Blog 3 MOA visit

Going through the types and shadows exhibit at the MOA was a very interesting experience. I have never really seen religious art as unique and cool as the art they had there. I haven’t really seen that much religious in my life and it was a good experience to see some good religious art that aren’t just the pictures that are on the pages in a Book of Mormon. Before going to the exhibit I had always thought of religious art as being just depictions of the people and story from the scriptures. The exhibit showed me that religious art was more then just depictions, it can be three dimensional or even representative (like the three panel piece on the prodigal son). I had two pieces that were my favorite in the exhibit. Those two pieces were the iron rod veil piece and also the piece of Jesus holding the cross. I like the iron rod veil piece for the artistic qualities. I really like metal art and liked the way the metal sheet was placed over the arm. I especially liked that his fingers were reaching out from under the metal sheet veil to show how much he was trying to do to help the person who had let go or was trying to grab the rod. Another element I liked about it was that the rod wasn’t very big and that it seemed hard to grip. I liked this because it is not always easy to live a strait and narrow life, however, it is possible. The way that God is reaching out to the person in distress really gives the viewer hope and personally reminded me of times when God was there for me. The other piece that was my favorite was the picture of Jesus holding the cross. I liked this because it was so realistic that it could be mistaken for a photograph. The wood that made up the cross was my favorite part because it looked like real wood that I could touch and feel the wood grain. This piece was also good because it reminded me of everything that Jesus has done for the world. He went through a lot of pain and suffering so that I can repent and live with him again someday. The atonement of course is very important in my life, my brother has autism and I want to be with him and the rest of my family forever. Besides my two favorite pieces I liked all of the other pieces a great amount too. I found that overall the MOA exhibit was a good experience and I was glad that I had the opportunity to visit it because I don’t think I would have seen it if we wouldn’t have gone as a class.