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- Moonlight arises from sunlight reflecting off the lunar surface. The moon orbits Earth approximately every 27.3 days, passing through familiar phases from new moon to full moon and back again. These phases result from the moon’s changing position in relation to Earth and the sun.
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Moonlight: Behind the Making of the Oscar-Nominated Movie. See the powerful images that inspired Cinematographer James Laxton. The story of Moonlight invites the audience to follow the life of a...
Aug 24, 2023 · Moonlight captivates with its celestial glow and ever-changing phases. More than just a symbol of romance or muse for poets, moonlight offers tangible scientific insights into Earth’s nearest cosmic companion.
Mar 30, 2017 · How school violence manifests itself. Certainly one of the most dramatic scenes in "Moonlight" is when a teenage Chiron storms through the heavy doors of his high school, marches into his classroom, grabs a wooden chair, and breaks it over the back of his longtime bully, Terrel.
- Moonlight in Art: Turner, Constable, Rubens and Friedrich
- Beyond Europe: Moonlight in Eastern Art
- From East to West, North to South: The Moon as A Connective Force
Western Masters such as J.M.W. Turner, Peter Paul Rubens, John Constable, and Caspar David Friedrich were more than intrigued – they were mesmerised by moonlight. Their landscapes attempted to hold its never-ending incarnations within the boundaries of materiality, circumscribed in paintings and watercolours of pale blue, green and grey hues. In th...
In Japan, the Moon has been a source of inspiration to many artists from as early as the 15th century (such as New Moon over the brushwood gate, an ink on paper from 1405). Names such as Nishimura Shigenaga, Utagawa Yoshitaki, Suzuki Harunobu and Utagawa Hiroshige are amongst these. In 1789, Ki no Sadamaru collected 72 Kyōka (or parodic) poems rela...
The Moon is much more than a mirror to the Sun. Indeed, it does reflect light, but its gleam has a distinctive and inspiring strength of its own. Long before the advent of electricity, the Moon ruled our night-time activities and, as such, our imaginations. In painting and printmaking, the allure of the Moon bewitched Baroque, Romantic, Naturalist,...
Dec 31, 2014 · Romantic, mysterious, soothing, and radiant, moonlight has its own special qualities. We explore how we perceive the night under a bright Moon. The full Moon shines brilliantly in early December giving mood to the night.
Feb 22, 2017 · “What’s done in the dark must come into the light.” We follow along with director Barry Jenkins on the DVD commentary for Moonlight.
Feb 17, 2017 · Film of the week: Moonlight, a prism of repression and desire, awash in poetry Barry Jenkins’ three-ages portrait of a queer black youth comes bearing a weight of significance; but its nuanced ensemble performances and agile formalism give it a rare beauty and tenderness.
