Local Art History teacher, Philip Nickel, will present a series of lectures this fall.

When you look in the mirror, you see a reflection of yourself, but not an exact replica. You appear reversed, and while you possess consciousness, your image does not. In much the same way, art is a reflection, not an exact copy, but one of perception or imagination.

Session 3: Where is Home - Cultural Diffusion in the Modern World

Who we are in a mirror is a blending of multiple identities, a combination of genetics, culture, and choice smoothed out in our reflection. While the reflected image may appear singular, the internal identity of the subject may be fractured, blended, homogeneous or wildly diverse. How we depict our identities, how we project our identities through art is the subject for this session. We will consider the intersections of identity and describe the various ways artists have sought to express these different strands.