Way back, in mid-June, I went off to where I started my art training, Wimbledon College of Art, to have a poke around the Theatre School Degree Show. I've always found it so inspiring to see how people can pluck ideas from their imaginations, bring them to life and absorb the viewer into their world.
I especially loved the Technical Arts department (modelling, casting, prop-making, prosthetics etc) because it was complete escapism - the great thing about sculpture is that it occupies your space (or you occupy ITS space) and becomes part of your world. There were a few standouts for me:
Adelaide Filippe:
I loved all the suggestions of story behind this! Why on earth is this dude made of teeth and people's hands?! There is a tantalisingly in-progress website suggesting there are plans for novels and OMG I would absolutely read them. This sculpture just emanates EPIC DARK FANTASY which is right down my alley!
Emily Pooley:
Jackson Gilkes-Fairman
However even my advanced ninja internet stalking skills were thwarted when I tried to find more information or illustrations.. he has basically NO internet presence that I could find, which makes me very sad. I will keep trying however.
Michelle Lewry
I've never been so emotionally affected by a sculpture before - the expression on the man's face, the sense of nameless fear, even the viewer's position as an onlooker, all contributed to a moving, upsetting, thought-provoking piece.
There was SO much good stuff, this post could go on for ages. I'm definitely going back next year, and would recommend everyone in the London area doing the same!
I especially loved the Technical Arts department (modelling, casting, prop-making, prosthetics etc) because it was complete escapism - the great thing about sculpture is that it occupies your space (or you occupy ITS space) and becomes part of your world. There were a few standouts for me:
Adelaide Filippe:
Emily Pooley:
Emily created a life-size version of how Anne Boleyn might have looked. Every last detail was perfectly thought-out, including the infamous sixth finger and scented 'Pomander Beads' - it was a multi-sensual experience and shockingly realistic. Find more of her amazing work at her website.
Jackson Gilkes-Fairman
I loved the use of scale and texture in Jackson's work. People who know me in Actual Real Life will also know that I'm a sucker for horse-beasts and grungyness so this may as well have been made for me!
However even my advanced ninja internet stalking skills were thwarted when I tried to find more information or illustrations.. he has basically NO internet presence that I could find, which makes me very sad. I will keep trying however.
Michelle Lewry
I've never been so emotionally affected by a sculpture before - the expression on the man's face, the sense of nameless fear, even the viewer's position as an onlooker, all contributed to a moving, upsetting, thought-provoking piece.
There was SO much good stuff, this post could go on for ages. I'm definitely going back next year, and would recommend everyone in the London area doing the same!
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