A Look at the Last Lecture

For my last day of lecture, professor O'Brien took us to a gallery show of Chelsea Thmpto. This is less an analysis and more of a look back at this class.

Throughout this semester, I have been through some ups and downs with professor O'Brien's class. I praise her for trying her best to help everyone understand contemporary art for it is no easy task. Nonetheless, she soldiers on and does her best to inform her students with the knowledge they need. With that said, I am happy to say that professor O'Brien  made me see the world in a way that I didn't before. I didn't get the most stellar grades on my quizzes, but her feedback was very valuable for helping me understand the artworks.  Even on the last day, Professor O'Brien was busy socializing with her students to help them understand the work of Chelsea Thompto better.

 I will say that I really enjoyed this class and I met some interesting characters that were very pleasant to talk to such as my classmates Delbert and Samantha. They always had something very witty to say that always managed to put a smile on my face. They were also very talented and quite knowledgeable in their respective fields. With their advice and colorful personalities, it helped ease the burden of class during the toughest moments.

Despite saying this post is more of a retrospective of class, it would be uncharacteristic of me to not share my opinion and thoughts on Thimpto's works. In the quickest and shortest summary I can muster, being a transgender individual must be quite the challenge. Her art of creating a language in code is appropriate when paralleled to her hardships. When it comes to sexuality, most people disregard any point made whether they are good or not. It ends up similar to speaking a language that only you can understand. You try your best to help others, but society pushes you away. This binary language that Thompto has created shows how arduous it is to fight against a group that does't even give the slightest courtesy in trying to understand.

Finally, we come to my last words. There isn't much to say other than what I already have. I enjoyed this class and the semester as whole. I am happy to have met my professors and I'm excited to see them again whether in passing in the halls of Kadema or in an actual class.