David Hockney

Art Appreciation

Born on July 9, 1937 in Bradford, England, David Hockney is considered the most influential artist of the 20th century.

In the early 60s, Hockney, who is openly gay, painted 'Sometimes, as in We Two Boys Together Clinging.'

Soon after graduating from the Royal College of Art in London in 1962, he moved to Los Angeles, where he was inspired to paint a series of swimming pools.

In the 80s, Hockney started playing around with the study of movement in photography using collages and creating a narrative.

A Bigger Splash (1967) via cridly.wordpress.com

'Sometimes, as in We Two Boys Together Clinging' (1961) via wikipedia.org

Pearblossom Highway (1986) via aestheticdiaryblog.blogspot.com

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hockney
https://jimsienkiewicz.wordpress.com/2013/12/23/david-hockney-a-bigger-exhibition/
http://fuckyeahdavidhockney.tumblr.com/
http://blogs.elpais.com/storyboard/2012/07/
http://armorinsecondes.eklablog.com/a-few-paintings-and-i-pad-prints-by-david-hockney-a43082691
https://cridly.wordpress.com/2010/10/21/david-hockney/
http://samlangestm.blogspot.com/2010/05/david-hockney-photomontage.html
https://aarspace.wordpress.com/2014/01/20/david-hockney-a-bigger-exhibition-de-young-museum/
http://aestheticdiaryblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/david-hockney-bigger-picture.html

Fantastic Four (2005)

Film Appreciation

I remember being excited to watch Fantastic Four at the theaters. Mainly because I grew up watching the Hanna Barbera Fantastic Four and The New Fantastic Four.

Directed by Tim Story, known for Barbershop and Taxi, the Fantastic Four film was released July 8, 2005. Starring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon and Kerry Washington, the film was a commercial success making $56 million during its first weekend.

Source: Wikipedia

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C.W. Gluck - Che farò senza Euridice

Music Appreciation

Christoph Willibald Gluck (C.W. Gluck) was born on July 2, 1714. He was known for composing Italian and French operas in the early classical period.

He's known for bringing practical reform in the theory and practice of dramatic composition (dramaturgical). One of his most notable work is Orfeo ed Euridice, an opera based on the myth of Orpheus. It was first performed at the Burgtheater in Vienna on October 5, 1762 in the presnce of Empress Maria Theresa.

Sung by: Dmitri Hvorostovsky

via frufruJ

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Willibald_Gluck
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orfeo_ed_Euridice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri_Hvorostovsky