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Transcript of Swansea Metropolitan University Art and Design Exhibitions 2012
Faculty of Art & Design
GraduateExhibitionsGuide
20122 May – 7 July
Cyfadran Celf a Dylunio
2 Mai – 7 Gorffennaf
2012CanllawArddangosfeyddGraddedigion
“Studying at Swansea Met is a realexperience, by being so close tothe city centre it’s hard to miss outon the buzz of so much going on”
Chloe Mourant
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I would like to take thisopportunity of welcoming youto the exhibition programme2012, of the Faculty of Art andDesign at Swansea MetropolitanUniversity. Founded more than150 years ago, Swansea Schoolof Art (as it was known) has adistinguished tradition;described in Peter Lord's TheVisual Culture of Wales as 'themost successful and prestigiousart school in Wales'.
Today we are at the forefront ofcreativity and employment. Wehave been exhibiting studentwork throughout our long history,in Swansea, Wales, the UK, andoverseas. Students have wonawards, found employment andcommissions and have beenoffered many opportunities tofurther their work and careersfrom these exhibitions. A fewexamples of the many include:-freelance work and internshipswith Bay & Brown, Amanda Kelly,The Graduate Collection,Radley’s, Matthew Williamson,
Tigerprint, George at Asda,Watermark Publishing, Next,Abercrombie and Fitch, Toast,London CommunicationsSchool, Dentsu, Crayon, GolleySlater, Billington Cartmell, Med-co Global Exchange, Tinopolis,the Tate London, and LEGO,Denmark. This year's studentsand recent graduates havebeen celebrated in the nationalpress for their work and havewon several competitions. Just afew examples are:-
- A 2011 graduate has wonthe National Museum of WalesPortrait Commission; a secondyear student won the enterprisesection of The National WoolMuseum project and herproduct is now being sold in fourmuseum shops in Wales
- Two students who worked onthe Passion, a Michael Sheenfilm, with the Faculty’s MovingImage Wales project, havebeen invited to the premiere
- At the Screentest NationalStudent Film Festival inassociation with the BFI FutureFilm Festival, SMU was awardedthe 2012 Screentest Institute ofExcellence Award, and a newaward created this year, BestMusic Video was awarded toone of our graduates.
To see these and many moreexciting, intriguing andprofessional works please visit ourexhibitions and screenings atvarious venues in Swansea andLondon.You are also very welcome toattend our private views.
Hoffwn fanteisio ar y cyfle hwni’ch croesawu chi i raglenarddangosfa 2012 CyfadranCelf a Dylunio PrifysgolFetropolitan Abertawe. Wedi’isefydlu dros 150 blynedd yn ôl,mae gan Ysgol Gelf Abertawe(fel y’i galwyd) draddodiadnodedig; fe’i disgrifiwyd yn ‘TheVisual Culture of Wales’ PeterLord fel ‘the most successful andprestigious art school in Wales’.Heddiw, rydym yn rheng flaencreadigrwydd a chyflogaeth.
Rydym wedi bod yn arddangosgwaith myfyrwyr trwy gydol einhanes hir yn Abertawe, yngNghymru, yn y DU, a thramor.Mae myfyrwyr wedi ennillgwobrau, wedi cael swyddi achomisiynau ac wedi caelcynnig llawer o gyfleoedd i hybueu gwaith a’u gyrfaoedd oganlyniad i’r arddangosfeyddhyn. Ymhlith yr enghreifftiau o’rrhain mae:- gwaith ar eu liwt euhun ac interniaethau gyda Bay& Brown, Amanda Kelly, TheGraduate Collection, Radley’s,
Matthew Williamson, Tigerprint,George at Asda, WatermarkPublishing, Next, Abercrombieand Fitch, Toast, LondonCommunications School,Dentsu, Crayon, Golley Slater,Billington Cartmell, Med-coGlobal Exchange, Tinopolis, TateLondon, a LEGO, Denmarc.Mae myfyrwyr y flwyddyn hon agraddedigion diweddar wedi’udathlu yn y wasg genedlaetholam eu gwaith ac maent wediennill sawl cystadleuaeth. Dymarai enghreifftiau:-
- Mae myfyriwr a raddiodd yn2011 wedi ennill ComisiwnPortread AmgueddfaGenedlaethol Cymru; enilloddmyfyriwr yn yr ail flwyddyn adranarloesedd prosiect yrAmgueddfa WlânGenedlaethol ac mae eichynnyrch nawr yn cael eiwerthu mewn pedwar siopamgueddfa yng Nghymru
- Mae dau o fyfyrwyr aweithiodd ar ‘The Passion’, ffilm
gan Michael Sheen, gydaphrosiect Moving Image Walesy Gyfadran, wedi’u gwahodd i’rpremière
- Yng Ngŵyl Ffilm MyfyrwyrCenedlaethol Screentest mewncydweithrediad â Future FilmFestival BFI, dyfarnwyd GwobrSefydliad RhagoriaethScreentest 2012, gwobr newydda grëwyd eleni, i PFA arhoddwyd y wobr FideoCerddoriaeth Gorau i un o’ngraddedigion.
I weld y rhain a llawer rhagor oddarnau o waith cyffrous,diddorol a phroffesiynol, ewch i’nharddangosfeydd mewngwahanol leoliadau ynAbertawe a Llundain. Hefyd,mae croeso i chi fynychu einrhagolygon preifat.
Professor Andrea Liggins,Dean, Faculty of Art & Design,
Yr Athro Andrea LigginsDeon y Gyfadran Celf a Dylunio
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The School of Research and PostgraduateStudies offers opportunities for well qualifiedpractitioners and theorists in the fields of art,design and media to conduct supervisedresearch at MPhil and PhD levels. At taughtMasters level, the School offers programmesin Fine Art, Photography, VisualCommunication, and Textiles. All staff in theSchool are research-active, and regularlyparticipate in exhibitions, events,conferences and academic publications atan international level.
MA Fine ArtContemporary Dialogues
MA PhotographyContemporary Dialogues
MA TextilesContemporary Dialogues
MA Visual CommunicationContemporary Dialogues
MPhil
PhD
The Exhibitions
Fine Art 6
Design for Advertising 8
General Illustration 10
Graphic Design 12
Photography 14
Surface Pattern Design 16
Video 18
Foundation Art, Design & Media 20
MA Fine Art, Photography, Textiles 22& Visual Communication
Calendar of Events 24
There was a great learning atmosphere...once you have tasted Swansea you willfind it difficult to leave!
Rhian Hullin,Graduate Graphic Design
The Faculty of Art and Design has aninternational reputation and has beenrecognised as a major centre in Wales forArt, Craft, Design and Media studies.
Based at the Dynevor Centre for Art, Designand Media the faculty provides an ‘ArtSchool’ experience in a contemporaryuniversity.
Our Visual Communication courses uniteboth theoretical and historical practiceswithin Art & Design, and the Graphic Design,Advertising Design and General Illustrationcourses emphiasise the strong links betweenvisual and verbal forms of communication.
BA (Hons)Design for Advertising
BA (Hons)General Illustration
BA (Hons)Graphic Design
Our Fine and Applied Arts courses offer anexciting and diverse range of programmesat BA (Hons) level. The Diploma inFoundation Studies (Art, Design & Media) isalso part of the School. We believe inproviding a stimulating and criticalenvironment in which to challenge theboundaries of contemporary Fine andApplied Arts practice. We focus on creativity,innovation and personal development,creating an energetic environment forstudents to thrive in.
BA (Hons)Fine Art – Combined Media
BA (Hons)Fine Art – Painting & Drawing
BA (Hons)Fine Art - 3D and Sculptural Practice
BA (Hons)Surface Pattern Design - ContemporaryApplied Arts Practice
BA (Hons)Surface Pattern Design - Textiles for Fashion
BA (Hons)Surface Pattern Design - Textiles for Interiors
Level 3/4 Diploma in Foundation StudiesArt, Design & Media
Our Photography and Video courses providean opportunity for a creative and theoreticaldialogue to occur between the 'still' and the'moving' image. The contemporary art andmedia industries illustrate the diversepotential for image makers to express theirpersonal views of the world; A philosophywhich is celebrated by the School whereinnovation and a creative personal visionform the basis of the programme structures.
BA (Hons)Photography in the Arts
BA (Hons)Photojournalism
BA (Hons)Documentary Video
BA (Hons)Video
BA (Hons)Video Arts
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BA (H
ons)Fin
e Art:
Ceramics, Com
bined
Med
ia &
Painting & Drawing
The Fine Art team is pleased to introduce the 2012 degree show which isthe culmination of much hard work, planning and anticipation by thegraduating students. This is their chance to showcase their work at apivotal moment between university and the professional world.Throughout the students’ time at Swansea, their studios have beenanimated places with lively discussion about the relationship betweenconcepts and the appropriate means of expressing these visually. Nomedium or method is excluded – we encourage the students to considerwhich material is most pertinent for their ideas, from fabrication topainting and drawing, to video, performance, and installation.
There is no hierarchy of medium and a flexibility of approach isparamount. The range of work shown here reflects this philosophy, with amyriad of accents and themes within the context of the ever-expandingand shifting language of contemporary arts practice.
The course offers supportand constructive criticismthrough tutorials, but allowsyou to develop your practicalwork as an individual withexcellent resources andworkshops. There aremodules to help develop theprofessional side of your workand gain knowledge ofapproaching galleries aftergraduation.
Philip Cheater Graduate Artist in Residence
Exhibition Details:
VenueSwansea Metropolitan University,Dynevor Campus
Private View:25 May
Open to the public:26 May – 2 June
Contact:Tim Davies Email: [email protected]: 01792 481285
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BA (H
ons)
Design for A
dvertisin
gExhibition Details:
Venue 1:Swansea Metropolitan University,Dynevor Campus
Private View:11 May
Open to the public:12 – 19 May
Venue 2:Golley Slater, Cardiff
Private View:1 June
Venue 3:Old Spitalfields Market, London
Private View:26 June
Open to the public:27 – 28 Junewww.dandad.org
Contact:Angela WilliamsEmail: [email protected]: 01792 481285
Advertising is ubiquitous; it is embedded into our culture. Usingpersuasive visual and verbal messages to communicate an idea isfundamental to the work of the advertising creative.
This degree show is a demonstration of creative thinking delivered intangible form. The students hope to evoke, provoke and entertainand most of all create a memorable exhibition.
We hope you enjoy the experience!
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Illustration is more than just imagery. It isabout the remarkable moment whenmessage and meaning is visuallycommunicated. Often through intrigue,playful enchantment and evencontradiction, illustration seeks to delight,entertain and question the world we live in.
This year’s exhibition promises to ignite thesenses and illustrate just how diverse thiscreative discipline has become. Embracinga broader notion of this unique art form, ourgraduate show will highlight the way inwhich illustration communicates through arange of cultural and sociological means,in an ever-expanding range of media.
BA (H
ons)
Gen
eral Illustration
Exhibition Details:
Venue 1:Grand Theatre, Swansea
Private View:2 May
Open to the public:3 – 8 May
Venue 2:New Designers, LondonBusiness Design Centre,Islington
Private View:4 July (invite Only)
Open to the public:5 – 7 Julywww.newdesigners.com
Contact:Duncan MclarenEmail: [email protected]: 01792 481285
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BA (H
ons)
Graphic Design
Exhibition Details:
Venue 1:Grand Theatre, Swansea
Private View:11 May
Open to the public:12 – 20 May
Venue 2:New Designers, LondonBusiness Design Centre,Islington
Private View:1 July (invite Only)
Open to the public:5 – 7 Julywww.newdesigners.com
Contact:David La GrangeEmail: [email protected]: 01792 481285
Graphic Design effectively and creativelyintegrates and manipulates words andimagery to inform, persuade and provokeresponses in a huge variety of areas withinthe wider visual arena (e.g. books, posters,magazines, packaging, websites).
The programme is concerned with the use ofgraphic design in publicity, advertising,information communication and visualcommunications in general. Desk-top
publishing and computer-aided designapplications are central to all studies.
This exhibition demonstrates the wide varietyof approaches that are available to thegraphic designer in a challenging andinnovative way.
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BA (H
ons) Pho
tography
in th
e Arts, Pho
tojourna
lism
Photography in the Arts is concerned with exploration,self-discovery and innovation through the medium ofphotography. Photojournalism enables students toundertake an intensive study of the relationship ofimage and text, the theory and practice of socialdocumentation and practical reportage using themedium of photography.
The Exhibitions
The culmination of three year’s work, students from BAPhotography in the Arts and BA Photojournalism will beexhibiting their work in Swansea and London. Thevarying backgrounds and interests of the studentscombined with the openness and encouragement toexperiment offered by the degree courses, has resultedin diverse and innovative photographic workencompassing documentary, landscape, portrait,fashion, conceptual, constructed and performativeapproaches.
Leaving Swansea with a first class honours degree, I was almostimmediately awarded The Guardian Student Photographer ofthe Year Award. This gave me some work experience at TheGuardian in London; from there I received commissions fromThe Guardian. Based in Manchester, I am now workingfreelance on documentary projects in parallel with advancingwedding photography to target affluent and internationalclients.
Paul Read, Graduate BA (Hons) Photojournalismwww.paulreadphotography.com
Exhibition Details:
Venue 1:Swansea Metropolitan University,Dynevor Campus
Private View:25 May
Open to the public:26 May – 8 June
Venue 2:Free Range, LondonThe Old Truman Brewery,Brick Lane
Private View:21 June
Open to the public:22 – 25 Junewww.free-range.org.uk
Contact/Photojournalism
Paul DuerinckxEmail: [email protected]: 01792 481285
Contact/Photography in the Arts
Hamish GaneEmail: [email protected]: 01792 481285
BA (H
ons) Surface
Patte
rn Design:
Con
temporary Applied Arts Practice,
Textiles for Fashion &
Textiles for Interiors
Our courses focus on concepts and issues, which arerealised through a variety of innovative approachesand materials. Our multi – disciplinary programmeprovides the framework for students to developdynamic and innovative ideas. The central philosophyis to foster, yet challenge the creativity of those whoare well motivated and versatile and who will enjoyexperimenting with a range of materials.
The Exhibition
We are pleased to offer yet another diverse andstimulating exhibition from the Surface Pattern Designfinal year students. The exhibition offers a highlyimaginative and creative response from the threepathways of the course; Contemporary Applied ArtsPractice, Textiles for Fashion and Textiles for Interiors.The show includes a wide and challenging use ofmaterials, concepts and approaches, resulting in asumptuous exhibition for 2012!
‘The studio is vibrant,the atmosphere isfriendly , and the wholebuilding is a hub ofamazing creativity.’‘I love Swansea!’
Crystal and Jaime….and Suuvi (Finland)
‘Cheap living, excellent facilities,fantastic staff, sun, sea and sand!’
Georgina T.
Exhibition Details:
Venue 1:Grand Theatre, Swansea
Private View:26 May
Open to the public:27 May – 1 June
Venue 2:New Designers, LondonBusiness Design Centre, Islington
Private View:27 June (invite only)
Open to the public:28 June – 30 June
Contact:Linda NottinghamEmail: [email protected]: 01792 481285
‘My three years on Surface PatternDesign have opened my eyes to an arrayof techniques and opportunities withinthe design world. I have made friends forlife with both tutors and students.’
Caroline T.
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BA (H
ons) Video
, Video
Arts,
Doc
umen
tary Video
Our Video programmes at Swansea Metropolitan University arestructured in an innovative and flexible way that provides our studentswith the opportunity to explore this contemporary media within manyaspects of filmmaking. Our aim is to produce graduates that takeinitiative. Whether they choose a commercial or independent route,students are encouraged to develop their own personal creativedirection.
Our new 'state of the art' facilities allow sustained engagement,enabling our students to gain the confidence to express ideas throughdigital film. Students are continuously encouraged to explore and learnthe entire processes from production, editing and camera work, tosound recording.
Exhibition Details:
VenueSwansea Metropolitan University,Dynevor Campus
Private View Screening:25 May
Open to the public:25 May
Contact:Manolo LozanoEmail: [email protected]: 01792 481285
The resources and staff are greathere and we’re encouraged touse them to their full potential.The course has really helped medecide on my future career pathin the film industry as acinematographer.
Tom Gibbs, Graduate
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“I can only say that comingto this University was one ofthe best things I have everdone. University staff arecompetent and helpful. Mytutors pushed me forwardand enlightened me towardsthings I haven’t ponderedbefore. Learning wise, theprocess is smooth and alsopersonalised”
Ricardo Rodrigues
Level 3/4 Diploma in
Foun
dation Stud
ies A
rt,Design & M
edia
In recent years Swansea MetropolitanUniversity’s Foundation Course has becomeone of the most successful in the UK with anoutstanding record of placements and passrates.
Our busy studios provide a friendly,enthusiastic atmosphere where students candevelop work and gain confidence. TheFoundation Diploma course offers the timeand space to discover where individualstudent’s strengths lie, to challenge andconfirm skills and abilities, and to successfullyidentify future directions and careers.
The Exhibition
Foundation students are required to producework, for this exhibition, at Level 4 – equivalentto the first year of BA studies - and this will bea challenging and thought-provoking end ofyear show.
Exhibition Details:
VenueSwansea Metropolitan University,Ty Bryn Glas
Private View:31 May
Open to the public:1, 6, 7, and 8 June
Contact:Bella KerrEmail: [email protected]: 01792 481285/481161
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MA Fine Art,Ph
otog
raphy, Textile
s& Visu
al C
ommun
ication
- Con
temporary Dialogue
s
Exhibition Details:
VenueSwansea Metropolitan University,Ty Bryn Glas
Private View:15 June
Open to the public:18 – 21 June
Contact:Dr. Paul JeffEmail: [email protected]: 01792 481285
The Art & Design Masters portfolio at SMU is,we believe, unique in Masters provision in theUK. Each programme, Fine Art, Photography,Visual Communication and Textiles, carries theaffix ‘contemporary dialogues’, and this is notmerely to denote the usual claims of inter-disciplinary practices, but it carries an ethos ofexperimental practice and multi-modalitythroughout our pedagogical remit. Studentsfrom the four pathways share a largeproportion of lectures and seminars so ideasand practices can cross-fertilise. Workshopsare offered in all disciplines to allow thestudent to supplement their skill base, andthey are encouraged early on to work acrossdisciplines in a thought experiment whereprocess based projects are disseminated inperformative ‘pecha kucha’ presentations.
There is equal emphasis on materiality as wellas potential non-material and performativeactivities. However it is up to each student todetermine their own discourse within theirchosen medium and to what extent theycreate a dialogue with other media. Someexamples: The architect becomesphotographer, the photographer becomesperformer, the performer becomesphotographer, the painter becomessituationist, the ceramicist becomes weaver,the philosopher becomes textile artist andthe painter becomes... well, painter! In truthmost students are extending their practice,the possibilities are myriad; new dialogues,new discourses, new artists, ...oh and we hada dancer become a photographer once!
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Course
General Illustration
Graphic Design
Design for Advertising
PhotographyPhotography in the ArtsPhotojournalism
VideoVideo, Documentary VideoVideo Arts
Fine ArtCombined MediaCeramics / 3D Sculptural PracticePainting & Drawing
Foundation DiplomaArt, Design & Media
Surface Pattern DesignContemporary Applied Arts PracticeTextiles for FashionTextiles for Interiors
Date
2 May
11 May
11 May
25 May
25 May
25 May
31 May
26 May
Time
19.00
18.30
19.00 – 22.00
18.00
18.30Lecture Theatre1
19.00
18.00 – 20.00
15.00 – 18.00
Dates
6 – 8 Mayclosed extendedweekend
12 – 19 MayClosed Sunday
12 – 19 MayClosed 13, 14
26 May –8 June
25 May
26 May –2 June
1 – 8 Juneclosed extendedweekend
28 May –1 June
Time
10.00 – 18.00
10.00 – 18.00
10.00 – 17.00
11.00 – 16.00
10.00 – 21.00Rooms AC202& AC204
10.00 – 16.00
10.00 – 16.00
10.00 – 18.00
Venue
Grand Theatre, Swanseawww.swansea.gov.uk
Grand Theatre, Swanseawww.swansea.gov.uk
Swansea Metropolitan University6th Floor, Dynevor Campuswww.smu.ac.uk
Swansea Metropolitan University3rd Floor, Dynevor Campuswww.smu.ac.uk
Swansea Metropolitan UniversityDynevor Campuswww.smu.ac.uk
Swansea Metropolitan UniversityDynevor Campuswww.smu.ac.uk
Swansea Metropolitan UniversityTy Bryn Glaswww.smu.ac.uk
Grand Theatre, Swanseawww.swansea.gov.ukC
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Swansea Metropolitan UniversityFaculty of Art & Design Graduate Exhibition 2012
Course
MAFine Art, Photography, TextilesVisual Communication- Contemporary Dialogues
Design for Advertising
New DesignersSurface Pattern Design
Free RangePhotography in the ArtsPhotojournalism
D&AD New BloodDesign for Advertising
New DesignersGeneral IllustrationGraphic Design
Date
15 June
1 June
27 June
21 June
26 June
4 July
Time
18.30
19.00 – 22.00
Invite only
18.00
Invite only
Invite only
Dates
18 – 21 June
6 – 15 JuneClosed weekends
28 June29 – 30 June
22 – 24 June25 June
27 June28 June
5 July 6 – 7 July
Time
10.00 – 16.00
10.00 – 17.00
10.00 – 20.0010.00 – 18.00
10.00 – 19.0010.00 – 16.00
9.30 – 19.00 9.30 – 16.30
10.00 – 20.0010.00 – 18.00
Venue
Swansea Metropolitan UniversityTy Bryn Glaswww.smu.ac.uk
Golly Slater, Cardiffwww.free-range.org.uk
Business Design Centre, Londonwww.free-range.org.uk
The Old Truman Brewery, Londonwww.dandad.org
Old Spitalfields Market, Londonwww.dandad.org
Business Design Centre, Londonwww.free-range.org.uk
Private View Open to the public
Swansea Venues:
Dynevor Campus,SwanseaMetropolitanUniversityDe-La-Beche StreetSwanseaSA1 3EUwww.smu.ac.uk
Ty Bryn Glas,SwanseaMetropolitanUniversity High Street,Swansea,SA1 1NEwww.smu.ac.uk
Swansea GrandTheatre Singleton St,Swansea,SA1 3QTwww.swansea.gov.uk/grandtheatre
Cardiff Venue:
Golley Slater Wharton Place,Wharton Street,Cardiff,CF10 1GS
London Venues:
New DesignersBusiness DesignCentre52 Upper StreetLondon N1www.newdesigners.com
Free RangeThe Old TrumanBrewery91 - 95 Brick Lane,London, E1 6QLwww.free-range.org.uk
D&AD New BloodOld SpitalfieldsMarket,London,E1 6AA
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The Faculty holds open days throughout the year,for further details please visit our website: www.smu.ac.uk
Swansea Metropolitan UniversityFaculty of Art and DesignDynevor Centre for Art, Design and MediaDe-La-Beche StreetSwanseaSA1 3EU
Tel: 01792 481285Email: [email protected]