lots of work, little time

I was in the studio from right after art seminar until about 10pm on thursday and from about 830 to about 10 pm on Saturday. I was so super exhausted on Saturday, but had to write my Art History paper. So I had no time in the studio on Saturday, AAAH! See you Sunday!

reflection 3

Radicant was an interesting article that discussed the globalized cultural diffusion that has occured in the US, and continues to occur in other nations throughout the world; and as a result of that diffusion the feeling of unrootedness. Interestingly, discussions between Judy and I expressed the unrootedness Americans feel. We discussed that Americans will often answer with their cultural heritage when they are asked 'what are you?.' While in other countries, the people we encounter will say the country in which they live, no matter what their cultural heritage looks like. In my own family these issues are prevelant, even though they are not really spoken of. We carry on many of the cultural traditions that my parents were taught. Yet, we also have taken on the American traditions/roles. This relates back to Exile in the AlterModern article, and the idea of globalized art language or content; globalized themes that many artists are dealing with and using in their work. This also occurs through travel and education when we learn, embrace and (in terms of corporations) leave behind, cultural facets of a community. Is it so important that we embrace these issues in our artwork, and I wonder how many people even think of it as an issue at all.