Royal Academy Of Arts A Level Online Exhibition - Student Shortlisted!

Well done to Alex H in AS Fine Art who has reached the final for The Royal Academy of Arts Summer A Level Exhibition. He faced stiff competition with over 1,450 entrants from schools and colleges all over the UK. He is now going to be judged for the final exhibition by Grayson Perry, the famous artist and Turner Prize winner. As well as producing an outstanding piece of artwork, Alex also had to write 200 words describing his inspiration for it.  The final list of exhibitors will be released June 4^th so we wish him the very best of luck with this. Watch this space!!



'Forgotten Spaces' By Alex H - Frame made from found wood with drypoint prints






'Forgotten Spaces' by Alex H - Frame made from found wood with drypoint prints

 Written Submission:

Inspiration:  During this project I was very much inspired by the aesthetics of found objects and derelict buildings. But not only the aesthetics of the items and buildings were inspiring but the actual character of the pieces themselves. I found throughout my project to look for locations and objects that had character and a  history, and then tried to portray this within my art, in very unconventional ways using materials and techniques that fitted the derelict theme, but were not commonly combined. I took  influence from many great artists who inspired me deeply such as Sean Scully, David Tress and Jenny Saville. As diverse as these artists are they all inspired me in different ways helping me create a final piece with character and a strong personal link.

Artist Description: This piece has an interesting combination of mediums. The frame of the piece is made from worn down found wood. (Symbolising the derelict building in which it was part of) The frame is then presented in a minimalistic form where the different sized rectangles symbolize the empty spaces which have been forgotten. These then house different sized Prints and print manipulations. These Prints and manipulations are quite abstract and resemble 'smashed' or 'shattered' images, clearly linking to the broken down buildings that are shown within the image.