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Tuesday, 22 May 2012

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.

Tuesday, 24 April 2012

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.

Friday, 20 April 2012

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,

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

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!

Friday, 9 March 2012

March 2012 Artist of the month

This months Artists have all produced some excellent work. Well done to the following

AS Fine Art.

Miranda has created this interesting study sheet

AS Graphic Design

Emily has created this graphic image using a lino cut of a footprint onto a map.

A2 Fine Art

Hannah has created this image from Intaglio printing.

A2 Graphic Design

Abbey has experimented with her Intaglio print using tissue and fabric.

Monday, 20 February 2012

February Artists of the month

This months Artists have all produced some excellent work. Well done to the following;

AS Fine Art - Alex

Alex's charcoal drawing of a ruined buildings.

AS Graphics - Rabyia

Rabyia has created this poster for 'Stop Bullying' campaign.

A2 Fine Art - Lily

Lily has created this
script by using Intaglio printing .

A2 Graphics - Laura

Laura has created this leaflet about helping the homeless.
She created a card/foldable home to make into a money box to donate charity.

All works can be seen in the main reception area.

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

4 - Unit 4 Example Project - Graphic Communication - Exploration and Discovery

This is a Graphic Communication Unit 4 Example from Harriet an A2 Student in 2011. The theme was Exploration and Discovery, she made her own journal out of a book, wall work and Products. Please click on the images to enlarge them.