Artist Statements
The students start the course looking at art from the viewer’s perspective. During the course students experience a shift to the maker’s perspective. At the exhibition, students can see their work being viewed through the eyes of a diverse audience which builds greater awareness of what effect they can have in society through their actions and ideas. This opportunity empowers them to see the genuine value of a persistent and enquiring mindset which they can carry into their professional life.
“The independent project challenges students to be adventurous, daring, avant-garde and original! Too often course develop mainstream thinking and a part of personality, subjectivity is lost. Self-expression is an important thing to me – to stay true to who I am and to express that through art to share with others. This course also challenged my problem solving skills >> strategies to combat failure, trying to be resourceful and creative, something I fear is not experienced in lecture halls.” Student, 2020
Creation
Thomas Amann
My original intention behind Creation was to explore the process of creating a body as a form of artwork and the influence my medium and search for ‘anatomical correctness’ would have.
The Body of God, Praise be to Gaia
Amalia Edevane
Exploring the link between the Christian faith and earth.
Veera Bordia
A series of charcoal and gouache artworks that look at the effect of external stressors on the human body, specifically on heartrate. I chose 5 global events from 2020 that had made me feel stressed and drew newspaper headlines in charcoal inspired by them.
Loss of a Mother
Chloe Dean
Reflects my mother’s inability to care for her children whilst suffering pain and the duties of her daughter to take on the responsibility of carer.
Forum
Anna Cohen
This piece explores the process of reconstruction, following the idea that there will always be some degree of subjectivity….and everyone who looks at the one piece will all see it slightly differently: from their own perspective.
Purpose
Lucas Morgan
We each define our purpose, irrespective of our anatomical features of limitations.
Porous, Pricked and Superficially Layered
Ali Mort
A multimedia investigation into the layers and textures of human skin. The work produces a multidimensional feel which changes from every angle, leading the viewer to a new appreciation from any perspective.
Representation of Eye Diseases
Bridget Arundell
My vision as the artist, vision impairment, the vision of the viewer, and the art itself looks at the viewer – the intention is for the viewer to feel seen. Cataract, retinitis pigmentosa, diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration.