Fine Art Foundation Degree

 Photos Once I had made the first few heads, I took them round my local area to photograph them. My aim was to only take a few to add to the presentation. But the more I took, I realised I could use them as another display of my work. I took quite a few photos, but these are the few that I chose to display.  

Marek Tobelewski Marek received a BA (Hons) in Painting at Brighton Polytechnic in 1986 and has since received the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award showed his work in many solo and group exhibitions. He is best described as an abstract painter, involving both modern and historical elements and techniques. In all of his works, he uses a linear thread of connecting arcs of a circle, constantly evolving. He continually returns to his existing works adjust structures and refine each line in an attempt to 'reveal a balance within movement'. This piece, Prussian Blue on Cobalt, uses both positive (pigment added) and negative (pigment taken away) lines overlapping to create visual depth to a 2D painting. The contrasting colours create shadows and highlights, hinting at a material 3D object, from a 2D form. He uses different shades of the same blue which keeps the painting from being too distracting and complicated, even with so many shapes and lines.  This piece, Gold leaf Collage, wo

 Julian Hughes Julian is a free lance artist, photographer and educator based in Nottingham. Over the last decade he has taught photography, media and arts on a number of different undergraduate and postgraduate course including Nottingham Trent and Worcester University, and here at Nottingham College. He also works with the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust in collaboration with youth groups to create a media campaign for the 'Creating A Buzz' Project, rethinking green spaces in urban spaces.  He works with other professional designers, film makers, galleries and other art organisations (to name a few) which offers new challenges and experiences for his own personal work. He focuses primarily on places and their history, geology and the people who live there.  His recent work has explored objects and products of personal connection, exploring emotional design through ethnography and photographic exhibitions. Ethnography is a research method central to knowing the world from the s

 Final Project For the finished arrangement, I decided on 4 different display options. I had bought an old shoe shiner's box from a charity shop in Eastwood, which I filled with soil. The shape of the box and the top-hinged lid created a tunnel effect. This created the illusion that the heads carried on for further than the eye could see, which I think worked perfectly.  The other two methods of display were two old suitcases that were conveniently already at the studio. One I filled with scrap pieces of white and cream fabrics. That way, the heads would blend in to the fabric slightly, creating the illusion that there is more heads in there that the audience can see at first glance. Instead of being obvious, you would have to look directly at them, and find each head within the fabric. The other suitcase I filled with a single roll of hessian. This would create the opposite effect than the other suitcase, where each head would stand out against the fabric. It's more of a state

Initial ideas I was interested in exploring the imagery of childhood toys. I was fascinated by the idea of how our memories of them change over time and how our whole memory of times past is fluid and changeable. How we partly imagine the past rather than have a fixed recall of how it was. Our perception of everything changes as we grow up. As kids we think the adult world is full of freedom and adventure. But then as we grow up we have this dream broken by the reality of responsibility and hum drum existence. I wanted to work with images and forms that represent iconic toys. I decided to work with classic dolls head rather than Barbie or more contemporary toys like for example computer games.   Project Development Inspired by the work by Paula Rego and Johnson Tsang, I settled on the idea of making copies of one of my own dolls from my childhood. I combined the concepts behind Rego's (manipulating childhood fairy tales) and Tsang's (multiple sculptures of baby heads) work to a

 Online Profiles Why Do Artists Need An Online Profile? A website, blog or social media can be a great way to let the general public, and potential buyers, know who you are and what you do, provided it's done correctly. You can showcase your portfolio, and even sell your own work without the need for a middleman. It can also be a great way to enhance the perception of professionalism without having to work your way through galleries and word of mouth. Social media is a great tool to use as an artist, people can look at your art and become interested by accident, therefore widening your potential buyers pool very quickly. Due to this however, it's important to constantly update your page (wether it be on social media or a website) because as there is so much information, and other artists, out there, so you need to hook your audience in, and most importantly, keep them engaged.  My Online Profile During my Foundation Fine Art Degree I have already created an online profile, this

 My Art Journey Biography I was born and raised in Nottingham, United Kingdom and first became interested in the arts through my Grandad, Eddie, who was a carpenter. He made me and my sister a rocking horse when we were born and through that I fell in love with all things crafty. I am currently studying for a Fine Art Foundation Degree at Nottingham College and the subjects I gravitate towards the most are old, pre-loved objects, most notably dolls. Although through my A levels I predominantly used paints and pencils for my media, I am experimenting with different materials through my foundation course such as paper and clay.  Statement During my journey, I have found certain medias I prefer over others. I started during GCSEs and A levels by only using acrylic paints and pencils, but just over my first year at Nottingham College I have made paper sculptures, screen prints, charcoal drawings, ceramic sculptures and spray paintings. Through this, the only media I did not enjoy were the

Graham Elstone Professional Graham works as an artist, creative educator and project / technical manager internationally. Most of his creative work involves technology as well as a mixed medium approach for his installation and performance pieces. He has a background in theatre which he has transferred his skills from in order to create new works using projection and moving images into public spaces.  Graham loves to create interactive pieces, engaging all members of society at different stages in life and skill levels. He has created and delivered educational projects within different environments and with diverse groups, such as iPad work with older generations in care settings to working with students as Nottingham Trent University.  This piece, Edge To The Big Sky , is an interactive audio sculpture that incorporates interactive touch audio sensors. It was commissioned by Lincolnshire Heritage in 2018 and its design is based on a period of research working with the windmill, using

Mik Godley  Background Mik Graduated with a BA Hons in Fine Art at Leeds Polytechnic in 1982, then a Masters in Creative Collaborations at Nottingham Trent University in 2006. He is now based in Nottingham and works as a painter, art-school lecturer and iPad artist. He is interested in digital and internet art, using traditional paints to 'painting' on an iPad, and a mix of both, using traditional paints, but painting in pixels. Mik has become one of the best artists of drawing using iPhone and iPad apps in the region and his work both on and off screen demonstrates his drawing talent. Considering Silesia This project examines issues of conflicting heritages, cultural memory, identity, displacement and migration. He focuses on his own family's connection to Silesia, the formerly German and now mostly Polish region of Central Europe.  His earlier works (from 2003) within this project shows Mik's fascination of the possibilities of digital art. The series of small paintin

 Rachel Carter Background Rachel was born in Langley Mill in Nottingham and first studied at a Catering school before realising her passion for art. She transferred careers, starting with AS and A levels in Fine art, before doing Foundation Studies in Fine Art, and then a BA Hons Degree in Applied Art and Design at the University of Derby.  Due to restarting her education as an artist later on than most university students, she already had a family and house to care for on top of her studies. Despite this, she quickly started her own business (making sculptures), and despite her backup plan, she quickly gained success and out-earned her husband within five years.  Professional Rachel uses many textile techniques such as weaving, braiding and knotting and applies them to other medias, for example, steal and willow. She started making her sculptures by welding steel bars together, bending and contorting them into smooth rhythmic shapes for a base form, and weaving willow over the top to

                                         Rosemary MacLennan Background Rosemary started her higher education at Bilborough College, the same college I went to, to study Art, Theatre Studies and Art Textiles. She gained more qualifications in art and teaching, including a BA Hons in Art History, Diploma in Teaching and a Masters in Creative Collaborations.  Through her extensive education and professional experience, she was able to provide the benefits of producing art to people less likely to get into it naturally, for example in care homes and the young people in her local community in Bulwell.  Bulwell Tourist Association Rosemary developed and ran the BTA from 2012-2014 and its aim was to collect stories from the local people through a stall in the local market and other pop-up locations. She then used these stories to inform a 'walking tour' of Bulwell. Although Bulwell isn't a small town (with a population of 29,771 as of 2011, it holds just over 10% of the Nottingham