Vocabulary: Week 13

I have thought that the the placements of the statues found in churches and cathedrals, such as this Spanish Cathedral, seem to be very discretely placed. At first glance, I don't think you would noticed these statues as Catholic Saints or as statues at all.


Though it may not be visible in this picture, this painting was done by Seurat, in this specific art form, pointilism, which was the basic roots of Impressionism. The style of pointilism is exactly what its name describes, each single dot painted in a different array of colors onto the canvas. Seurat must have had much zealousness to create such an arduous painting.



As a pianist myself, though this picture may seem a bit exaggerated, there is emotion and vehement that can be emitted when playing the piano. I can picture the girl in this picture passionately playing some sort of rock ballad and singing her lungs out at the same time.



It may not be that visible but towards the back of the picture there are clear skies however towards the front it is cloudy and gray skies. I find this picture to depict the subtle changes in weather. The sunflowers seem to be posed to soak in some sunshine, but instead it is the cloudy skies that shadow over them.


adverse - opposing one's interests or desire; opposite; confronting
averse - having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance
blatant - brazenly obvious; flagrant
alleged - doubtful; suspect; supposed
aggravate - to annoy; irritate; exasperate
factoid - an insignificant or trivial fact
flout - to show disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff, mock
forte - a strong point, as of a person; that in which one excels
disinterested - not interested; indifferent