The Limits of Being Tasteful?
The act of being tasteless is defined as lacking in politeness, seemliness, or tact. One of the easiest ways for a subject to be placed in a category of tastelessness is to talk negatively about a...
View ArticleA Foreign World
Reading Shaun Tan’s “The Arrival”, I could only think of one story I was told which I actually discussed for my Found Art presentation. The story is of my great-grandfather who immigrated to America...
View ArticleFrom Rags to Riches
Reading Patti Smith’s memoir Just Kids, I removed the idea of her being a famous Punk musician from my thought process in beginning the reading. Patti Smith’s early portions of her life and her...
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The Metallic Serpent
Slithering through the night, The creature speeds ahead. Always such a grand sight, From its tail up to its head. The subterranean heartbeat, Which keeps the city alive. Is only made complete, As...
View ArticleA Mutual Relationship–The High Line
Here’s a short little poem and slideshow I made for the High Line project. Hope you enjoy! A Mutual Relationship–The High Line A Mutual Relationship By Joseph Valerio Separated from the chaos of...
View ArticleDon Juan–A Connection to Religious Ideas
The play of Don Juan carries a very important message of morality, faithfulness and religious undertones. It is these religious undertones which guide the storyline and allow readers to understand the...
View ArticleA Different Shakespeare Experience
Reading the play, Richard II by William Shakespeare, I couldn’t help, but feel that this was lacking in quality compared to other famous Shakespearean plays like Romeo and Juliet, Othello, or Hamlet....
View ArticleA Throwback to the ‘Good Ole Days’
My mother loves to tell stories about her past. She called those days the ‘Good Ole Days’ where she would get together with a group of friends (about thirty kids) and play on the street corner until...
View ArticleChristmas in Dyker Heights: A MHC Community Arts Project!
This is the Community Arts project done by Mike Ferrigno, Alex Hajjar, Amanda Strano, and Joseph Valerio, we hope you enjoy! It is a quick documentary on the wonderful Christmas lights of Dyker Heights...
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