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I was in a beauty pageant over the weekend. It was an intense experience. Unfortunately, I couldn’t take pictures of all of the events so I only have a few! And I made no new friends. But that’s beside the point. It was the National American Miss pageant, and this is different from the pageants on T.V. (i.e. Toddlers and Tiaras on HGTV). NAM focuses more on the inner girl, the more well rounded All-American girl. This means there is no swimsuit and no required talent portion. Miss Teen USA focuses pretty much on the outer beauty of girls. The former reigning queen for Illinois in the teen division was in Miss Teen USA and she said it was incredibly shallow. Fun, but shallow. This pageant was all the better for that in my opinion. It was easier to focus on the girl as a whole, not just if she had braces or acne. I loved the whole vibe of the place as well.
We were staying in St. Charles, which is southwest part of Chicago. There were so very many Hispanic/Latino people there it was crazy! I loved being immersed in it. The town itself wasn’t populated much with them, but the hotel was and some of the restaurants. The beauty of the landscape was phenomenal. There was art all over the town, and two murals I took pictures of because they were just that awesome. One is on the back of a random building, and the other was on the back and sides of a restaurant. The detail and depth and the colors chosen were fascinating. I rarely like work that Mexican artists produce just because it’s so unrealistic and bright colors, but I truly liked it. It spoke to me what can I say. I think you’ll see what I mean when you dig the pictures. The whole town was amazing, andI'll admit, I acted like a typical tourist and used a TON of pictures!!
We were staying in St. Charles, which is southwest part of Chicago. There were so very many Hispanic/Latino people there it was crazy! I loved being immersed in it. The town itself wasn’t populated much with them, but the hotel was and some of the restaurants. The beauty of the landscape was phenomenal. There was art all over the town, and two murals I took pictures of because they were just that awesome. One is on the back of a random building, and the other was on the back and sides of a restaurant. The detail and depth and the colors chosen were fascinating. I rarely like work that Mexican artists produce just because it’s so unrealistic and bright colors, but I truly liked it. It spoke to me what can I say. I think you’ll see what I mean when you dig the pictures. The whole town was amazing, andI'll admit, I acted like a typical tourist and used a TON of pictures!!
I almost forgot!! There was an art showing at the hotel upstairs, and the guy they were showing had some very modern, ecclectic tastes, but also some quite traditional pieces as well. The one I have posted is the one I like the most. I'm not quite sure what attracts me to it. Maybe how vivid it is and the explosion of color. It was selling for close to 4K.
4,000!!! SHEESH! I wonder how long it took him. WOOOW thats cool. but I think they pageant would have been really really fuN! <3 LOL I wouldn't ever buy art like that mexican fun art you see in restaurants.. but I do find that I love going to mexican restaurant because of the fun look of the restaurant.
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Woww looks like there was a ton of different things going on there! First of all, congrats on being in the pageant! I loved hearing about how they consider the inner beauty rather than outer. I think normal beauty pageants are worthless and shallow.
ReplyDeleteThose murals are amazing! My favorite is the one in the middle. I love how the artist made it look as though there was really a window with shutters and everything. They did a great job.
What an interesting experience Tabitha! I hope you took your sketchbook! :) I'm glad that you recorded at least part of the experience with photographs. Chicago is known for a lot of their murals - especially in the dominately Hispanic areas of the city. There are special tours you can take of these murals, and the history behind them is so interesting. It is an important study as to why history is so important in artwork.
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