Recyclable wood pallets, some scrap steel and roofing tin make up the giant paint brush in the courtyard outside the Speech building. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s become a beloved and significant landmark on the Texas A&M University-Kingsville campus, but soon it will be relocated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arrangements regarding the relocation of the paint brush are set to take place before the inauguration of Dr. Mark Hussey on April 25. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The paint brush will be relocated to the grassy area between Manning and Nierman halls because of cosmetic and aesthetic reasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was always temporary. We don\u2019t have a problem moving it,\u201d Todd Lucas, chair of the department of Arts, Communications and Theatre, said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After hearing the news students took to social media voicing their opinions against the extraction of the paint brush. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt should be restored and left there, it\u2019s a symbol that sits right between all the arts and to take that away it sort of sucks. To me it feels like it was a way to represent the art, speech, drama and music departments,\u201d Sarah Lindsay wrote. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than a dozen students supported Lindsay\u2019s stance and posted similar comments with only a couple opposing opinions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even \u201cThe Tea,\u201d one of university\u2019s radio shows hosted by Etta Enow and Troy Sanchez, joked about the directional consequences students will face if the paint brush is removed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
An advanced sculpture class headed by Lucas constructed the paint brush in Fall 2015 as a group project. The idea of a paint brush was devised by one of the students, Berlin Perez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was forged as a temporary sculpture that would be replaced with a new project every few semesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because of the cancellation of classes, the rotation of art projects was halted, and the paint brush remained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ashley Navarro, a graphic designer for the marketing department at TAMUK, is one of the former students who was in the advanced sculpture class that constructed the paint brush. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Navarro is sad to see the piece removed and placed elsewhere but loves that during these four years it has impacted so many students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was never meant to last. That\u2019s the beauty of these projects, they are meant to get worn out. There\u2019s a kind of beauty to the certain class of Javelinas that was able to say, \u2018That\u2019s by the paint brush.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s only a few select Javelinas who will know what that means and having something replace it whether it be a new project that an artist comes out with or another group project that they decide to do would be cool. It\u2019s a tradition that I feel should continue. And it\u2019ll teach people about the art of letting go,\u201d Navarro said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During Spring Break, Lucas gave his daughter Finnegan, bright fuchsia flowers and watched as she played outside in the campus courtyard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today the paint brush is aged, dull, and slightly tilted but her flowers rest atop the paint brush mirroring a heartfelt gesture and the end of something. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s had its time. All good things must come to an end,\u201d Navarro said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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