Paul Root

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Paul is a Junior at The City College of New York with the Macaulay Honors Program, pursuing degrees in both French and International Studies with a concentration in International Relations. Through his studies Paul has developed a passion for human rights issues, researching topics such as LGBT+ rights in the Caribbean, war crimes in the Sri Lankan Civil War, and women’s rights post- Sri Lankan Civil War. Paul is secretary of the CCNY Chapter of the United Nations Association and a director of Macaulay Art Tank. In addition, Paul is highly passionate about art. In his free time he focuses on developing his skills as an analog photographer. In the future, Paul hopes to work in diplomacy while continuing to focus on issues of human rights. Human Rights and Art being his main interests, Paul is very passionate about the work that ARTE does.

 

Paul’s favorite work of art is Agnes Martin’s, “I Love the Whole World”. Paul was lucky enough to see a retrospective of her work at The Guggenheim and can promise you that the beauty of Martin’s painting lies in the subtleties. Paul has always been particularly interested in abstract works and finds the work, life, and philosophies of Agnes Martin particularly moving.

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