Man on the Street
This Week’s Question:
How do you feel about the Arts department moving the paintbrush statue?
Name: Megan Buchen
Major: English
“I like the whole idea that they are moving the statue. I actually liked seeing it. I liked seeing an art piece there, and knowing that students here have made it. So, if they actually do something in Sculpture and make another thing to put there that would be cool. It shows that TAMUK is not just an engineering school. There are art students here, too.”
Name: Christopher Cook
Major: Fine Arts
“I am glad that they are going to give it a new home. I hope that they find something to replace it with that speaks to the vibrant community that the art department has. Something like a giant lima bean. That would be hilarious and inspiring because you don’t like it at first, but you know that it is nutritious and good for you.”
Name: Sarita Deleon
Major: English, Communications
“I don’t think that it should be gotten rid of. It’s a small statement in-and-of-itself. I think that they should add to it. It’s such free space, and it’s right in front of the building. I don’t think that they are using a lot of the empty space that we do have. I just feel like it is a good place for expression. It’s a good canvas if you will.”
Name: Sara Jean Ruiz
Major: Fine Arts
“I personally feel like the paintbrush is painfully generic. I think it is a really generic take on an art department. I think we could have something way more interesting there, but I also have very sentimental feelings towards it because it has been here as long as I have been in school. I have slowly watched it fall apart. I think there is something nice about that. I like that they are moving it, and not just getting rid of it entirely.
