Form follows fiction Link 1:
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Biography of Claude Monet
- he was born on November 14, 1840, Paris, France
- Died on December 5th 1926, Giverny France.
- He was a French artist.
● Art Movement: Impressionism
● Field: painting
● Influenced by: Gustave Courbet, Charles-Francois Daubigny, John Constable, J.M.W.
Turner, Jean-Francois Millet, Alfred Sisley, Jacob van Ruisdael,Johannes Vermeer
● Influenced on: Childe Hassam, Robert Delaunay,Wassily Kandinsky, Frank W. Benson,
Frederick McCubbin, Theodore Robinson
● Teachers: Eugene Boudin, Charles Gleyre
● Friends and Co-workers: Alfred Sisley, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro,
Edouard
Manet,Frederic Bazille, Martín Rico y Ortega, Gustave Caillebotte, Johan Jongkind,
Theodore Robinson,Lucien Pissarro
● Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Monet
- he was the founder of the French impressionist painting ( sunrise )
- His father had wanted him to go into the grocery business, but his heart desired
art.
- At the age of 11 he entered Le havre secondary school of the arts.
- In school he was known for the caricature he would draw for the locals for 10 to
20 francs
each.
- Then at the age of 16, he met Eugene Bouldin ( artist ) who taught him techniques
of “ en
plies air”.
- He became his mentor.
- He also left school for paris where he sat outside the window and painted what he
saw.
- when he was 21 years old he joined the first regiment of africaan light Calvary
in Algeria for a 7 year tour.
- but he had to be recalled because of typhoid fever.
Monet's Influence and Legacy
• Monet studied en plein air methods with Renoir, Bazille, and Sisley, developing
Impressionism.
• After the Franco-Prussian War, he fled to England and the Netherlands before
returning to Paris.
• Exhibited his works at the first Impressionist Exhibition in 1874.
• After his wife's death, Monet remained committed to creating 19th-century
artworks.
• He bought a large house and garden, where he continued painting.
• His garden served as a source of inspiration, with precise instructions and a
large collection of botanical books.
• After his death, his only surviving child, Michel, was heir to the family
property, which has been restored and opened to the public.
( link 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 go through )
■
| Giuseppe Arcimboldo
■ Aerial Rotating House | Albert Robida (1883)
■ Late Visitors to Pompeii | Carel Wilink (1931)
■ Our Lady of the Iguanas | Graciela Iturbide (1979)
■ The Strolling Saint | Pedro Meyer (1991)
■ The Romantic Dollarscape | Pedro Alvarez (2003)
■ Weirdos of Another Universe | Avery Gibbs (2023)
( go through link 9,10,11,12,13 )
A Reversible Anthropomorphic Portrait of a Man Composed of Fruit
■
Campbell’s Soup Cans | Andy Warhol (1962)
■ Liberation of Aunt Jemima & Liberation of Aunt Jemima: Cocktail | Betye Saar
(1973)
■ Kawsbob | Kaws (2010)
■ Charlie Brown Firestarter | Banksy (2010)
■ Life, Miracle Whip and Premium | Brendan O'Connell (2013
Link 14:
10 Absurdly Dumb 'Smart' Products Nobody Asked For
The article lists 12 smart products that are ridiculous, silly, or useless, and
explains why nobody needs them. Some of the products are:
• A smart toilet that has a touch-activated interface to control seat position,
flush style, water temperature, and bidet spray pattern
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• A smart water bottle that tracks your hydration and glows to remind you to drink
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• A body-laptop interface that is a privacy sock that covers your head and laptop
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• A wearable luggage that is a jacket with multiple pockets to store your
belongings and avoid extra baggage fees
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• A leather wrist wallet that is a cuff with a hidden zipper to stash your money
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• A seatback travel organizer that attaches to the back of your tray table and has
multiple compartments for your in-flight essentials
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• A portable infrared sauna that is a tent-like device that heats up your body and
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• A Nubrella that is a hands-free umbrella that covers your head and shoulders
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• A SlotFlop that is a sandal with a slot to store your valuables
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• A smart fork that monitors your eating habits and vibrates to alert you when you
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• A smart trash can that opens and closes with a voice command and has a barcode
scanner to keep track of what you throw away
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The article concludes by saying that these smart products are either unnecessary,
impractical, or embarrassing, and that they are not worth the money or the hassle.
It also suggests that some smart products are actually useful and beneficial, such
as the Amazon Echo, the Nest Thermostat, and the Google Home
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