This is What I Know About Art by Kimberly Drew

In This is What I Know About Art Written by Kimberly Drew, you hear a story about the lack of Black Art within the Art world, and you learn about the Struggles Drew goes through in understanding her identity, art, and activism. 

 "For so many young people of color,we feel we don't have the luxury of exploring the liberal arts-society tells us that we have to take coursework to become high earners to make a valuable contributions to the world."

Page 14,  Drew talks about how in her life she felt as if getting an education was already more difficult because she was a black woman, and the felt that because she knew she was smart and that she couldn't afford to waste her talents on anything that society told her would make her money. She at first was aiming for a college major that would lead her into a monetary successful career. For so long she felt that she had no place taking a chance on liberal arts because it was too much of a gamble. For me personally, being also a female of color this is exactly how I felt, I only really chose the courses of study I am in because it is what felt like a sensible path, and bound to lead to a window of opportunity. I do enjoy some aspects of my major but I know I'd prefer something more in the liberal art, creative writing area. 

"It was images, sculptures and writing that helped me wade through the anger I was feeling. There was a moment of respite whenever I encountered a work that mirrored feelings that felt too complicated to define on my own." 

Page 48, In this she talks about how sometimes her feelings felt so big and unexplainable but sometimes looking at certain artworks and writing her thoughts out she felt this sense of understanding. She would look at certain pieces and they would express exactly what she was feeling, it helped her associate her emotions into imagery or words. It something that I feel when I listen to certain songs or read certain books. When she talks about how writing is her means of escapism whether its for the issues at work or from the harsh realities of the racist insensitive world. She consistently found a sense of release or escape in her artwork. 

Spring breaks selfie 

This spring break I actually had the privilege of traveling to Paris and London. At some point in the trip I decided to stop by one of the small local art museums in Paris. And it was actually a really fun experience, and we got to interact with some of the local artists and watch them live paint.