Reflection

I think the most valuable thing I learned in this class was the extensiveness and complexity of Chicana art. On the first day when we were asked to identify artists we knew the biggest latina artist I could come up with was Frida Kahlo. I imagined all latino/a artists followed her example to some extent but I quickly learned Chicana art was far developed from Kahlo. I'm impressed with the deep knowledge within Chicana art and all of it's different interconnected highways. However, it was sad to learn some of their stories and even more sad to learn that there isn't much discourse on these artists who are so important and have such a strong voice that isn't being heard. But when there was discourse, I thoroughly enjoyed the vast knowledge we learned about the silenced artists. I also enjoyed the drawing part of the class. It was a great, different approach to art; rather than simply taking exams. I enjoyed actually participating in art, even though I'm not very good at drawing. I did see an improvement in my drawing, though.