I love art. I love the feelings that a mere piece of print or canvas can evoke. I love trying to figure out why the artist chose the subject and medium that he did. Most of all, I love the peace and beauty that can be found and portrayed.
{Now, before you begin to test my knowledge of Da Vinci, Van Gogh, or Alexandros of Antioch, I must admit that I am not the most educated of art critics. I still have much to learn as I collect other people's art and experiment making my own.}
Today, I found a picture that I just had to get.
It is called, "Lost and Found" by Greg Olsen.
Perhaps the purpose was to:
- Show that Christ cares, no matter why the young man is in his current situation or where he is going.
- Contrast the Savior's reaction to our own reactions. Do we see others around us as children of God who are loved just as much as us?
- Say that Christ can be seen in the kindness of others. Could Olsen possibly have envisioned the Savior shining through a caring stranger who stopped to talk to the lonely boy on the bench?
Is there a possibility that all three are valid?
You decide.
That is what I love about art.
