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Music and Art

King of Kings by Constantin Brancusi

Constantin Brancusi is a very famous abstract sculptor that is inspired by primitive cultures and modernism. He was a student of Auguste Rodin, who influenced him in the context of metaphysical expression. In addition, Brancusi absorbed many other influences, including African art, cubism, surrealism, and abstract painting. King of Kings (1938) clearly expresses Brancusi’s art […]

Elgin Marbles

The Elgin Marbles are a large impressive collection of the marble sculptures, reliefs and other architectural elements that in 1801 were moved from Greece to Britain. The legal basis of this act is quite controversial, and nowadays these two countries try to settle the disputes concerning where the Elgin Marbles should be exhibited and which […]

Caught between Scylla and Charybdis of Race and Gender: the Characters in Hwang’s ”M. Butterfly” and Hughes’s ”Soul Gone Home”

Human identity is not a solid undivided entity that always functions as one single agent. It consists of numerous parts, while each of them represents a certain sphere of human existence. When defining human identity, it is necessary to take into account the age of the person, his/her profession, education, earnings, etc. However, in most […]