In the Galleries of the Art Institute of Chicago hangs an amazing painting by the 16th Century Italian, Baroque artist Bartolomeo Manfredi. The name of the piece is “Cupid Chastised”. This painting depicts Mars (the god of war) striking Cupid with a whip while Venus (the goddess of love) crouched […]
Performing Arts
Art through the centuries acquired different forms and conceptions. First of all there was naturalism, then developed romanticism, and then there was impressionism, followed by cubism, which was followed by surrealism and finally trends moved on to postmodern art. Here I would like to provide my understanding on various schools […]
Yes, there really was a time in the early seventies when Hollywood simply gave new filmmakers the power to do what they wanted, with minimal interference. Stumped by the popularity of such films as Peter Fonda’s Easy Rider, and unable to replicate the success on their own, studios gave unprecedented […]
When it is your first time to go to a different country, everything is new to you; the culture, food, and language. You want to experience all of these and in a country like Barbados there are so many things to do, food to eat, places to go to and […]