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Blog #12

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 our trip to the culture center: one of the most meaningful works was the index of disappeared by Mariam Ghana and Chitra Ganesh. although there were many beautiful art works in this exhibition this work brought the purpose of this exhibition together: "Since 2004, Chitra Ganesh and Mariam Ghani have collaborated on the Index of the Disappeared, a site-specific installation that operates both as a physical archive of post-9/11 disappearances-detentions, deportations, renditions, and redactions-and a mobile platform for public dialogue. The massive collection draws on radical archival, legal, and activist traditions to draw unlikely connections between seemingly disparate forms of state violence. According to the artists, "The point of the Index is not to collect everything relevant that is released into the public domain, but to sort through masses of information to retrieve and preserve small bits of significance, and then to make the connections that allow others to underst...
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Blog #11

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 MCA BLOG we visited the museum of contemporary art last Wednesday. we saw the " Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today" Exhibition  on the forth floor. this exhibition meant to show it's audience a new approach     to contemporary art in the Caribbean diaspora and reveal more ways of thinking about identity and place. before going to the museum we talked about body art and the history of it so when we got there we tried finding the art works of one of the artists mentioned in class. Ana Mendieta-untitled 1985 Ana Mendieta-untitled 1985 Some interesting artworks: Peter Doig-black curtain Alia Farid-Mezquitas de Puerto Firelei Baez-the soft afternoon air as you hold us all in a single death information about the last four images: Across this installation of eighty-one individual works, Firelei Báez describes the lives of the queen of Haiti, Marie- Louise Coidavid (1778- 1851), and her daughters. Coidavid and her daughters left Haiti after the death of he...
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Blog #10

  Professor Galina Shevchenko's studio we all went up to the eighth floor. when we got there we found professor Galina and she gave us a little tour. firstly she showed us the computer lab for digital multimedia design. she showed us all the art displayed on the walls of the halls and explained all about the process of the work and the classes she teaches, also the classes available on that  department. it was helpful for gathering Information about digital multimedia design classes and the  opportunity it has given to many people getting them on full scholarship rides to top universities. we have seen many photographies in class and places we have visited together in this semester. 
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Blog #9

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  Art Exhibit: Essential Workers   we visited the art  exhibition on the 11th floor. they were the art works of art students who studied all through  Quarantine and covid-19. the most interesting piece was the work below. at first it looked simple and the picture and its name brought a lot of questions to mind, but after reading the story behind the work it made it special. https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/stephanie-burke/exhibition/essential-workers/f-ggot other interesting art works:
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Blog #8

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ARC TOUR: Federal Building  info:  Federal agencies in the building include the Air Force Recruiting Service, the Department of State Passport Agency, Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service, Office of Personnel Management, Consumer Product Safety Commission, General Services Administration and offices for both the U.S. senators from Illinois, Richard "Dick" Durbin and Tammy Duckworth.  the plaza hosts festivals, farmers markets and protests—activities that signify the vibrant relationships between citizens, business and government. the " Picasso" in Daley center 
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Blog #7

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My experience painting the Harold Washington mural: It was a nice experience with as I enjoy painting things, and painting the mural was interesting as the artist explained the story behind it. it showed the big Harold Washington library, and had colors associated with Harold Washington college. I tried my best to do a good job painting even though we did not have enough time to finish our parts. 
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Blog#6

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The art institute of chicago webpage and trip looking at the AIC website can help people to know what to expect when going to the museum, and find all informations that they need so it was very helpful for me to look at it before visiting it on Monday. The Fountains by  Hubert Robert is  The painting of Classical ruins that  caught  my eye when  I   saw  it in person it was big but with small details and look very realist.  this painting is one of El Greco's best works and was his  first major Spanish commission and first large public work.  I chose this painting because of my father, El Greco was one the artists he admired.  Portrait of Ismail, Ambassador of the Persian Shah Tahmasp I painted by  Melchior Lorck   I had seen pictures of this painting in history books before so seeing it in person was intresting.  our day in art institute of chicago:
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