Sunday 14 April 2013

Art in Oneself!






This blog is dedicated you!!!! The people and their own way of expressing themselves. I will link my blog to Christopher Mohip’s blog on 'Culture and Urban Nightlife" along with Nirvana Hanooman’s blog “The Modern City….A Mosaic….” and Tabeeta Dwarika's blog "Pity George Doesn't Have a Tree to Swing From (Concrete Jungle)". 

The photograph above was taken at a popular nightclub known as “NUVOSERA”. This area is called Arapita Avenue, one of the most popular ‘liming’ spots in Trinidad. This is related to Urban Geography as there are many attractions in the city not only in the daytime business hours but also the night. 

With reference to Christopher’s blog, the nightlife can be a form of art as well as it is related to the citizens themselves in their own personal way of choosing to express themselves. They all go out to the avenue to party, drink and lime with their friends. 

Nirvana’s blog greatly adds to my post, as the Avenue at night is really amazing. It’s as if there is a non-stop hype in the city with all the music and lights together with the uplifting atmosphere. Instead of the hustle and bustle of the city and stressed out workers, the atmosphere is more relaxed and populated by a middle age group who love to party and just throw away all that stress. 

Tabeeta's blog suggests that urban life takes away the green spaces from area but here on the avenue there are parks and areas that can be defined as green spaces. This allows for the interaction with the urban structure and nature itself. Here on the avenue it seems as though everything and everyone has a place.

Urban geography is related to this as it encompasses the business places located within a defined area along the road. If a road transect were to be done, it can be seen to have a lot of bars, clubs and food places and even some green spaces (in the form of parks) where people of almost all ages can interact with one another. Each area in the city can therefore be seen to have sectors. For example, the waterfront area has more hotels and offices located in that vicinity while the inner part of the city on the avenue has a more nightclub oriented buildings. 

Below is a video to show the nightlife at the club NUVOSERA!



Christopher Mohip's Blog Link: http://socialnightlifetnt.blogspot.com/2013/02/culture-and-urban-nightlife_13.html

Nirvana Hanooman's Blog Link: http://citydwellingstt.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-modern-citya-mosaic.html

Tabeeta Dwarika's Blog Link: http://urbangeographer8.blogspot.com/2013/02/pity-george-doent-have-tree-to-swing.html

Reference: "THEORIES OF URBAN STRUCTURE." HRSBSTAFF Home Page. http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/mcfadden/GGS12/Urbanization%20Unit/theories_urban_structure.htm (accessed April 14, 2013).
















1 comment:

  1. I like the idea of a transect of Ariapita -- watch the spelling.

    I would like to see you step outside of your comfort zone and consider blogs other than those of your peeps, yo. Even though you referenced some good blogs here, I think you can go deeper to find the art in their spaces, or reference design.

    I'd like more depth -- tell us about the aesthetics on the Ave -- not just visual, how about aural? What sorts of music do you hear on the street? What makes the place attractive to so many -- dig it up a bit. I'm really interested in what you think.

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