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Sound and Culture

Although strange to personally consider, each town, city, or village has its own distinct sound that cannot be replicated. Landscapes, technology, and people all add unique elements to their home and its sound. Being from a northern New England suburb in Bedford, New Hampshire, there is a definite distinction in sound from my current residence …

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Cooperative Art

Tom Finklepearl’s firm beliefs on collaboration are very applicable to everyday life. We have already established that art can occur anywhere and is not a permanent definition. There are aspects of art in different places such as streets, business, and schools. His work on the combination of arts and culture with big municipal projects are very …

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Art Complements Business

Although different in many ways, art and business are almost synonymous. Whether you are the owner of a restaurant, social media content creator, or an artist like 2 Chainz or Beyonce, business is art and art is business because it is selling the artist’s craft. Granted there are many differentiating terms such as “customers” to …

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The Obama Portraits and What They Mean

Recently, the former president and first-lady unveiled their portraits that would be added to a collection of presidential portraits in the Museum of Fine Arts. Both of the portrait’s African American artists, Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, were chosen by Mr. and Mrs. Obama. These portraits serve as symbols in many ways. For example, the …

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The Importance of the Olympics

The Winter Olympics are being held in Pyongyang, South Korea. And this is not the first time the Olympics have been held at the center of political tension. The president of South Korea has also urged North Korea to join them in competing and marching because it would “greatly contribute to realizing the Olympic values …

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