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They used their art to express their emotions

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"The influence of the colors and patterns that populate my work have their origin in my African daily life, where there is an incredible sensory diversity—the smells, the warmth, the bright colors, the patterns of the clothes,” Seydou said.

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I learned a lot and it taught me a lot like to never give up and keep trying

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They used their art as a form of expression of black culture

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i liked alex gradner's paintings becuase they look so realistic and so abstract at the same time

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All the artist showed all there deepest emotion through their art work.

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I learned that art was a way that , they showed how they felt deep down

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I learned that there art work was there way of expression then

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Wardell talked about how he wants to have conversations with people and wants his art to be relevant after his time on earth.

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I learned that you share a lot of pass trauma and experience through art.

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michael talked about growing up surrounded by predominately black people and cultures and by the age of 18 he didn't fear white people he feared his black father who shielded him from the outside world which he didn't agree with. once he broke out on his own he was able to progress in his play-writing so much more.

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I really liked what Maya Freelon says about emotions being transient and whimsical

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I learned a lot and it was really interesting

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wardell milan spoke about how he wants to have real discussions and have them be straightforward.

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Joeonna Bellorado-Samuels said that being a black artist means paying attention to how we articulate the mission of the artists and their work, and to how they and their works will live beyond the gallery.

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Tschabalala self doesn't feel comfortable putting her art up for Auction because of how others will feel even though art is something she loves to do.
Her art is "Exotic" In a different way.

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Amy Sherlad had this to say "I realized very quickly, once I crossed into painting the black figure, that we are a political statement in and of ourselves, especially when we’re hanging on the walls of museums and institutions."

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Calida learned how to using water-memory in her art after learning how getting into the pool helped her calm down. The people in the black community have the highest rate of drowning and being black that scares them.

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Michael spoke about how he grew up in a majority black community and went through culture shock when he moved to New York.

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Its really interesting

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i learned art is a way to share your understanding of the world.

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i learned art is very well thought out and art is cool