An Artful Weekend

     This Friday I had the privilege of going to an art show exhibiting the work of graduating graphic design majors from a local college. It was a last-minute change of plans, but I am very glad I went. I am planning on majoring in Graphic Design at that college myself, so it was really cool to see what I would be expected to do my senior year and to gain inspiration from some talented designers.

     The next day was 'prom' (my school has a Banquet). It is put on by the Junior class and every year they choose a theme. This year's theme was an art gala, combined with the whodunnit mystery of a stolen painting. Besides the stolen painting (which we never did see) many other paintings and pieces of artwork were on display. My favorite piece was the Chihuly hanging from the middle of the ceiling. Instead of glass it had been made with plastic bottles, but it could have passed for the real thing!

     There was also a large-scale sculpture, a Calder mobile, and dozens of paintings. All of the paintings had been done by the teachers or members of the Junior class, but most were recreations of classic pieces. We had a Piet Mondrian, Claude Monet's "Water Lilies," and, of course, Van Gogh's "Starry Night". Even though the paintings were recreations I was impressed to see how close they came to the original artwork.

     Art is something that we so often take for granted, but it can have a profound enrichment in our lives. Art is humanity's attempt to recreate God's glory. I want to encourage you to seek Christ and make an effort to become more like him this week. As my fellow upperclassmen did in their paintings try to recreate God's love for others in your life.