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Sandy beds and roboraptors in the List

BY SARAH BRICAULT

In print | May 1, 2008

Sand-covered beds and the soft colors of a robotic dinosaur were among the works featured in the List Gallery this week as part of the Senior Art Show 2008. Meghan Downie ’08 and Nick Forrest ‘08 are the two artists whose works were on display. The paintings and sculptures that Downie has created often explore commonplace items such as bananas, pitchers and even a “RoboRaptor.” Her paintings reveal the soft shades and colors inherent in these common objects in a subtle and interesting way. “Art … is really something that I do partially because I enjoy it and partially because it helps me feel connected to the world around me. I feel like I understand or appreciate the objects that I paint or sculpt more than those I don’t,” Downie said.

Forrest takes a more philosophical approach to art in his exhibit. “I think in both my writing and my art I have been dealing with the space between imagined realities and lived realities,” Forrest said, adding that he finds much of his inspiration in “the process of reading and writing poetry.” His art explores the question “How does one traverse and how is one transformed by the space between observation and imagination?” Indeed, one series entitled “Pilgrimage” consists of paintings of boys interacting with beds, mattresses and bed frames in addition to three-dimensional boxes filled with sand and small beds into which the audience can peer.

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