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Earlier in the year, art lovers in Norfolk were
treated to a show by the NSAD degree students. Now it's the turn
of the MA students to display their works in an end of course exhibition.
Colin Nicholas is the course leader of MA Fine
Art.
"We’ve got more than 30 artists exhibiting
in the show. It’s an extremely broad exhibition, featuring painting,
sculpture, photography along with audio and website production.
"During the course, staff and students participate
in constructive discussions about creative, ethical, practical and
professional issues.
"Inevitably, we all spend a great deal of
time investigating contexts to energise our creativity and to become
visible in the wider art world," he said.
Freeway by Emily Cole (detail) |
The work of Emily Cole documents a trip from Norwich
to the capital for her exhibit at the NSAD. The inspiration coming
from some American photography, the idea of road movies and an epic
journey through open landscapes.
"I’ve been on two journeys with a digital camera and take images
through the windscreen so they're all images roads that are based
against landscapes or cityscapes - but the shots are always directed
down the road so you’ve always got that vanishing point on the horizon.
"The series that’s
in my final show is a journey from Norwich to London and back to
Norwich on a bus.
"I use fluorescent paints as this is what's
used on road markings and road signs - so they are very bright and
what I call painterly.
I've done a series through some tunnels on the
northern circular as you enter London. They look like night shots
as you’re in a tunnel as you've got these very florescent lights
as well.
"The journey is like an internal journey as
well, where you’re seeing the light at the end of a tunnel,"
Emily explained.
The variety of work produced at the NSAD developed
in September 2002 with a ground-breaking new course.
As the only course of its kind in the country,
the MA in Animation and Sound Design brought together animators,
musicians, puppeteers, cinematographers and web designers to produce
a wide range of original work.
From Wallace and Gromit-style model animation to
experimental art animation to the latest in 3-D technology, the
students have produced creative and professional films. The week-long
show at The Forum provides a unique opportunity to see some of the
country's brightest young talent.
Portrait by Pauline Place |
The end of course show maintains the excellent
level of work that has become a signature for the students of the
Norwich School of Art and Design.
"I think the course maintains a very high
standard," said course leader Colin Nicholas.
"It’s externally moderated and assessed so
students have a guarantee their degree has a parity with any other
institution."
As those who love Fine Art can enjoy the work of
the MA students at the NSAD, it's a brisk walk up the road to The
Forum to see the work of the animation students.
All the pieces exhibited includes work from the
following courses at the NSAD:
MA Animation and Sound Design
MA Textile Culture
MA Fine Art
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This exhibition is an opportunity to discover original
work by emerging artists and designers. 
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