"And Then I Looked"

For my art education class, we were assigned to visit the BYU Museum of Art. I love assignments like this because they give me an excuse to do things I like to do but don't make time for otherwise. Currently there's an exhibit of religious art called "Types and Shadows." It was amazing. I liked it because the artwork wasn't your typical Mormon, Greg Olseny kind of work. It was original and symbolic. It really made me think and analyze the way I view the world. It helped remind me of God's hand in our everyday lives. I am a big art geek, so I don't know if everyone will be as moved by this exhibit as I was, but I highly reccomend it. Art has a way of reaching me in ways that few other mediums or even spoken language can. I love being able to interpret what a painting means to me or to feel the emotion the artist is trying to express. To be able to create such a message is, to me, one of the most beautiful manifestations of human identity. Like I said, I'm an art geek. Another thing that really touched me as I was going through the exhibit was a mother and her young daughter. They were looking at the art together and the mother was asking her child questions and explaining the stories behind the pieces. As cheesy as it may sound, it inspired me. I want to do that someday with my daughter. And isn't that how it should be? Parents and their children experiencing the media together, making sure they both understand eachother's point of view? It made me think today in class, when we were talking about how sex sells and is increasing in advertising. This is something I will someday need to address with my family. Becuase if I don't, they just might get the wrong message.