Welcome to the second day of the first week of February, wow we are almost halfway there. Can you believe it? I know I can’t but it is interesting to see how much more integrated we all are into this city. We know are way around (for the most part) and barter like it’s nobody’s business.
Today like most wonderful Tuesday’s began late in the afternoon. After all gathering in the honors classroom, we sat diligently, immersed in conversations for the next two hours. Our guest speaker not only got us talking but was able to get us to really talk and think about art. Contemporary art has no real timeline, it has no real definition, and the difference between the value of a piece of art and what it is valued at. We talked about the city of Rome. The street performers as a form of art or graffiti as a form of anarchy against the artistic rules we are given.
We also learned from our speaker the value and importance of keeping art a priority. Rome has few schools, few majors within Universities dedicated to art and very little appreciation for contemporary work. This is interesting to think about considering that investing in art, like you would invest in a hedge fund, is more successful then most other investments. There is money to be made in the field of art, or in the business should I say. In the past few years it has become apparent that being a successful artist includes being a savvy business man/woman.
After are amazing speaker had to leave and a quick lunch break we were back in action. We worked on an exercise that forced us to remove our inhibitions and take on the form of another person that we have been fortunate enough to meet. 
People fell into the roles of police officers, gypsies, waiters and even characters from the books and stories we have read for class. It was a bit odd at first just walking around not quite understanding what to do. But the moment that I decided to not care about everyone else and real focus my mind and hone in on an alter-ego everything changed. I suddenly was a rude, over-confident Italian who hates tourists with a fierce passion, it was amazing.
Lastly we finished our day at a contemporary art gallery on the other side of the bridge. It had photos of the Berlin wall, taken artfully and artistically with different lighting and experimental angles. They had painting that up close looked like splattered paint but when you take a step back, forms a perfect picture, it was incredible.
Over all it was a vert long day, but worth every minute. See you tomorrow!!!
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