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Site Specific Research
After noticing surveillance signs at the church in my initial visual research, I wanted to explore ideas about being watched. I thought...
Amelie Nicholson
Nov 7, 20202 min read
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Initial Visual Research
For my environment project, I chose the site of a local church. The church itself has personal significance, and I would like to use old...
Amelie Nicholson
Nov 7, 20204 min read
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Mystery Painting
The purpose of this task was to create a painting without knowing the end result, to allow our ideas to evolve throughout the process. We...
Amelie Nicholson
Oct 21, 20203 min read
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Construction Visualisation
My final visualisation for the construction task is based on the movement of waves, and explores the fragile relationship between...
Amelie Nicholson
Oct 20, 20201 min read
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Animation
I decided to base my animation on the theme of isolation and wanted to focus on the irony of this feeling in a world which is so...
Amelie Nicholson
Oct 20, 20202 min read
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Life Drawing Practice
In preparation for life drawing with a model, we completed a course about the basics. I started by marking out movement lines onto...
Amelie Nicholson
Oct 20, 20201 min read
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Animation Research
With the aim of creating a stop motion animation based on humanity, I researched artists to explore different techniques. Firstly, I...
Amelie Nicholson
Oct 14, 20201 min read
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Subverted Image
We were given the brief to use photoshop to recycle images into a new piece of art that reflects an aspect of humanity. For initial...
Amelie Nicholson
Oct 13, 20202 min read
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Construction Development
From my research, I focused on the way humans try and tame their surroundings. For example, how I took the sharp skewers in my...
Amelie Nicholson
Oct 7, 20202 min read
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Altruism Visualisation
From my research into altruism, I decided to focus on psychological egoism, which is the concept that humans are never truly selfless. I...
Amelie Nicholson
Oct 7, 20201 min read
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Construction Research
In this task, I explored how I could use a given material in unexpected ways to communicate concepts and ideas. To do this, I...
Amelie Nicholson
Oct 2, 20202 min read
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Altruism Research and Review
The purpose of this task was to remove preconceptions about how a project should work, by focusing more on the ideas behind the work...
Amelie Nicholson
Oct 2, 20202 min read
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Drawing Workout: Memories
The theme of this drawing workout was personal memory, with a focus on the specific details. The idea was not to pick a general memory...
Amelie Nicholson
Sep 30, 20202 min read
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Drawing Workout
To begin the drawing workout, I experimented with new techniques of mark-making. Firstly, I used ink to make stamp prints from found...
Amelie Nicholson
Sep 27, 20202 min read
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Worlds Within Worlds
I began exploring the topic of 'worlds within worlds' by creating observational drawings of distorted views. I used charcoal to record...
Amelie Nicholson
Sep 25, 20202 min read
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Jessie Makinson
Jessie Makinson is a young British artist who creates bold, fantasy paintings. She draws inspiration from history and folklore to create...
Amelie Nicholson
Sep 24, 20202 min read
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The Chapman Brothers
Jake and Dinos Chapman are British visual artists who were nominated for the Turner Prize in 2003. They were a key part of the Young...
Amelie Nicholson
Sep 23, 20202 min read
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Collage Development
To begin with, our brief was to create a 'human' made from given images of body parts and natural imagery. I started by tearing the...
Amelie Nicholson
Sep 20, 20205 min read
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Lubaina Himid
Lubaina Himid is a British artist who won the Turner prize in 2017 and was made a CBE in 2018 for her services to art. She was a key part...
Amelie Nicholson
Sep 16, 20202 min read
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Globalisation Research
Globalisation is defined as 'the process of interaction and integration among people, companies and governments worldwide' and has...
Amelie Nicholson
Sep 15, 20202 min read
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