Curious to visit a second exhibition with fine photography in the same evening. Again students showed a strong sense of composition and a very fine and subtle use of colour. It was especially interesting to see the accumulation of visual research and references being developed in portfolios. I recall discussing the importance of discipline in shaping and capturing compositions last year partly as a result of the practice of 'wet' photography which made each shot significant. I understand that there was less darkroom work this year but despite the reliance on photoshop there was still alot of serious picture taking and relatively little use of filters. Perhaps we are all growing out of the indiscriminant use of filters at A Level - and GCSE as well.
Other work was very well grounded and the life drawing showed strong drawing and observational skills which underpinned some of the very large, curious and intriguing scupltures. Life drawing is done in the art room over a block of 4 sessions. These are led by an external tutor who also provides the model. Caroline (HoD) was pleased that a significant number of her students had gained a place on the BNU Foundation course. We both noted how a life class can make a significant difference to students - attitudes as well as skills - and I am sure this was a valuable experience for these students on a variety of levels. Other key images in the exhibition include the number of very large painted portraits. This is, in fact, a feature of all exhibitions so far this year.
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