“Say it Loud” by Satch Hoyt and “Four Directions of an Artist” by Charles Hossein Zenderoudi
“Say it Loud” by Satch Hoyt is a depiction of the endurance of blacks in regards to all the challenges they were faced with (slavery and segregation, to name a few). However, it seemed ironic that the words “I’m black” were removed from the song, since the piece was celebrating the black struggle and the blacks’ perseverance.
“Four Directions of an Artist,” by Charles Hossein Zenderoudi, portrayed calligraphy, or beautiful writing, being broken down into an alphabet soup, and being muddled into incoherence. This piece struck me as challenging and protesting the artist’s rich Iranian tradition of calligraphy by stripping away its meaning.
- Say It Loud – Satch Hoyt & Persian Telephone II – Parviz Tanavoli
- Midsummer Night’s Dream – Lighting
