#10

I’ve always admired and understood art to a certain degree, but I had never taken a class on the subject. It was interesting to explore the fundamental components of artwork – the vocabulary, the techniques, the reasoning behind various artistic choices. I believe it’s important to have some sort of structural outline when wanting to engage art and that’s exactly what this class helped accomplish. The progressing enjoyment of artwork was also exciting. I definitely feel an enhanced experience when viewing art in comparison to how I felt about it when the semester first started. The class balanced well with the other two major subjects in the cluster. We’d write an essay in ENG 101, and then visit the painting we wrote about in this class. That type of balance gave purpose to what we were doing and provided motivation. Visiting the galleries was great; they’re my favorite to visit consistently. There’s usually many events going on and it’s always fun to engage in those activities. The New Museum was probably my favorite trip, it provided insight on what’s relevant in the art world, what artist’s are exploring, and also in what direction art is headed. I will definitely continue visiting the locations we have so far along with the various others around NYC, our city is definitely one that encourages creativity. I’m also looking forward to taking at least one art class during each of my semesters at LaGuardia, even though art isn’t my exact passion; I still see it as a necessary part of human life.