Reading Response
(Christians Reading) When it comes to groups of people, no matter if it’s five or five hundred people, why do we feel the need to put a label? Why do all of these people have to be related to one another somehow? Maybe we group or label people without even realizing. I know that I try to be a pretty organized person. Every material thing in my life has a place, and I like to keep things that way. Maybe we unintentionally organize and group human beings together as well. Not always with a negative connotation, but maybe because we feel like we need some kind of order. Especially with numbers of people, it can be overwhelming so by grouping individuals together we mentally put order to things. Now that’s not to say that some people aren’t hateful or labeling individuals out of spite.. but maybe we can look at grouping people together in a positive way as well. When I say this though, I am not inferring that we should change people to society’s ridiculous standards or make everyone similar. I just think that when we label a group, maybe we are just comparing similar traits these individuals already have. The best part of groups of people, is the fact that everyone is an individual. We all have our own characteristics, and quirks about ourselves. As an individual, you are the only one with your exact unique chromosomes. Everyone has their own likes and dislikes about themselves, but we should be proud of our individuality. Different is a good thing! Being different makes you stand out in a crowd. We need to learn to praise ‘different’ rather than to look at it as a hinderance.
Inspiration
http://www.pbs.org/art21/episodes/season-6-2012/change/
https://hyperallergic.com/435295/sean-sullivan-a-une-ea-jack-hanley-2018/
http://www.artnews.com/2018/03/27/icons-amalia-mesa-bains/
https://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-features/magazines/normal-design/
My Work
(Christians Reading) When it comes to groups of people, no matter if it’s five or five hundred people, why do we feel the need to put a label? Why do all of these people have to be related to one another somehow? Maybe we group or label people without even realizing. I know that I try to be a pretty organized person. Every material thing in my life has a place, and I like to keep things that way. Maybe we unintentionally organize and group human beings together as well. Not always with a negative connotation, but maybe because we feel like we need some kind of order. Especially with numbers of people, it can be overwhelming so by grouping individuals together we mentally put order to things. Now that’s not to say that some people aren’t hateful or labeling individuals out of spite.. but maybe we can look at grouping people together in a positive way as well. When I say this though, I am not inferring that we should change people to society’s ridiculous standards or make everyone similar. I just think that when we label a group, maybe we are just comparing similar traits these individuals already have. The best part of groups of people, is the fact that everyone is an individual. We all have our own characteristics, and quirks about ourselves. As an individual, you are the only one with your exact unique chromosomes. Everyone has their own likes and dislikes about themselves, but we should be proud of our individuality. Different is a good thing! Being different makes you stand out in a crowd. We need to learn to praise ‘different’ rather than to look at it as a hinderance.
Inspiration
http://www.pbs.org/art21/episodes/season-6-2012/change/
https://hyperallergic.com/435295/sean-sullivan-a-une-ea-jack-hanley-2018/
http://www.artnews.com/2018/03/27/icons-amalia-mesa-bains/
https://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-features/magazines/normal-design/
My Work
(Added to) Acrylic and Oil. 16x20.
(Added to) Acrylic and Oil. 2x3ft.
Acrylic. 2x3ft.
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