{"id":1244,"date":"2019-09-16T12:54:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T18:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=1244"},"modified":"2019-09-16T13:10:10","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T19:10:10","slug":"utrgv-student-becomes-a-finalist-for-her-art-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/16\/utrgv-student-becomes-a-finalist-for-her-art-piece\/","title":{"rendered":"UTRGV Student Becomes a Finalist for her Art Piece"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ART-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ART-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ART-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ART-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ART-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ART-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ART-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ART-380x380.jpg 380w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ART-285x285.jpg 285w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ART.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Photo by: Jose Del Castillo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ART_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Master&#8217;s in Fine Arts Student, Josie Del Castillo, is proudly one of the 40 nation wide finalist in the AXA art prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Del Castillo describes what she felt when creating &#8220;Don&#8217;t Touch Me I Am Sensitive.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cDuring that time, when I decided to paint that self-portrait, I was going through a lot emotionally, I felt very broken, very sensitive.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In the self portrait you can see Del Castillo portrayed as a cactus covered in thorns and standing in front of an orange cloudy sky. 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