Reflection

I feel I learned a lot in this class and enjoyed fining things I did not know before. For example, I used to have an image that arts by Chicana artists tend to be created with vivid color and thick lines. But learning about many artists and looking at different images made me realize that their forms of art are various and the massages they put in their works are different. It was interesting to look close to those images and find the meanings imbedded in the images through symbols. Before I take this class, I did not even know about the indigenous features so I could not understand the significance of the images. But now I know about the characteristics related to the indigenous cultures and important icons such as La Virgin de Guadalupe. This not only expanded my understanding of works by Chinana artists but also encouraged myself to think about my own culture. Chicana artists faced situations which made them think about discrimination and their identity so that their arts reflect their feelings to deliver certain messages. I was born in Japan which is relatively considered a homogeneous society so I have not faced any conflict in my identity. In this sense, I think the arts by Chicana artists are strong and beautiful, as I could see many attractive and independent women in their arts.

Thank you my professor, and have a good winter break, everyone.