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Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel
perpetual motion the motion of a hypothetical machine which, once activated, would run forever unless subject to an external force or to wear; although impossible according to the first and second laws of thermodynamics, the development of such a mechanism has been attempted by many inventors. The... Read more |
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Perpetual motion
perpetual motion the motion of a hypothetical machine which, once activated, would run forever unless subject to an external force or to wear; although impossible according to the first and second laws of thermodynamics, the development of such a mechanism has been attempted by many inventors. The... Read more |
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Nico
Nico Singer, songwriter One of pop music's most enigmatic and unclassifiable artists, Nico was almost as famous for her associations as she was for her recordings. She remains best known for her brief tenure as a singer with the Velvet Underground and her appearance in Andy Warhol's... Read more |
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Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol 1928-87, American artist and filmmaker, b. Pittsburgh as Andrew Warhola. The leading exponent of the pop art movement and one of the most influential artists of the late 20th cent., Warhol concentrated on the surface of things, choosing his imagery from the world of commonplace... Read more |
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silk-screen printing
silk-screen printing multiple printing technique, also known as serigraphy, involving the use of stencils to transfer the design. Paint is applied to a silk or nylon screen and penetrates areas of the screen not blocked by the stencil. By using several stencils a number of colors may be employed... Read more |
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Blonde Redhead
Blonde Redhead Rock group Although the New York-based trio Blonde Redhead made a connection with the art world in late 1998 when they performed at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to celebrate an exhibit by Japanese artist Mariko Mori, the members of the group refused to... Read more |
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Ron Howard
Ron Howard Former child actor Ron Howard (born 1954) may be remembered by some for his roles as Opie on The Andy Griffith Show and Richie Cunningham on Happy Days. He has also carved a niche for himself in Hollywood as a highly regarded director and producer. Ron Howard doesn't... Read more |
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Perfection
498. Perfection Giotto’s O perfect circle drawn effortlessly by Giotto. [Ital. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 463] golden mean or section a proportion between the length and width of a rectangle or two portions of a line, said to be ideal. [Fine Arts: Misc.] Grosvenor, Archibald ... Read more |
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Kathy Mattea
Kathy Mattea Singer For the Record… Selected discography Sources Initially overlooked by the mainstream, Kathy Mattea has turned out some of the finest progressive country, folk, and blues of any performer. Mattea’s understated beauty and resonant alto are perfectly suited for... Read more |
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pop art
pop art a movement that first emerged in Great Britain at the end of the 1950s as a reaction against the seriousness of abstract expressionism . British and American pop artists employed a common imagery found in comic strips, soup cans, and Coke bottles to express formal abstract relationships.... Read more |
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