Pacita Abad and Shahzia Sikander

1/2 page . Both Pacita Abad and Shahzia Sikander are international artists with widely varying body of works. In these two pieces, I Thought the Streets Were Paved with Gold and Pleasure Pillars, they address the experience of moving between cultures in widely different ways. (Click on the link below to see a large version of the paintings) What do you see in these artworks? How do you relate to them? How do you think they relate to each other and the themes of this class? Use class reading, Chapter 5, to discuss these artworks. http://facultyfiles.deanza.edu/gems/cadgemoorecatie/AbadStreets.jpg http://facultyfiles.deanza.edu/gems/cadgemoorecatie/SikanderPillars.jpg