# Why I turned Chicago's abandoned homes into art

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDWomen 2018
- Speaker: Amanda Williams
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_williams_why_i_turned_chicago_s_abandoned_homes_into_art)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Amanda Williams shares her lifelong fascination with the complexity of color: from her experiences with race and redlining to her discovery of color theory to her work as a visual artist. Journey with Williams to Chicago's South Side and explore "Color(ed) Theory," a two-year art project in which she painted soon-to-be-demolished houses bold, monochromatic colors infused with local meaning -- catalyzing conversations and making the hidden visible.

## Lectures

1. [Why I turned Chicago's abandoned homes into art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/amanda_williams_why_i_turned_chicago_s_abandoned_homes_into_art/09a0b4476a20), 14 min (TED's player)