BYU

I don't know who knows this but I went to BYU to study Art.  I mostly like sculpture, but I also enjoy painting.  I try to go to each BYU exhibit because I enjoy them.  I took my kids to this one thinking they'd love it.  I think they did.  But while they really loved it and I understood what the point of it was.... I was rather disturbed by all of it.  There was maybe three paintings and one sculpture that I didn't mind showing my kids... the rest of them I just hoped they didn't notice the more violent nature.  ie:  Captain America hold a decapitated Stalin or Mussilini or whoever it was... I was going fast enough that I didn't read the thing on it.  I didn't like the installation piece either.  I looked kid friendly... a couch with blankets, games, shoes, videos, etc... but on the tv they had drawn cartoons of the most violent parts of the scriptures.  David and Goliath, Ammon and the arms, etc...  

 

Now in all honest, it was called something to the effect of Heroes and Monsters.  Some of them looked like they were showing that heroes can do some monsterous things.  And others looked like they were saying that sometimes the hero isn't such a hero but the one being rescued is the heroic one.  Anyways.... if I'd known how many atom bombs, cutting off limbs and heads, etc that there would be I don't think I would have taken my kids.  I did like the old people sitting around the table playing cards and the giant notebook sketches of the TIE fighter and ninjas.  Evelyn liked the big foot, and I liked reading the blurb on the big foot one about the Bear Lake monster.

 

I just hope that they were young enough not to notice the gory parts.