Eromidayo Olayiwola (Harmony)

Prof. Hollis Glaser

GWS 100-1300

Discussion 13

I believe in an inclusive society where, regardless of personal differences, people learn, develop, collaborate, and feel a sense of belonging together. I created this work of art and I am thankful for the knowledge acquired throughout GWS 100 because it has helped me in understanding how my perception of others and how I am perceived by others shapes and structures the world in which we live. Additionally, I gained an understanding of how crucial it is to understand each person’s unique experience and shared creativity before passing judgment on them.

I drew a picture of myself using different tools available in my home, construction paper, erasers, colored pencils, and crayons to explain the beauty of diversity and activism. This painting depicts a woman wearing a colored blouse to symbolize people from all different racial and ethnic backgrounds that project equality, equity, love, unity, and oneness yet are underrepresented.

ENOUGH is activism art that was showcased at the “Walls of Demand” exhibit in DC. This art was done by 3 Whitman seniors they wanted to showcase gun violence towards the African American community and the oppression they are going through. I choose this because it is raw and I feel as if it’s truly telling a story. The different shade of brown shows its a problem on a grand scale and not just to a specific skin tone.

As part of the final phase of a 5,000-mile journey across Europe from the Syrian border, a massive puppet of a Syrian refugee child intended to represent the millions of displaced children touched down on Tuesday on the shore of southeast England. Her name is Little Amal and she is running from the war in Syria. I choose this art because it brought so much awareness to what was going on in Syria, she traveled through the world in hopes of refugee. Little Amal was built by the Handspring Puppet Company in Cape Town, South Africa.