[Photo from The Heirs of Saprid and Clip from Youtube]As a response to our recent discussions regarding the French Revolution, I have chosen to spotlight the death of the GomBurZa as it reminded me of the function of the death of Marat. The monument in the picture was made by Solomon Saprid and the film clip is from

Hannah Höch, Cut with the Kitchen Knife Dada through the Last Weimar Beer-Belly Cultural Epoch in Germany, 1919I have chosen this Dada photomontage or collage entitled: “Cut with the Kitchen Knife Dada through the Last Weimar Beer-Belly Cultural Epoch in Germany” made by Hannah Höch which features the fragmentation of life in Germany during 1919, wherein the ill

 You’re just a puppet by Andrei DonisaThe artwork that I have chosen features an image of a puppet which signifies the idea of control and limitation. I have chosen this for this week’s journal because it is relevant with Plato’s belief in terms of ruling a state. Even though Plato views art as an imitation of the ideas

 The Broken Magnifying Glass by gzertkl on Deviantart, February 22, 2009.This week’s discussion about Michel Foucault’s interpretation of the Las Meninas made me realize the importance of unearthing the hidden figures that are not being represented in our society. These hidden figures are the ideas that create seemingly miniscule contributions to the history of human beings but as

Art by Suzanne Marie Leclair, May 24, 2011I chose this work by Suzanne Marie Leclair as a response to this week’s lesson about the Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government not just because the painting shows a symbolism of both sides of the government featured in Lorenzetti’s work, but also because the mirror signifies the truth,