Category: Reflections
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In the future, I’d love to see American art exhibits include a stronger focus on the experiences of South Asian and Asian communities in the U.S as a Bengali girl. I believe these communities have contributed so much to American culture, yet their stories often go underrepresented in mainstream art spaces. I think that adding…
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This piece of art relates to my entire college decision because I chose to go to Macaulay because of all the “perks” included. One of the perks being free tuition. I am not part of the 1% who can afford to spend $100k a year or more just to go to college. I plan to…
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The art piece that stood out most to me throughout the night is “Untitled by Andrea Chung”. As soon as I walked past it the texture of the hands actually sticking out of the wall really caught my eye. The emotion it invoked in me was sadness to a certain degree. The fact that it’s…
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The First Harvest In The Wilderness painting by Asher B. Durand invoked strong feelings within me due to its visual depiction of manifest destiny. The painting depicts America building their own path over the land previously owned by the natives, and shows destruction on the sides of it. It illustrates the loss of land and…
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The piece I chose is The Acadians in the Achafalaya, “Evangeline” by Joseph Rusling Meeker. I have always loved being around big trees especially willow trees. The tree in this painting reminded me of sitting under a willow tree reading a book or writing a poem. Something about being under a big tree surrounded by…
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This experience reinforce my previous ideas about museums because during the presentation, when they answered the question of what is a museum, it changed my perspective. I realized that I never really stopped to think about what was a museum, I just always saw it as a place where history lives and to shed light…
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I see myself in this art piece because I resonated with the quote alongside it. The way that this art mentioned that rest is not to be earned but is a right. This makes me consider the times that I have made my own well-being a reward for what I have done. The laborious mindset…
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This experience changed my previous ideas about museums. Before this experience, I thought museums were boring and not that interesting. However, after this experience, I found museums to be informative and a great way to attain new knowledge. Through museums, you are able to learn and see art works and pieces of information you can’t…
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I went to museums more often when I was younger on trips with my family, and I hated my time there. I always found it boring, and thought it was a waste of time, as I’ve gotten older I’ve learned to appreciate museums more; and the night at the museum today reinforced that further. J…
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The different cultures I’ve encountered through the art pieces is the different cultures I will encounter when I am pursuing my nursing career. Throughout nursing I’ll be able to meet people from different backgrounds and be able to connect with them and art could be a way to express a deeper connection.
