{"id":6839,"date":"2022-03-21T18:24:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T18:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/?p=6839"},"modified":"2022-03-21T18:24:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T18:24:32","slug":"turkish-delights-a-ceramic-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/21\/turkish-delights-a-ceramic-exhibit\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish Delights: a ceramic exhibit\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Art professor showcasing her talent\u00a0<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fifty-four pieces of ceramic artwork fill up the Martha Fenstermaker Memorial Visual Arts Gallery and Texas A&M University-Kingsville\u2019s (TAMUK) Associate Art Professor Fulden Sara-Wissinger is the creative artist behind it all.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every piece in this exhibit reflects her culture, ethnicity and background of being a Turkish woman. In Turkey, more than 99 percent of the population is Muslim and Wissinger did include her religious background in this exhibit and in her largest piece, Evil Eye.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have pieces that represent the mal de ojo, which is a big thing in your culture as well as mine,\u201d Wissinger said. \u201cMany people don\u2019t know the beads we use are protection against evil eyes. A lot of my pieces have eyes on them and everyone was saying the evil eyes come from their cultures. My show represents that we are not different from each other and each other\u2019s cultures.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Although Wissinger teaches at TAMUK, her exhibit is showcased in Laredo. Laredo College has an entry portal called EntryThingy that allows artists to submit their work, and that\u2019s exactly what Wissinger did. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe way EntryThingy is artists submit their work and are looked at by our gallery committee who looks over all the proposals and determines who to choose,\u201d Visual and Performing Arts Chair and professor at Laredo College Eva Soliz said. \u201cWe chose Ms. Wissinger because we were interested in having a full ceramic exhibit and loved the images she creates through ceramics.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initial plan was for the exhibit to take place this upcoming summer, but Wissinger was surprised when she got an early \u201cwe\u2019re ready if you are\u201d phone call. After that, she had a week to get all 54 art pieces to Laredo on time for her exhibit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the size of the gallery alone, Wissinger\u2019s hardest job was figuring out what pieces she wanted to show and how many she needed to fit in the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFinalizing pieces to put in a show could normally take three to six months depending on the size of the gallery, but I was lucky I have enough pieces because I always make art,\u201d Wissinger said.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This exhibit is one of the first shows the Martha Fenstermaker Memorial Visual Arts Gallery is hosting after the height of the pandemic, and it is completely a one-woman show. Most of Wissinger\u2019s pieces are new too, which is something she said she is proud of. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wissinger views art not just as creating something, but as problem solving. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In her classes she likes giving students a project: use vertical and diagonal lines and in a 6×6 square make a composition, using only those two types of lines. The purpose of this is to show her students art teaches people to come up with thinking skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot everybody can read or write well or become an engineer. Some people can express themselves and solve problems using various art elements,\u201d Wissinger said.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During her time at TAMUK, Wissinger has offered advice and wisdom to students who still carry it with them, especially students who have a similar background as her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe has always taught us to work hard, which is something I admire from her,\u201d art major Nelson Saldana said. \u201c[Wissinger] comes from another country just like me and she\u2019s come a long way, which I\u2019m in the process of doing. Even though we\u2019re not originally from here, we can still be somebody in another land, that\u2019s the biggest thing I\u2019ve learned from her.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ceramic exhibit will continue to be open from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday until April 1 at the Martha Fenstermaker Memorial Visual Arts Gallery in Laredo.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Face coverings and social distancing are highly recommended. For more information, call 956-721-5224. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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