My art project is focused on the long term strength and resilience that forms as a result of pressure. Pressure in one’s mind is invisible yet it has undeniable physical and mental effects on a person. Despite being viewed as negative, I thought it was important to address how it makes a person stronger and builds resilience.
My project focuses on different aspects of wildfires. As it explores various stages that occur before, during and after a forest fire. It also looks at the impacts on wildlife and the environment.
My project was initially based around the subject of identity, specifically the concept of the importance of having a distinct identity in the 21st century. Due to my personal experiences with my identity and finding it over the years, my focus on the superficial parts of my identity (i.e. My physical appearance) has often caused me to lose sight of important factors in life such as the internals of my person, such as my interests, passions and opinions.
I believed that to develop this project I needed to use reference images of people in their most confident state, in ways that highlighted their defining superficial features. I intended to convey vanity and obsession with only one aspect of the identity with the abstraction of colour from my earliest work, displaying the subjects as one dimensional, and vain.
My project is about the anatomy of the human body, my work was inspired by artists whose work was based on similar themes. To observe this I looked at a range of skeletons and used books on muscle anatomy.
My project explores the idea of conformity and how minority influence and conditional love leads to misrepresentation of oneself. My art uses female models, as research suggests that women are more likely to be impacted by conformity than men. I wanted to show models as their true selves and I have done this using dramatic tone creating an atmospheric feel and a sinister connotation.
My project idea is about fast-food marketing and advertising. I wanted to explore the ways and strategies that fast-food chains such as McDonalds use to persuade people into consuming their unhealthy products such as the use of bold and vibrant colours, persuasive slogans, and commercial advertisement. Through my project I wanted people to realise that they are slowly jeopardising their health by consuming such meals
In this project I explored what it is like living on the everchanging coasts of Britain and how people have adapted over the years. I wanted to investigate how the characteristics of coasts around the UK have been shaped by their history and how these traditional aspects of coastal living have been sustained throughout centuries of change.
I am going to reflect on how much technology has really shaped the way of life and whether traditional aspects are still essential in keeping the atmosphere of coastal towns. The main materials that I have used in my project are oil paints and wax crayons, this decision was informed by looking at how materials and traditions have remained through thousands of years in coastal living, these materials reflect the hard-wearing nature of the coast.
Wax and oil are water resistant which reflects the strength and reliability of boats and other materials that are vital in the running of coastal towns. The hard work of people and the equipment is what keeps the traditions alive.
My project focuses on architecture specifically different types of columns. I wanted to show the differences between each style and the buildings that these can be found on. I did this through experiments both by hand and digitally.
My project explores the idea of decay, more specifically how an aesthetic of decay and deterioration can be achieved through different kinds of media and techniques. I also explored decay in its many forms; mouldy fruit and vegetables to dried out flowers and leaves. From the beginning to end, the project developed from simply using charcoal, all the way to printing etching plates and using water colour paint on top of tracing paper.
The British Art Show is a landmark touring exhibition that celebrates the vitality of recent art made in Britain. Organised every five years by Hayward Gallery Touring the exhibition brings the work of artists defining new directions in contemporary art to four cities across the UK.
British Art Show 9 was developed at a precarious moment in Britain’s history that has brought politics of identity and nation, concerns of social, racial and environmental justice, and questions of agency to the centre of public consciousness. The artists presented in the exhibition respond in critical ways to this complex context; imagining more hopeful futures and exploring new modes of resistance.
BAS9 is curated by Irene Aristizábal and Hammad Nasar, and presented in collaboration with the cities of Aberdeen, Wolverhampton, Manchester and Plymouth.
We applied to work with an artist as part of the British artshow 9 opportunities available to local schools and colleges. We were one of 5 that worked with the multimedia artist Sophie Huckfield. Our brief was to create a story around the word ‘work’. The students investigated the word and what it meant to them. There were discussions on paid work, volunteer work and work that we do for a family member because we care. From this the students created the ‘tree of care’
The video was shown as part of the touring exhibition of British Artshow 9 and was on display between Wolverhampton Art Gallery and the University of Wolverhampton between January and April.
Gillian Worley, A-Level Fine Art Tutor, Dudley Sixth
