Amanda Williams: Why I turned Chicago's abandoned homes into art | TED

[@janetpingrey7155]

Thank you for your chat. The remarks shown here in the comment section are very eye-opening.....like your opinions can dismiss, disregard, exclude, and erase her .....that she does not deserve to express her creativity and experiences, her views, her words and works. If her words and works strike home hard enough for you to be on the defensive, there must be truth in both.

[@antunesiaharris32]

While at work, typing away I listen to all sorts of things. I found this talk sweet, gentle and a way she gained strength and solitude by using her hands to create. Then I read the comments. Sheer Confusion. Did we listen to the same talk? Bless your heart Janet, you helped me focus away from the disappointment of negativity.

[@nilacurry4230]

Thank yoy Janet! I was thinking the same thing.

[@Lunareon]

What a fascinating project and great talk! This reminded me of the teardrops painted around the windows of beautiful, old, wooden buildings which the city had let deteriorate to the point of ruin in a place I visited. Art is powerful.

[@abhitr.610]

A new perspective to see the world with color

[@nilacurry4230]

Such an inspiration--thank you for providing hope and color-filled perspective in communities that need it the most!

[@nilacurry4230]

@sonoki82 Learn how to form an unassuming, coherent, and concise thought. Then we can talk.

[@judyfuentes9284]

Thank you for your work, your articulate examples, and your inspiration! Let's value the hues!

[@jbizzle_303]

Let's do the same for our neighborhoods here in Colorado! Let the homes be our canvas!

[@glenforde.bridgeton-wood8875]

Dislikes are from those people who use Dax.

[@smoothfrequency558]

Or from those with BI's Basic Intelligence😬

[@SumitVBhardwaj]

wonderful ideas.... #SumitVBhardwaj

[@CannonLord]

so so amazing

[@davidarteaga8951]

True Brilliance.

[@Catlady77777]

Innovative & excellent!

[@crob4son]

I painted murals in Cleveland with a crew of teenagers. I get it! Things can make a difference. Not all about positive naive smiles either, my boss a community center director was attacked and killed by those who wanted to stay in control.

[@fondilmabols]

I can't wait to order "Crown Royal Bag" from Sherwin Williams!

[@tinathompson591]

Color should ONLY matter when your painting! GOD loves US ALL 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@jomocheatham]

Here's the deal simps, being a good presenter is one thing, making thought provoking art is another. To the taste makers that posted "Chicago is a s#!+hole," and " why not do something before they (houses) rot," thanks for sharing, but we'll let the artist and the passionate ones take over now. Not surprising, but unless you possess an artist's heart you'll never understand what motivates them to action. I don't place the heart of an artist above others, but you wouldn't understand unless your mind has germinated an idea and won't let you rest until you've undertaken the task to see it through. Professor Williams didn't mention it, but she's an architect and instructor by profession. Her training as an architect is what keeps her house warm and her children feed, but her passion as an artist is what led her to use abandoned houses (the foundation of her profession) to make a complex statement about her neighborhood. Her work and this talk was layered with the personal stories of the inhabitants and the social structures that led to the challenges facing neighborhoods like Englewood. Artists aren't anymore special than anyone else, but they are relevant. Too many people are just focused on their career paths, the next smart phone or how to put food on the table, while artists like Williams and others are always attempting their quixotic best to expand our voice, awareness and understanding. So yeah, I get it if you don't get it. Just don't be so obvious about it.

[@synthiaakana67]

Amazing! Why would you paint a house they gonna tear down anyways!? Ultra sheen! That's why! ❣️❣️❣️

[@mayrosebradley1632]

Such an inspirational speech it really moved me xx thank u xx

[@dontdoit6403]

Same

[@jomurray4022]

AMAZING!

[@Hussein_Nur]

Wonderful talk.

[@hjmclark]

Awesome presentation and project! (Love your coat, btw. It really looks good on you.)

[@rnd.0m458]

sonoki82 better than all of us walking around naked, that would be cold and impractical.

[@hjmclark]

@sonoki82 you are just being nasty. I didn't find her homely at all.

[@hjmclark]

@sonoki82 Go hungry, troll. I'm not feeding you any more.

[@mikehaun6411]

Nice

[@pushpakanthanpakkiyarajah7759]

Amazing!!!

[@TheWatchMker]

Lolol killing it. Love my art torn down quicker than it can be put up

[@cinna-monmon]

She's good at public speaking!!

[@explorewithsteggie1913]

Yes, color is subjective - this is very clear to someone who has color blindness.

[@celestialcircledance]

This wasn't a grant so where did she come up with the time and money and work force ? Glad she pulled to off though and looks like a powerful message !

[@juliejay5436]

The Purple Rain neighborhood!😃😉

[@mhtinla]

Artists prefer a colorful house that's not livable. Homeless prefer a livable house that's not colorful.

[@alekspapez]

not sure you even watched the talk..

[@jomurray4022]

Awh c'mon!

[@Meow-yv3qb]

0:37 、11:29

[@sakuyahime9525]

"I thought Prince was coming". Prince? He means Prince of Wales? Prince William? or Prince Edward? I'm not sure which one the man implies, but since he says that when he looks at the crown royal blue, I guess he's talking about British Royal family.

[@ursonate]

no.

[@wheelsmcdealsace]

abandon means ppl with money dont think it is worth being robbed and or killed when working on them.

[@jemeriah2467]

Art that requires a lot of rhetoric to explain its dubious merits, probably not art.

[@jemeriah2467]

@MagicMachineGun Not only that, she wasted 2 years doing it, if she got payed doing it,then it becomes an expensive waste of time.

[@fran6b]

Art is not to confond with a communication picture. The last one must be self explaining, but an art work doesn't.

[@mhtinla]

Detroit did it first by turning abandoned homes into fireworks.

[@nigangte6984]

3 views 11 likes? How!?

[@Chrisallengallery]

Welcome to youtube

[@jemeriah2467]

Fine line between genius and crazy, too many adopting crazy, in a failed attempt at genius.

[@brendarua01]

Try, fail, and try again.

[@perspii2808]

Imagine....hang with me here for a sec: *turning abandoned houses into actual houses for people to live in*

[@fruit4evr]

So I guess you dont know. *no one will buy them* Think about it, these houses are left there because everyone knows they won't be sold

[@shanibharti4200]

nice

[@worldsnetizen2035]

Love and hate are the same emotions but in the opposite direction. Black supremacy is the same thing as white supremacy, just different color, race in supreme social status. It doesn't equal to equal rights but reversed racism. Why don't try to see people with not only eyes but also brain? On one hand, differences between races are objective, just like colors that no one can deny. On the other hand, one has one's own characteristics other than race, which includes some common, general characteristics.

[@dontdoit6403]

Abandoned homes homeless people?? Wtf is it with humans

[@jankkhvej434]

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[@LHF_]

first comment and like

[@qwertypc_game17]

Nobody cares

[@Z1BABOUINOS]

Just imagine what masterpieces Michelangelo or Caravaggio would have made if they used just *a paint roller* and *a bucket* (!) Apparently, "stuffy old white guys" have a lot to learn about true _art_ ... 🙄

[@MrRedpHat]

This is consider vandalism.

[@coachbahman]

Amazing way to make something out of nothing..

[@NonnofYobiznes]

TED has gone down the drain. I unsubscribed long ago.

[@Cerbyo]

why u keep coming back then. u make no sense. ur insane by definition.

[@nicholasashley537]

SMH lol

[@NicoSmets]

Isn't this a sizeable waste of paint and hence a useless attack on the environment? Shoddy paintwork also

[@Dan-lj6ow]

Undoubtedly the worst speaker I have ever seen on Ted. And probably the most boring also.