From the Honors Blog
Nature Without Gods: How Impressionists Reimagined the Landscape
Before Impressionism, landscapes rarely existed on their own without a certain context. It should be noted that there was a rise in landscapes during the Renaissance, but not to this degree. In ancient, medieval, and even early modern art, nature served stories. Mountains framed myths, forests sheltered saints, rivers marked divine intervention. Nature mattered because…
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The Journey
my arms are wide open, i fall back, into the sea and it simply carries me. my arms are wide open, i feel so free my arms are wide open, i hold them pointed near each side of me My arms are wide open, I was finally given what was needed for me. Words of…
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Chinatown
Chicago’s Chinatown is one of the city’s most prominent cultural neighborhoods, shaped by migration and resilience for over more than a century. It is located just south of downtown along Wentworth Avenue and Cermak Road. The neighborhood serves as both a cultural center for Chinese Americans in the Midwest and an example of how immigrant…
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