Critical Creative Reflection 1

    How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues? 

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     This art gallery consists of artists who are of the minority group. The feature story gives light to a gallery that supports black, Hispanic, etc. artists by holding their art and allowing prospectors to also purchase from their site. This has been a struggle for minorities such as black people to get their art out into the world. Allowing them to place these pieces into a physical art gallery that does gains plenty of attraction, gives them exposure to clientele. Every third Saturday of the month, there is a an art walk. This is where plenty of up and coming artists, even veteran ones, submit their art to be shown in it. And he does not necessarily have to be paintings, is it gonna be sculptures and jewelry also. They accept everyone and close the entire street down. Civilians and guest are invited to view and buy art. This is one form of giving back to the community that I love and felt that this is a great place to do my interview with. The magazine itself is a space for small businesses to gain exposure. These businesses also did not discriminate against minority groups. 

     The people of America have been condition to work since the day they were born. The cycle starts with going to school for 12 years, not being taught anything about financial stability, investments, health care, taxes, credit, things of that sort. Then having to go to college, be almost 40k dollars in debt for the degree they want to get, and working until you’re 66. When recently, degrees haven’t been the most useful for plenty of people for the field that they went into. This mainly affects lower class of America because to survive they have to work until they are afloat. This magazine was made to change how people view their free time. Yes, during your free time you may want to just sleep, but there’s more to life than just your home. These places that were toured and reviewed were meant to break that cycle of traveling only to work and home. These spots give the same “euphoria” that staying at home gives. Along with it because a beautiful sight, it’s informational too.  And it’s very important to learn new things everyday and create new experiences at different places. Introducing yourself to attractions changes how you conduct your life so it does not feel like it was a waste when you can not live it anymore.