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Kehinde Wiley

Mr. Sands — Wed, 11 May 2011 19:03:34 +0000

Kehinde Wiley is a fusion painter whose work blur the boundaries between traditional and contemporary styles and plays with visual juxtapositions. These paintings take stereotypes of masculinity and envelope these characters with pattern and colour as diverse as Islamic Architecture, French Rococo, West African Textile to Urban Hip Hop.

2011 GCSE Art Exam People and Places

Learner Example: Nita 2011

In the City – Babylon 4 + Supersampler

Mr. Sands — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:33:29 +0000

Here is a Flickr Slideshow of students photographs collected on the theme of ‘In the city’ using a Babylon 4 Supersampler camera with a mixture of Black & White and 35mm colour film.

More images are available from Departmentart Flickr page .

Dave White

Mr. Sands — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:12:53 +0000

Dave White has been referred to as the UK’s answer to Andy Warhol and with modernist themes; such as star wars, and super heroes and villains to Roy Lichtenstein inspired vintage military painting, delicious food and drink paintings that would make Claes Oldenburg hungry and commissions for Nike and Coca Cola its easy to see why? Dave White‘s work oozes from the canvas, part action painting, part explosion, part abstract expressionism minus the abstraction. He is creativity cataloguing childhood dreams and young adolescent desires through a retro yet contemporary visual language.

Zachary Walsh

Mr. Sands — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:51:34 +0000

Zachary Walsh work explores the juxtaposition and hidden narrative between the portrait and the environment. This work is realised through paint, illustration and mixed media. Walsh is one of our featured artists in the ‘In the City‘ Project.

In the City Project

Learner Example: Yan 2010

Laura Oldfield Ford

Mr. Sands — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:09:02 +0000

Laura Oldfield Ford‘s work chronicles and maps the city, exposing hidden narratives, social and economic currents e.g. social housing regeneration. Through her post modern punk zine/blog ‘Savage Messiah‘, Oldfield produces drawings, mark making and collage compositions that capture the raw concrete estates and brutalist flyovers. Laura Oldfield Ford is one of the featured artists in our Level 3 BTEC ‘In the City‘ Project.

Level 3 BTEC Textiles Brief: In the city

Miss. OConnor — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:56:24 +0000

This is your Yr 12 BTEC Textile Brief entitled ‘In the City’. You can assess your progress whilst exploring and experimenting with a variety of textile techniques and processes e.g. mark making, printmaking, felting, embroidery, applique, batik.

Level 3 BTEC Art & Design Brief: In the city

Mr. Sands — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:48:43 +0000

This is your Yr 12 BTEC Art and Design Brief entitled ‘In the City’. You can assess your progress whilst exploring and experimenting with a variety of recording techniques e.g. mark making, collage and analog/digital photography.

Laura Oldfield Ford: Malthouse Project

Mr. Sands — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:04:13 +0000

Our Learners will embark on a 5 day workshop with the artist Laura Oldfield Ford. They will be collaborating on a large scale mapping project that looks at hidden narratives, alternative futures and community housing within the city. All work will be exhibited Saturday 17th July – Friday 30th July 2010. (Private View Friday 16th July 5 – 7 pm)

D*Face

Mr. Sands — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:19:49 +0000

D*Face is a street artist who has expanded his trademark D*Dog character into Sculpture, Print, Graphical, Poster and Aerosol compositions. His work is heavily influenced by New York Street Art, Pop Art and Consumerism which include humour and social commentary.

Alternative Portrait Project

Pupil Example: Ahmad 2010

More images are available from Departmentart Flickr page .
Pupil Example: Julie 2009

Pupil Example: Brian 2006

Keith Haring

Mr. Sands — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:30:46 +0000

Keith Haring‘s work is heavy influenced by graffiti and pop art. He combined these two styles to create simplistic and colourful icon based artworks spanning several mediums.

Alternative Portrait Project

Pupil Example: Josh 2010

Alternative Portrait Project

Pupil Example: Rita 2007

Pupil Example: Mitchell 2008

Pupil Example: Dot 2005

Adam Neate

Mr. Sands — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:47:08 +0000

Adam Neate is a street artist who has produced thousands of portraits on old, found or discarded cardboard which he returns back to the street as part an ongoing open exhibition for people to encounter, pick up and collect.

Neate use of found materials echos early Abstract Expressionists and Neo Dadists and his portraiture styles range from Abstraction, Constructivism to Vorticism.

Alternative Portrait Project

Pupil Example: Sharron 2006

Blek Le Rat

Mr. Sands — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:02:01 +0000

Blek Le Rat began stenciling in Paris in the early 1980′s and has influenced advertising, street art and graphical art and design. His works range from small stencils to full size figure paste ups, influenced by classical/historical icons to political commentary on war. His most famous protégé is Banksy who has developed the Blek Le Rat blueprint to worldwide fame.

More images are available from Departmentart Flickr page .

Alternative Protrait Project

Pupil Example: Blaine 2009

Pupil Example: Harrison 2009

Pupil Example: Liam 2009

Space Invader

Mr. Sands — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:49:07 +0000

Space Invader has been invading cities across the world for many years with his mosaic tiled creations. Invader has expanded his pixelated images by introducing the ‘Rubic Cube‘ at his recent ‘Low Fidelity‘ exhibition at the Lazarides Gallery, Rathbone Place, London.

Invader Example: G-Bot 2009

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

Faile

Mr. Sands — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:34:47 +0000

Faile is a international art collective consisting of Patrick McNeil, Patrick Miller and Aiko Nakagawa. Their work ranges from printmaking, stenciling and painting and is heavily influenced by popular culture and the works of Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

Banksy

Mr. Sands — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:16:07 +0000

Banksy

Alternative Portrait Project

Pupil Example: James 2007

Pez

Mr. Sands — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:30:00 +0000

Pez (which translates as fish in Spanish) paints colourful, simplistic compositions that include his fish-like characters.

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

In the city – Holga 35mm

Mr. Sands — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:54:19 +0000

Here is a Flickr Slideshow of students photographs collected on the theme of ‘In the city’ using a Holga camera with 35mm adapter.

More images are available from Departmentart Flickr page .

Obey Giant

Mr. Sands — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:33:43 +0000

Obey Giant is a street art campaign emerged from the skateboarding scene of the 1980′s created by the graphic designer and illustrator Shepard Fairey.

Fairey has produced a wide range of artwork from paste ups, stickers, screenprints, mix media stencil collage, to 15 foot mural installations worldwide. To consolidate his fame Fairey produced a now iconic series of posters supporting Barack Obama’s candidacy for US President in 2008 entitled “PROGRESS”, “HOPE”, and “CHANGE”.

Alternative Portrait Project

Pupil example: Zarmena 2009

Pupil Sketchbook: Zarmena 2009

David Hepher

Mr. Sands — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:54:25 +0000

David Hepher is a landscape artist who explores ideas about poverty and decline within an urban setting. See here to view more work.