{"id":1912,"date":"2020-02-24T14:42:22","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T20:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=1912"},"modified":"2020-02-24T14:56:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T20:56:26","slug":"1912","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/24\/1912\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rusteberg Art Gallery Kicks Off at UTRGV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Concepts-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Concepts-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Concepts-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Concepts-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Concepts-570x428.jpg 570w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Concepts-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Concepts-285x214.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photo, Victor Rivero<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Concepts-Final_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Thursday, The Rusteberg Art Gallery hosted self-concepts, a solo art exhibit created by Josie Del Castillo, a UTRGV Master of Fine Arts student. The exhibit contains twenty-three paintings, it is free of charge and open to the public.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Del Castillo says her art with the focus on creating awareness about mental health issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>This whole body of work also focuses on mental health, I struggle with mental health\u2026 so focusing in that theme helped me like:\u00a0<em>Oh, I have this, and this is a way to cope with it&#8230;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Through her paintings, del Castillo addresses other themes as well, such as Mexican-American culture, the female body and self-acceptance. Self-Concepts is displaying a variety of paintings, including self-portraits, local landscapes, paintings of friends and family members, as well as a presentation of Josie\u2019s work bench in the middle of the exhibit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lecturer for the School of Art, and Gallery Director the Rusteberg Art Gallery, Julian Rodriguez says how the University should continue promote art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I think it\u2019s important for the University to promote art because in a lot of cases artists are the eyes of the world, you know once you get away from \u2026 the news media, you can learn a lot from what is going on in society.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibit sold custom t-shirts imprinted with del Castillo\u2019s paintings.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Concepts--1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Concepts--1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Concepts--300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Concepts--768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Concepts--570x428.png 570w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Concepts--380x285.png 380w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Concepts--285x214.png 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photo, Victor Rivero<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Electrical Engineering Junior, Estefania Espinoza says that it is important for the community to support local artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Creo que es super importante, no? digo si nosotros mismo no apoyamos a la gente misma de aqui, pues quien? Es importante como darles el reconocimiento de que pues vienen de aqui, del mismo lugar que nosotros\u2026<\/p><cite>Spanish Spoken<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I think it is super important, right? I mean, if we do not support the people from our community, then who will? It is important to give them their recognition that they come from the place as ourselves\u2026<\/p><cite>English Translation <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on Del Castillo\u2019s work visits josiedelcastillo.com. 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