Chang, Nicholas

Hello everyone! My name is Nicholas Chang and I am a first year Transfer student at UCLA. I am a Political Science major and I am considering minoring in Entrepreneurship.  I am originally from the Bay Area and I went to De Anza College prior to transferring to UCLA. My preferred pronouns are he/him and I would prefer to be referred to as Nicholas. 

Since my first quarter at UCLA is heavily based around my upper-division Political Science courses, I thought about taking an art course to broaden my knowledge around a subject I am unfamiliar with and to be exposed to interesting and intriguing art pieces. I signed up for this particular course because I never had the chance to explore Chicanx/Latinx art and I wanted to be exposed to new artists and art styles through this class. While I have taken a few Art History courses at my community college, those classes never delved into the Chicanx/Latinx community and mainly focused on European art history. As a Political Science major, I am very interested in American history and I am excited to see how Chicanx history intertwines with the Chicanx art movement. I have always been interested in many forms of art from a young age when I went to art museums with my family. While I am not an artist myself, I have a lot of appreciation for the work that was put into creating pieces of art. The main form of Chicanx art that I have previously seen are the long murals in Los Angeles. Being from a community where Chicanx art was less common, I think this class will be very enlightening in teaching me more about the art movement, the artists behind the pieces of art, and the techniques employed in their process.