2012 Exhibition - A2 Unit 3

This year our exhibition was held on Thursday 24th May, we displayed all A2 work.  Below are images from each student for their Unit 3 (coursework):



Coral B - circuit boards, plaster and paint 





Coral B - Wheelbarrow, circuit boards, plaster and paint 




Abi C - Wall Space




Abi C - Painting with plaster on board




Cat E - Waterbased oils on Canvas





Katie E - Plaster, paint and found objects




Emily G - Wall, Paintings with sculpture




Sam L - Wall




Sam L - Intaglio Print Collage



Michael L - Installation



Michael L - Door



Phoebe M - Plaster and paint



Sarah N - Paintings with layers of paper and debris

 





Chloe P



Grace W - Wall - paintings on metal and plaster



Grace W - Mould experiments with plaster, pva and varnish




Emily D - Wall



Natasha M - Wall, paintings on fabric with meat



Jake K - Wall, intalglio prints with varnish and paint



Vicky F - Paintings on clothing dipped in plaster

Natalie K - Wall



Natalie K - Book Cover



Hannah H - Prints, hand made books and work on paper



Lily S - Wall, intaglio on newsprint with plaster




Lily S - Sewn stack of intaglio prints




Becky H - Paintings on textured surfaces



Katie P - Intaglio prints on canvas with stitching




Mark C - Canvas with stitched elements and plaster




Lilia G - Instalation with 3D and Intaglio prints




Danielle J - Screen Prints



Mona P - Watermixable Oils on canvas and paper



Becky W - Stitched Theatre Poster



Rose W




Tarna M - Destroyed Photographs and prints




Tarna M - Destroyed photos and prints in frame



Ian R - Intaglio Prints



Mohammed M - Design for Architecture Company




Dulcie L - Ripped hung paintings




Sam H - Designs for Homeless Charity Literature




Josh H - Designs for Roche Abbey promotional material



Jess G - Intaglio Prints



Abbey T - Designs for Wallpaper Company

Laura C - Designs for Homeless Charity

Jake C - Paintings and Prints

Tom C - Designs for Wallpaper company

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.

Saul Bass was born in New York on May 8th 1920 and studied Graphic Art

at Brooklyn College, New York before moving to Los Angeles in 1946. Bass

was a pioneer graphic designer in the 1950's. Using prints of minimalist

images he created a catalogue of work for the movie industry which is still used  today.



Images courtesy of Saul Bass.com
Poster from the film 'Anatomy of a murder'




Images courtesy of Saul Bass.com
Poster from the film ' Human Factor'

 



Images courtesy of Saul Bass.com
Poster from the film 'The man with the golden arm' a poster for the film.



Ansel Adams

Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American photographer best known for his black and white photographs of the American West, especially in Yosemite National Park

Image curteosy of  Fatto Quotidiano

Ansel Adams,
Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, 1960,

Image curteosy of  Fatto Quotidiano

Ansel Adams,
Fallen Tree, Kern River Canyon, Sequoia National Park, California,
silver gelatin print,

Image curteosy of Fatto Quotidiano

Ansel Adams,
Ice and Cliffs, Kaweah Gap (Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sequoia National Park), 1932,
silver gelatin print,

London Art Trip 2012

 The Art Trip to London was a great success with students from both AS and A2 having a wonderful time exploring the major galleries and taking in the sights. We stayed in a fabulous hotel near St Paul’s Cathedral and the students made full use of all the facilities including the health club. The pool, sauna and steam room proved very popular after a hard day drawing, sketching and researching in the galleries!  We visited the Tate Modern, The National Gallery and The National Portrait Gallery. Our artists made excellent use of their time in these galleries and came back with some valuable research and studies to help further their exam prep.
 

After a full day in the galleries we all went to see Billy Elliot at Victoria Theatre. This was an amazing show and ended with both staff & students in tears as we gave a standing ovation when the curtain fell.

The students were exemplary in their behaviour and a credit to TRC. They made the best of every moment even enjoying the crush on the tube, and the long walk back along the Thames to the hotel.

Many thanks on behalf of the Art Department to all staff and students who contributed to the success of the trip. We look forward to a repeat success in 2013!