Senior Art Shows Continue

A photograph by Melissa Holbrook can be seen through the hanging cloth panels, which are part of Beth Purkey's 'Groaning'.

Kelsey Heng

The Monday night gathering around Biola’s art gallery has become a regular occurrence as the fourth Senior Art Show opened tonight. This week the gallery features a display of artwork by student artists Eric Macleod, Beth Purkey, and Melissa Holbrook.

Melissa Holbrook’s collective work of framed children’s portraits shows a child’s humanity on a deeper and more serious level. “The less frequently expressed pensive sides of children interests me because that is where the uniqueness of the individual emerges,” said Holbrook. “I enjoy connecting with children and showing that they should be taken seriously.” Holbrook hopes viewers will gain a new perspective on children, their emotions and multifaceted personalities in viewing her work.

Eric Macleod’s show “Old News” is a collection of observational drawings in a depiction of what the news and media portray. “In silence and stillness I am seeking insight- behind quick camera play and catchy commentary, as well as my own judgment and perceptions,” said Macleod.

Beth Purkey’s look at creation was depicted in animal art work hanging on panels of cloth and two pillars covered in sand displaying broken pieces of glass. Her show is called “Groaning,” and according to Purkey it is meant to illustrate the need to “look at creation, and see the death, but in it see shadows and whispers of the beauty and glory to come. Search there to decipher out hope and truth.”