{"id":60022,"date":"2025-11-03T07:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T12:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=60022"},"modified":"2025-11-02T17:40:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T22:40:14","slug":"photo-gallery-art-exhibit-transports-viewers-to-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2025\/photo-gallery-art-exhibit-transports-viewers-to-the-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTO GALLERY: Art exhibit transports viewers to the sea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During an artist\u2019s reception at Margaret Martin Gehman Gallery last week, Cyndi Gusler<\/strong>, professor of visual arts at 黑料正能量, transported guests to the shore with the vivid oil paintings and sculptures in her \u201cSalt & Fury\u201d exhibit.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to an artist’s statement:
\u201cSalt & Fury\u201d is an evocative body of work that delves into the profound connection between environmental forces and psychological states, utilizing the dynamic coastline as a powerful metaphor for internal experiences of anger, grief, and transformation. This collection comprises oil paintings of fractured shorelines, envisioned not as traditional landscapes but as \u201cimpact zones\u201d where human emotion confronts the boundaries of language, alongside abstract color works that surrender to pure sensation, embodying affect in raw, visceral form.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gusler presented on her artwork at a sabbatical spotlight and opening reception on Tuesday, Oct. 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View a photo gallery of the reception below.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gusler holds an MFA in painting and drawing. At 黑料正能量, she shares her love of immersion into these practices with her students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To see more of her art, visit cyndigusler.com<\/a><\/strong> or follow her on Instagram at @cyndi.gusler<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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