The title of Greg's senior art show was "Grow Faster."
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It seems like he's grown up overnight.
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Last Wednesday night we attended the opening of the exhibition, a collection of drawings, which were both projected on the wall in sets of contrasting yet similar themes...
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And the originals seen through a giant (and I do mean giant!) View Master.
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The interactive exhibit was the brainchild of Greg and his "Master" builder, Dustin.
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The idea behind it was to show contrasting but related images related to children and war.
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They described it this way.
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Or, to interpret: As we are children, we play at all sorts of things -- perhaps shooting, or playing war is one of them.
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As we grow up, those games can take on a deadly meaning, when war becomes all too real.
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A march is a patriotic parade, with flags unfurled.
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And yet one day that flag is folded with deliberate precision.
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The images themselves -- the originals -- are so rich in lined detail. These photos are of the projections on the wall -- the detail breaks up some (and shooting in low light didn't help either!)
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But you get the idea.
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What amazes me most is that this complex correlation of thoughts came from the brain of a kid of six years ago thought primarily about designing cars.
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The kid who read Harry Potter, played video games.
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I was one proud person attending. But I can show you who was prouder -- Greg's dad!
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Here's a
30 second video! Take a look!
A giant View Master -- looking at the world. What do you see?
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A postscript to all this -- Greg was one of two Kendall students chosen to attend an illustration conference in L.A. this spring. I think his next assignment is business cards and building a website portfolio!