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Group Members:<\/strong> Sameeha Saleem, Kinga Karp, Nicole Kindja, Jana Ahmed and Anna Vachazde<\/div>\n
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New York City is home to communities from all over the world, often referred to as a melting pot of cultures. Cultural Corners is an immersive exhibition that showcases the different cultures of the creators of this exhibition, serving as a portion of the vast cultures melted into the communities of New York City. Many of the focuses of each painting, varying from cultural traditions, communities and stories, experience an overlap which this exhibit aims to portray.<\/p>\n

This exhibit is home to different \u201ccultural corners\u201d spanning art from Pakistan, Poland, Egypt, Slovakia and Georgia. Although separated geographically these cultures found ways to express their thoughts, ideas, and emotions through art. For Pakistan, we highlight vibrant paintings and the importance of cultural landmarks like Old Lahore and the Badshahi Mosque. These pieces show how community life and shared traditions are central to Pakistani culture. For Poland, dark and encapsulating artworks reflect the political, economical, and social issues and affairs. Other artworks, on the other hand, showcase the beauty of rural life through the eyes of a peasant. For example, the artwork includes the losing of Smolensk to Russia as well as a horse market located in Warsaw. For Egypt, community relationships are a strong focus of culture, emphasizing the importance of close relationships, the importance, especially family is emphasized. Furthermore, past Egyptian art styles heavily influence present styles, indicating that we are always carrying and developing the past into the present. Additionally in Slovak art, there\u2019s a focus on traditional families, as well as cultural customs. Artists fell into two categories, either creating their paintings with a lot or little detail, but overall they maintain themes throughout. Lastly, in Georgian art, we see people partaking in cultural events and traditional societal roles. This is portrayed by showcasing traditional Georgian clothing, food and architecture as well as traditional customs such as drinking wine and Georgian folk dancing. In completing this project, we\u2019ve realized that art is a way to express culture in various ways, as well as speak on political and social aspects of countries. Art is able to communicate what words can\u2019t, and relay messages that relate to viewers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nHow did completing your project help you explore the role of arts in the lives of New Yorkers and their communities?<\/strong><\/p>\n

New York City is home to communities from all over the world, often referred to as a melting pot of cultures. Cultural Corners is an immersive exhibition that showcases the different cultures of the creators of this exhibition, serving as a portion of the vast cultures melted into the communities of New York City. Many of the focuses of each painting, varying from cultural traditions, communities and stories, experience an overlap which this exhibit aims to portray.<\/p>\n

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