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                                                                       Golconda, 1953, Oil on Canvass     20th century surrealist René Magritte's Golconda illustrates near-identical men in the fore, mid and background all of whom wear similar pieces of clothing. Some of these articles are chatacteristic of Magritte, born at the turn of the century and a recognizable figure in during the Surrealism period. Surrealists such as Magritte take the ordinary and make something unconventional and rather bizarre. Doves depicted across hidden faces, or faces clothed and kissing, these personal touches of the artist are complemented with his sharp vivid lines and deep black colors found in long coats and curved bowler caps. His work often utilizes tone to portray depth in imag...

Good morning, My name is Addison Cox, I am a second year student about to receive my associates in general studies. I've been very ambivalent about which degree I wish to get. I'm from Utqiagvik, formerly Barrow, and was raised between there and Anchorage. I was living in Fairbanks for the last four or five years as it was just a single bush plane ride to Anaktuvuk Pass, where my oldest sister and my in-laws live. I enjoy hunting, fishing, camping and the simple pleasures afforded by rural life. My relationship to art is rooted in my father's passion for sketching mostly. The little time I spent with him while he was around I watched him sketch quite a bit his own iterations of motorcycles and cars. He was pretty big on Motor Trend and the like. But my sisters from my father's side of the family are all very gifted artists--my sister a relatively renown one at least in the arctic circle. As for me, I take to all forms and just appreciate modes of self expression. I real...