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  The Intersection of Fine Arts and Film Horror CONTENT WARNING: THIS ARTICLE IS ABOUT HORROR MOVIES AND INCLUDES SCENES FROM THEM. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986) When we think of practical effects in horror films, one of the most iconic that comes to mind is The Fly by director David Cronenberg. Cronenberg is generally credited to be the father of "body horror", a subgenre of horror that emphasizes grotesque manipulation of the human body for a psychological effect on the audience. This is achieved through the usage of meticulous makeup effects, prosthetics and technical design.  The premise of the film is that a scientist making a teleportation device (played by Jeff Goldblum) tests his machine when a housefly suddenly lads on the pad, fusing the two creatures into one. The scientist then slowly begins metamorphosing into a man-fly creature. The movie, adapted from a short story of the same name, could be seen as a contemporary take on ...

Das Bauhaus & Post-WWI Emerging Political Ideologies in Architectural Design In 1919, an art school called Das Staatliches Bauhaus (or "The State Building-House" in English), was founded in the city of Weimar in Germany. Here originated the most influential stylistic movement of the 20th century that created modern architecture as it is recognized today. Bauhaus artists worked in a wide expanse of disciplines, from drawing and painting, to architecture, interior and graphic design. They were also designers of experimental textiles and everyday commodities such as furniture and cookware.  The post-war period was full of dissenting ideologies which defined the Early Modern Period. With the fall of the Russian Empire to the Bolsheviks in the east came the founding of the Soviet Union lead by the communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin. Lenin enacted the first application of Communist theory to the new government's "dictatorship of the Proletariat", the concepts ...