An exhibit full of controversy and emotion, the senior art exhibits of Elizabeth King and Eliza Steinbrink is currently on display in the Fine Arts gallery until March 21.

King, a senior Art major from Franklin, plans to pursue a career in art therapy after graduation.

“While pursuing a career in Art Therapy, it has been important for me to recognize that the creation of art is an exploration of self,” stated King in her artist statement.

King displayed many paintings in her exhibit. Toys, an acrylic piece, depicted a painting of little toy army and indian men. She used a great array of colors and showed great detail in their bodies and surroundings.

Old Wisdom, a charcoal drawing, depicts an old woman staring to the right corner of the picture. Her face showed great detail with the wrinkles and curves in her face.

Alcoholic, a drawing done in colored pencils, shows two roses with all their petals still on. Although, the roses are sitting in a bottle of alcohol, the petals of the flower are drooping and the petals are beginning to wilt.

It makes one wonder if King is trying to portray the effects of alcohol to something as innocent as a rose.

“Through experimenting with various media and exploring non-traditional media, I have learned that art is a way not only to express myself, but to converse,” stated King.

Known greatly for her controversial pieces, Steinbrink’s pieces evoke questions and interesting emotions.

“In a vast array if media, I hope to pose questions, challenge conventions - make people think for themselves rather than blindly accept the views held by those them,” stated Steinbrink in her artist statement.

In Anatomy Diptych, an acrylic painting, Steinbrink expresses a message with two paintings in the series. One painting covered in black with the word “penis” matted across the painting. The other is painted pink with the word “vagina” printed across the background.

In one of her photography pieces, 587-8956, she shows one of her friends with a finger in her nose. The finger in her nose isn’t the focus of the photograph, but the expression is what catches the essence of the piece.

In her piece Sperm, an etching, the print foreshadows the life of a human. The print has a human form inside of a sperm awaiting to become a living miracle.

The center of the Fine Arts gallery also has an installation piece, titled Burial, done by both King and Steinbrink.

Rocks cover the floor, each with a saying, such as “here lies some dreams.”

If you would like to see an exhibit that will make you think about what art truly is, I encourage you to go see it and see what emotions it evokes.