking of which, here we have the first featured digital art wallpaper. It is called "Open Green". It is about the pretty green dress of this lady. The fabric of the dress looks quite realistic. The green sphere is also pretty cool. Truly, this Cryinghorn digital art wallpaper deserves 5 stars rating. This next digital art wallpaper by Cryinghorn is...

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Yuehui Tang 5 Stars Worthy Digital Art Wallpapers

fblan001@fiu.edu — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:55:18 PDT

Yuehui Tang 5 Stars Worthy Digital Art Wallpapers Today, I wanted to feature 5 amassing artworks by Yuehui Tang. He is a talented artist from CG Society. He also hosts his artworks in DA. Now let us stars with the reviews. The first digital art wallpaper is called "Beijing Opera". Needless to say, we have have an actress in a Beijing Opera. Her entire dress is lovely ornamented. I like best the empress crown. It is reminiscent of crowns worn by Chinese Empresses. Her poses are a common sight in Beijing Operas. The decorative background also works pretty well. This lovely digital art by Yuehui...

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My Favorite Songs by Some Random Weirdos

fblan001@fiu.edu — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:53:31 PDT

My Favorite Songs by Some Random Weirdos Today, I wanted to review some of my favorite songs. Each song was sang by a random weirdo. In no particular order, I will start my reviews. The first song worth rating is "She Bop". It was sang by Cyndi Lauper. She is an american singer. She was really popular during the 80s. As for the song, I liked it because it was odd around the edges. The music video was the best. It was about a girl who just wanted to fool around. However, the court said she needed a chaperon. In the end of the video, she dances with her beef cake Broadway style....

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Godsmack American Metal 5 stars worthy Songs Review

fblan001@fiu.edu — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:42:15 PDT

Godsmack American Metal 5 stars worthy Songs Review Godsmack is the last band worth rating. Afterwards, I will simply rate a list of my favorite songs. Anyhow, Godsmack was founded by the lead singer Sully Erna in 1995. The band has produced five studio albums. I first heard their music when I rented "The Scorpion King" DVD. In the DVD, they featured the music video for "I Stand Alone". It was themed around "The Scorpion King". I thought it sounded really cool. Like in the movie, the song was about a guy who was stung by a scorpion. Yet, he was not dying from the venom. My favorite part...

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Disturbed American Heavy Metal Band 5 stars Worthy Songs

fblan001@fiu.edu — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:43:35 PDT

Disturbed American Heavy Metal Band 5 stars Worthy Songs The Disturbed band was founded in 1996. Originally, it was called Brawl. However, when they acquired a new lead singer, they renamed themselves Disturbed. Overall, Disturbed has released five studio albums. The band broke up in 2011. Now, all members are working on little side projects. I think that is everything worth mentioning about this heavy metal band. Now, I will review their songs. The first song worth mentioning is "This Moment". I first heard it in the end credits of the first "Transformers"...

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Seether Alternative Rock Band Songs Review

fblan001@fiu.edu — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:48:54 PDT

Seether Alternative Rock Band Songs Review Seether is an alternative rock band. They are from South Africa. They were founded in the year 2000. They gained international fame thanks to their "Broken" song . They sang that song with Amy Lee. It was so popular that it was featured in "The Punisher" movie. Since then, Seether has been pretty popular all over the world. I think that is everything worth mentioning about Seether. Now, I will review 3 songs by Seether that are 5 stars worthy. The first song worth rating is "Remedy". That was the first song by Seether that I heard. I never really...

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The Miami Heat vs. the Chicago Bulls Playoff Prognostic 5 Stars Worthy Game

fblan001@fiu.edu — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:41:10 PDT

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After Earth New 5 Stars Worth Movie Review

fblan001@fiu.edu — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:55:44 PDT

Iron Maiden English Heavy Metal Band: 5 Stars Worthy Songs

fblan001@fiu.edu — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:55:21 PDT

Iron Maiden English Heavy Metal Band: 5 Stars Worthy Songs Iron Maiden is an English Heavy metal Band. For those that do not know, the Iron Maiden was a pretty popular medieval torturing device. As for the band, it was founded in 1975 by Bassist Steve Harris. He is also the leading singer and song writer. The band reached commercial success during the 80s. They have been producing metal records since then. They are still active, even today. They are scheduled to go on tour in the US from September 3rd through the 13th. They will be playing with Megadeth. I think that is enough info on...

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Danzig Heavy Metal Band 5 Stars Worthy Review

fblan001@fiu.edu — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:21:46 PDT

Danzig Heavy Metal Band 5 Stars Worthy Review The Danzig band was founded by Glenn Danzig. He is the song writer and lead singer for this band. As noted in his music, Danzig has a deep fascination with the occult. He formed his Danzig band in 1987. Well, I think that is enough side info on this band. In any case, "Mother" was the first song by Danzing that I heard. It was part of the Guitar Hero 2 soundtrack. Overall, the song is about hell. The speaker warns both the mother and father of what their daughter is doing. Like the speaker, she wants to find hell with him. He promises her that he...

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Korn Nu Metal 5 stars worth Songs Review

fblan001@fiu.edu — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:53:16 PDT

Korn Nu Metal 5 stars worth Songs Review About a decade ago, I heard my first Korn song. Fuse was featuring one of Korn's music videos. It was the music video for "Coming Undone". I thought it was the coolest song I ever heard. As for the music video, it was way too odd for my taste. If I remember correctly, that music video was about bull riding. It had a bit of a silly storyline built around the middle. Anyhow, since I heard that first song, I have liked the Korn music a lot. In any case, this blog's purpose is to rate my favorite Korn songs. I hope that you like these songs a lot. In...

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Within Temptation Symphonic Metal Band Song Reviews

fblan001@fiu.edu — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:53:24 PDT

Within Temptation Symphonic Metal Band Song Reviews Within Temptation is another one of those Symphonic Metal Bands. It was founded in 1996 by Sharon den Adel and Robert Westerholt. They have produced a total of 5 albums. They are in the middle of producing their sixth album. I got around to listening to their music one day that I was bored. I was browsing through random music videos on youtube. That day I heard one of their songs. I forgot which song it was. Since, then I have been listened to their music from time to time. For the reasons mentioned above, I wanted to review some of...

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Marylin Manson American Rock Musician Songs Review

fblan001@fiu.edu — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:12:46 PDT

Marylin Manson American Rock Musician Songs Review I first learned of Marylin Manson when he appeared in the Micheal Moore documentary about Columbine. I watched that documentary when I was in 9th grade. When I first saw the guy I thought he was a bit odd. I thought it was foolish that the community had blamed him for Columbine. I was left intrigued by this estranged character. After this movie ended, I dismissed him from my thoughts and mind. A couple years passed. One day, I was watching Fuse. There they featured one of Marylin Manson's music videos. The song he was singing was "Putting...

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