Michelangelo’s David: A Renaissance Masterpiece
Michelangelo’s David
Match of the Work
This 4.10-meter tall figurative marble sculpture depicts a nude male body in all its perfection and beauty. The composition follows a zigzag line, starting with the tense, clenched hands and watchful eyes, moving up to the concentrated face with a smile and a hint of anger, framed by voluminous hair. The right leg supports the body’s weight, balancing the left leg’s forward position, initiating movement. The tense muscles, prominent arteries, and vibrant tendons
Read MoreIntroduction to Linguistics: Signs, Language, and Communication
Signs and Meaning
Signs are realities we perceive through our senses, conveying meaning. They consist of two elements:
- Signifier: A fact perceived by the senses, associated in the mind with another reality.
- Signified: The meaning evoked by the signifier.
Kinds of Signs
- Icons: Signs resembling the reality they represent.
- Symbols: Signs representing social, cultural, or religious concepts.
- Symptoms/Signs: Natural phenomena that unintentionally suggest something.
Characteristics of Linguistic Signs
- Conventional:
Journalistic Genres: A Comprehensive Guide
Journalistic Genres
Information Genres
News
News stories offer objective and impersonal accounts of recent events, typically answering the questions: who, what, where, when, why, and how. They vary in length and usually follow a structure consisting of a headline, introduction (lead), and body. The body presents information in paragraphs of decreasing importance.
Reports
Reports provide more in-depth and comprehensive information than news stories. They involve journalistic investigation, including
Read MoreAnalysis of Les Demoiselles d’Avignon & The Scream
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon by Pablo Picasso
Classification
Figurative oil painting on canvas, 2.43 x 2.33 m.
Composition
The work depicts an interior scene with five nude female figures. The women are arranged in a shallow space, lacking depth. Their bodies are fragmented and distorted, with bulging eyes that convey a sense of sadness. Picasso’s fascination with primitive sculpture is evident in the figures’ forms.
Thematic Content
The initial idea for the work was a realistic depiction of a brothel scene,
Read MoreBig Data and Media: Impacts and Implications
Horizontal Integration
Control a significant slice of specific media sectors.
Neoliberalism
Free market ideology.
Cultural Imperialism
The idea that one culture can influence or dominate another.
Raymond Williams
The first analyst to notice that TV isn’t just pictures but flow. TV and drama are built into our daily lives.
McLuhan
Technology is an extension of man.
Media Formats and Their Features
- Web: Multimedia, applications, caller feedback, visuals, audio.
- Call-in TV: Caller feedback, visuals, audio.
- Talk
16th-Century Italian Renaissance Art: Architecture, Sculpture & Painting
XVI Century Italian Renaissance Art
Architecture
Quattrocento and Classicism
- Renaissance architecture was innovative, with many outstanding religious buildings.
- Architects sought the ideal city.
- Classical decorative and structural elements were used freely, such as Tuscan columns, balustered columns, new capital orders, domes, and arches.
- Symmetry, simplicity, and human-scaled spaces were valued.
- Central-plan buildings with domes were preferred.
- Light played a key role in creating clarity.
- Walls regained