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There is no doubt that Kim Kardashian is one of the most successful American models and actresses of this generation. Who could not have heard about the Kardashian's appearance in the famous TV series entitled Keeping up with the Kardashians. The success of this TV show has paved the way to more opportunities for Kim, such as Kourtney and Kim Take Miami and Kourtney and Kim Take New York.

This autobiographical novel follows the career of a civil engineering apprentice, from childhood to middle age. Along the way, we get to see the inner workings of the profession, from the nuts and bolts of civil engineering and surveying, their technological transformation, to the death of the apprenticeship system. It's a mysterious world that few laymen know. And yet we are all surrounded by their work everywhere, every day.

Hope Through Cancer is a unique book about a cancer survivor's journey with hope. Faith, my wife, has ovarian cancer. She can close her eyes and see a mental image of a path, calm waters, shade, light, and hope. We turned this into an official painting about her journey that she mentally envisioned and was created by me. The painting is an artist's perception of a survivor's journey with hope in the light of Psalm 23. She has found the 23rd psalm to be in harmony with each aspect of her journey finding a new life, having settled fear about death.

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, led an unusual but meaningful life. Through his lifetime, he sold millions of albums and his songs can be heard almost everywhere. Moreover, almost everyone knows at least one of his songs. Although there is no doubt that he is indeed extremely successful, he did not achieve it instantly. In fact, he also experienced struggles and obstacles along the way. Fortunately, he was able to overcome all of it, and his determination to be an outstanding artist never faded.

What do you do when your world ends? At 28 years old, Krista Schlyer sold almost everything she owned and packed the rest of it in a station wagon bound for the American wild. Her two best friends joined her - one a grumpy, grieving introvert, the other a feisty dog - and together they sought out every national park, historic site, forest, and wilderness they could get to before their money ran out or their minds gave in.

El pintor mexicano más importante de la primera mitad del siglo XX. Sus trabajos y murales representan hoy, el punto más alto del arte contemporáneo no sólo de su país, sino a nivel mundial. Dueño de un espíritu incansable, organizador, pletórico de gracia y elegancia, su obra destaca nítidamente por su idealismo e intolerancia hacia lo que le parece el mal principal de este mundo: la explotación del hombre por el hombre.

La renommée de Le Corbusier est telle que son seul nom symbolise une sorte de renaissance architecturale liée à la reconstruction du pays suite à la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. Créateur d'une écriture nouvelle de la construction de l'espace, sa réflexion s'inscrit dans un début de XXe siècle riche en remise en cause des académismes artistiques hérités du passé.

Leonardo da Vinci recibe en su estudio de Florencia a Mona Lisa Ghirardini para realizar un retrato por encargo de su marido. Da Vinci retiene esta pintura en su poder, nunca se la entrega al cliente y la lleva consigo en todas sus mudanzas hasta el final de su vida. Fue un largo idilio con la mujer ideal que se prolongó durante el resto de su vida a través de más de 20 años de retoques permanentes.

Brothers Barry and Tommy Moser were born of the same parents in Chattanooga, Tennessee, slept in the same bedroom, went to the same school, and were both poisoned by their family's deep racism and anti-Semitism. But as they grew older, their perspectives and their paths grew further and further apart. Barry left Chattanooga for New England and a life in the arts; Tommy stayed put and became a mortgage banker.

In questo ritratto, racconteremo la vita di Van Gogh a partire dai primi anni, dalla nascita a un anno esatto dalla morte del fratello maggiore suo omonimo. Conosceremo la famiglia Van Gogh, una famiglia patriarcale, molto religiosa e chiusa. All'interno di questo contesto, Vincent sviluppò una forte propensione verso la missione religiosa fino a decidere di dedicare la sua vita a Dio. Contemporaneamente, durante il periodo di fervore mistico, nel giovane Vincent comparvero i tratti della ribellione e i primi malesseri psichici.

Le età della vita di Leonardo furono marcate da ricerche e spostamenti, sia attraverso luoghi fisici sia - soprattutto - attraverso le discipline che egli studiò e intrecciò in un continuo avanzamento. La sua fu una vita affascinante, tanto che da secoli viene studiata, catturando la curiosità di tutti, dagli storici dell'arte ai critici, dai filosofi agli psicologi, fino a ciascuno di noi.

It's possible that Michelangelo is the most famous artist in history, but it's also possible that he's an underrated artist. The vast influence of his career is reflected by the fact that he is not only known for his own art but has also come to embody an entire epoch of Western art. Along with Leonardo da Vinci, there are no other artists who so fully capture the spirit of scientific and artistic discovery that characterized art during the late 15th and early 16th centuries.

In this touching and humorous essay, John Philip Drury recounts coming of age during the Vietnam Era. With a low draft number and an exit from college looming, Drury faces the imminent possibility of fighting in a war that he opposes. In the meantime he tries and abandons a dream to become a songwriter, labors mightily to lose his virginity, and looks to the adult world around him for models of what he most wants to be - an artist.

Este notable artista alemán (1471 - 1528) fue el pincel más famoso del Renacimiento alemán, y reconocido mundialmente gracias a sus pinturas, dibujos, grabados y escritos teóricos sobre arte, que ejercieron una profunda influencia en los artistas del siglo XVI de su propio país y de los Países Bajos.

Cultivador de un cine creador, vanguardista, pero accesible en su conjunto, este excelente director de cine franco-suizo es considerado uno de los miembros más influyentes de la nouvelle vague, a la vez caracterizado por su acidez crítica y por la poesía de sus imágenes.

Denominado en la historia del arte como "el primer moderno", fue un notable escultor francés contemporáneo a la corriente Impresionista. Enmarcado en el academicismo más absoluto de la escuela escultórica neoclásica, Rodin es el escultor encargado no sólo de poner fin a más de dos siglos en busca de la mimesis en las artes tridimensionales, sino de dar además un nuevo rumbo a la ya obsoleta concepción del monumento y la escultura pública.

Incansable y prolífico, pintó más de dos mil obras actualmente presentes en museos y colecciones de toda Europa y del mundo. Además, abordó otros géneros como el grabado, la ilustración de libros, la cerámica y el diseño de escenografía y vestuario para montajes teatrales.

Probablemente, uno de las biografías más interesantes del mundo de la pintura, fue un extraordinario pintor y cartelista francés que destacó por su representación de la vida nocturna parisiense de finales del siglo XIX. Víctima de una enfermedad que lo impidió crecer, Lautrec es considerado como una de las más grandes figuras de la generación del postimpresionismo.

Cantautora, pintora, escultora, bordadora y ceramista chilena, es considerada por muchos la folclorista más importante de Chile del siglo XX y fundadora de la música popular de aquel país. El aporte de Violeta Parra al quehacer musical y artístico chileno se considera unánimemente de gran valor y trascendencia, sirviendo su trabajo de inspiración a muchos artistas posteriores. De allí su importancia.

Un predestinado. Pintor francés postimpresionista, es considerado el padre del arte moderno, donde su obra estableció las bases de la transición entre la concepción artística decimonónica hacia el mundo artístico del siglo XX, nuevo y radicalmente diferente. Sin embargo, mientras vivió, Cézanne fue un pintor ignorado que trabajó en medio de un gran aislamiento. Este audio, saca a la palestra la vida de un hombre de maravilloso talento.