Throughout my undergraduate career, I have had very few academic experiences that fundamentally changed the way that I saw the world and myself in it (I could probably count that number on one hand). However, one such event occurred last spring in my Disneyland seminar: when I was introduced to the philosophies of Modernism and Postmodernism. […]Read Post ›
Author’s note: This article is excerpted from my independent study project that I undertook for my art history major in my senior year at Wellesley College. My project involved researching nineteenth-century sculptor Anne Whitney, who had close connections with Wellesley, and I produced catalog entries for seven of her sculptures that the College is home […]Read Post ›
Chicago thrives on its rawness and dynamism. The city inhabitants consider themselves to belong to the city. Since the entire city is considered home, daily deeply personal experiences unfold in the most wonderful ways. While there is some anonymity in an urban existence, one’s experiences are often laid bare to strangers. It’s in the smallest […]Read Post ›
Photography has always been one of the more accessible art forms. In one release of a button, part of the world is recorded. From its beginning, it has been open to minorities to begin playing and learning. Painting is more expensive, with its gesso, canvas, paints, paint thinner and brushes, and the huge amount of […]Read Post ›
The Female Gaze 