Thursday evening 23rd June 2011, saw the Hillsborough Collage Art and Design students open evening and end of year exhibition marking the end of GCE,s and the start for many of University.
Holding the exhibition in the sports Hall has always ment that the full extent of their work cannot be displayed, however what was on show gave a good flavour not only of work carried out but intimations of things to come.
A large percentage of students had been accepted for university across the country which speaks well for Sheffield, but the high light was the fashion and design show with models parading students designs in a series of floor shows.
A well presented and executed show bringing credit to the staff and organisers which went without any apparent hitch.
Helped backstage by the students the models performed smoothly to display the students work effectively with a range from modern to cool to sophisticated in a range of materials.
The palatable relief from the students at the end was all to evident from the almighty roar emanating back stage which was justified and well deserved.
Look forward to next year
Tuesday 28 June 2011
Wednesday 22 June 2011
John Martin at the Millenium
The studio attended the new Millennium Gallery exhibition in Sheffield last night for the John Martin Exhibition Painting the Apocalypse"
Martin 1789-1854 was a very underestimated painter and not regarded by the establishment yet was very popular with the public.
He is described as a Romantic engraver and illustrator whose huge paintings depicting
apocalyptic visions of passages from the Bible may not be to every ones taste but it cannot be denied that the massive scale of the depictions are matched by the massive scale of the canvas, yet his small works have the same atmospheric perspective and detail giving an impression that it is actually a huge canvas which has been squeezed and condensed.
This exhibition far exceeds expectations with over 80 pieces of artwork on display from the massive oils to finely detailed prints it is an exhibition which cannot fail to be held in awe both in the size of the artwork, its presentation and content.
An extra bonus is that the exhibition is free to enter and will be in Sheffield until 4th September when it moves to Tate Britain.
This is a must see exhibition which the author will be revisiting.
Martin 1789-1854 was a very underestimated painter and not regarded by the establishment yet was very popular with the public.
He is described as a Romantic engraver and illustrator whose huge paintings depicting
apocalyptic visions of passages from the Bible may not be to every ones taste but it cannot be denied that the massive scale of the depictions are matched by the massive scale of the canvas, yet his small works have the same atmospheric perspective and detail giving an impression that it is actually a huge canvas which has been squeezed and condensed.
This exhibition far exceeds expectations with over 80 pieces of artwork on display from the massive oils to finely detailed prints it is an exhibition which cannot fail to be held in awe both in the size of the artwork, its presentation and content.
An extra bonus is that the exhibition is free to enter and will be in Sheffield until 4th September when it moves to Tate Britain.
This is a must see exhibition which the author will be revisiting.
Wednesday 2 March 2011
"Reflect"
The first day of March saw our reviewer attending a preview of the exhibition “Reflect” at ‘The Orchard Centre’ situated on West Bar next to the Central Police Station.
Hosted and curated by Chloe Gill and Phillipa Kosowski both second year art students at Hallam University the exhibition showcased work produced by them as part of their second year studio practice with the exhibition as part of their professional practice portfolio.
Chloe’s work is centred around landscape photography whilst Phillipa dealt with sculptural forms depicting a life form from land, sea and air in the shape of a dinosaur, shark and bird, unfortunately neither student was able to provide a artists statement about themselves to help the visitor assess the concepts of the works, where the artist was coming from, or the aims and objectives of the work.,
Whilst it may be argued that the work speaks for itself it does help to give it a voice.
Not with standing that, a conversation with the artists did reveal a leaning towards certain aspects of their work tending to lead in a direction that should be interesting to see how it will be followed through this time next year.
When visiting exhibitions I find it fascinating, where possible to see the “real work” leading up to the finished piece through drawings and experimentations which enables one to get inside the artists head, and to appreciate the why’s and wherefores,
The construction leading to the end result is the easy part as the artist knows where they are going, the hard part is finding where to go and how to get there, and for that reason I would liked to have seen more back ground work, however the work was presented and its content showed a commitment which opened up directions of travel for future exhibitions.
From experience I know that not withstanding any remits presented to students many will either not bother or fail to full fill that what is asked of them, and in that respect they are the losers.
In the case of this exhibition we have two students who have cast around, obtained a space, and created an exhibition featuring some of their work as part of their degree portfolio, all well and good academically, but the “real work” has been the journey leading up to the finished piece [the exhibition] making them the winners with knowledge and experience the prize.
A case of getting out there and making it happen for which we wish them success.
The exhibition is open to the public and will run until the 3rd March 2011.
Hosted and curated by Chloe Gill and Phillipa Kosowski both second year art students at Hallam University the exhibition showcased work produced by them as part of their second year studio practice with the exhibition as part of their professional practice portfolio.
Chloe’s work is centred around landscape photography whilst Phillipa dealt with sculptural forms depicting a life form from land, sea and air in the shape of a dinosaur, shark and bird, unfortunately neither student was able to provide a artists statement about themselves to help the visitor assess the concepts of the works, where the artist was coming from, or the aims and objectives of the work.,
Whilst it may be argued that the work speaks for itself it does help to give it a voice.
Not with standing that, a conversation with the artists did reveal a leaning towards certain aspects of their work tending to lead in a direction that should be interesting to see how it will be followed through this time next year.
When visiting exhibitions I find it fascinating, where possible to see the “real work” leading up to the finished piece through drawings and experimentations which enables one to get inside the artists head, and to appreciate the why’s and wherefores,
The construction leading to the end result is the easy part as the artist knows where they are going, the hard part is finding where to go and how to get there, and for that reason I would liked to have seen more back ground work, however the work was presented and its content showed a commitment which opened up directions of travel for future exhibitions.
From experience I know that not withstanding any remits presented to students many will either not bother or fail to full fill that what is asked of them, and in that respect they are the losers.
In the case of this exhibition we have two students who have cast around, obtained a space, and created an exhibition featuring some of their work as part of their degree portfolio, all well and good academically, but the “real work” has been the journey leading up to the finished piece [the exhibition] making them the winners with knowledge and experience the prize.
A case of getting out there and making it happen for which we wish them success.
The exhibition is open to the public and will run until the 3rd March 2011.
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