MAY 19,1993 - WCC CAMPUS VOICE 7
Turlington watercolor wins Best in County
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Pat Turlington explains her technique in "The Song af Eve" (left photo)
to Jenny Smith, office manager at the Community Arts Council.
By MEL WILLOUGHBY
Artist and
instructor Pat
Turlington has been
busy at her easel
bringing paint to life
in the last several
months.
The Song of Eve.
Turlington's entry in
the Wayne County Juried
Art Competition,
garnered Third Place
overall and captured
the Best in Wayne
County Award.
The painting is part
of a series of still-
life works based on
women, a subject which
Turlington has explored
for several years.
The Song of Eve
consists of an array of
flowers in the back
ground, a tube of
lipstick, a box of
Jello, a can of Comet,
a Diet Pepsi, an open
compact, and a woman's
high-heeled red shoe.
Turlington ex
plained the symbolism
behind the painting.
The flowers "almost
smother you; they are
considered very
seductive, like Eve."
The lipstick
symbolizes the woman
always "painting"
herself and making
herself beautiful.
The box of Jello
represents the woman
cooking, but Turlington
also says that -Jello
was considered a
special treat during
her childhood.
Comet signifies the
woman always cleaning;
and the Diet Pepsi, the
woman always watching
her weight.
The compact serves a
dual purpose: it
represents the woman
always "painting"
herself, but a closer
look reveals a pill
bottle in the
reflection in the
mirror.
PHOTO: m miLOUC-HBY '
Turlington said that
women consume 80% of
all tranquilizers
prescribed in the
United States; in fact,
tranquilizer use is
becoming a major
problem.
Through its curved
shape and overall
style, the red pump
symbolizes the woman's
seductiveness.
Turlington said that
the painting's main
objective was to convey
that the items in the
painting are "what
women use to seduce
men, and what society
uses to seduce women.
Schools commission T\irIington for brick sculptures
By MEL WILLOUGHBY
Pat Turlington, one
of only 35 brick
sculptors in the
nation, has been
commissioned to create
3 brick sculptures--2
for Cadova Elementary
School in Richmond
County and another for
Wilkes Community
College.
One of the
sculptures for the
elementary school is a
seal 8 feet in diameter
which will appear on
the exterior of the
school.
The inset of the
seal features a
triangular ribbon on
which is incised the
words "Parent,"
"Teacher," and "Child."
The second sculp
ture, which will be
carved in a wall inside
the building, will
depict 20th century
images in early cave
art.
Just as the early
cave dwellers carved
images with which they
were familiar,
Turlington will utilize
familiar images in
society today.
She will incorporate
actual handprints and
footprints taken from a
variety of children in
the school into the
mural.
The third sculpture
will be placed in
Wilkes Community
College's "Garden of
the Senses," a garden
for the visually
impaired.
The sculpture is
comprised of three
panels which feature
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fruits and vegetables
springing from a tree
located in the center
panel.
A stainless steel
plate trailer will be
placed under the brick
sculpture, indicating
in braille the object
carved above the
trai1er.
Turlington is
anticipating the
installation of the
wall by July 15,*1993
Turlington's blueprint for sculpture design.
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