Art and Design Degree Show 2011 by University of Wolverhampton

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Introduction

Animation

Applied Arts

Computer Games Design

Fashion and Textiles

Fine Art

Graphic Communication

Graphic Communication and Illustration

Illustration

Interactive Media and the Web

Interior Design

Photography

Product Design

Video and Film Production

Accreditations 55 Prize List

Introduction University of Wolverhampton students celebrate the completion of their course with the annual School of Art & Design Degree Show.

The show has also provided a platform for some of our students to launch their careers in the creative industries:

The School’s annual show welcomes the public to view the final year work of it’s graduating students, featuring exhibits from some of the brightest new designers in the country. There have been exhibitions of finalists work in the School of Art & Design since 1969 with an estimated 8,000 students exhibiting. In 2010 over 800 people attended the private view event in June.

“I thought I should drop you a line to commend you on an excellent Degree Show. We were very impressed.” Kevin Stevens, Peachtree (UK) Ltd.

This year artwork from over 300 students across a variety of courses embracing Design & Applied Arts, Digital Media, Fine Art & Photography and Visual Communication is on display.

An on-line archive of the shows can be found at: www.wlv.ac.uk/artanddesign This publication is dedicated to the memory of our colleague and friend Martin Kelly who gave so much of himself to support the staff and students of the School of Art & Design for many years. We will miss him.

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Ravi Maheru

BA (Hons)

Animation Animation is a versatile, wide-ranging, expressive form. The creative opportunities are huge, open as this subject is to so many forms and methods. It combines visual aesthetics with sound, structured time and emotion. Animation can be entertainment, or a powerful voice for social and political statement. Equally, it can be incorporated within fine art practice or the language of advertising. The degree show 2011 shows how graduates have developed their technical knowledge and cultivated their understanding of movement, which has been mostly learnt through drawing. A wide variety of industry standard software applications have been used such as: Maya, Toon Boom, After Effects, Flash, Photoshop, Painter and Premier Pro. Students have used a combination of computer-based and traditional animation techniques.

During the past four years our students and staff have been nominated for various industry awards, including: • Royal Television Society Award for student Animation 2008 • Nominated for Royal Television Society Award for student Animation 2009 • BAFTA student Computer Games Award 2009 • FLIP Animation Festival student Award 2009 • Shortlisted for DEPICT! Encounters Short Film Festival, Bristol 2010 • Official Selection for Festival du Film de Strasbourg 2011 Typical career opportunities include work in animation, film, television, games design, illustration and communications. Many students continue their studies to postgraduate level on our MA programme. Course Leader: Steve Arnott Email: s.p.arnott@wlv.ac.uk

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Derek Doritis

Ravi Maheru

Matt Ayris

Dan Llewellyn

Gary Jones

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Michelle Taylor

Robyn Smith Helen Taylor

BA (Hons)

Applied Arts This innovative, visionary course offers both specialist and interdisciplinary practice in applied arts for design, art and architecture. Disciplines include ceramics, glass and metal, with additional options in wood and plastics. The 2011 Degree Show demonstrates how students challenge preconceived ideas and set new trends in contemporary art and design practice, using traditional and new materials, skills and technologies to realise their creative aims and ambitions. Career options include setting up a studio as a sole maker or in partnership with others, working as a freelance designer or designing for industry producing anything from small scale jewellery to large scale architectural installations. Students may be working on one-off and small batch production, private and public commissions, community arts, interior and architectural installations. Other opportunities include arts administration, curation, community work, arts editorial and teaching.

Student Experience, Successes & Awards: • Matthew Bate was chosen to design a glass decoration for London department store Selfridges; • Andrew Shingler was commissioned to design, and install a glass panel at St Judes Primary School; • Anna Skrzypecki and Alexander Kerrison have won awards at the Goldsmiths Company Competition; • Matthew Bate won the Biennial Pilchuk Scholarship to work at Pilchuck International Glass Centre, USA. • Helen Brown won a Business Solutions Voucher providing business advice and specialist access. • Rebecca Turbin and Xin Li were selected to exhibit their work at the British Glass Biennale 2010; • Selected students are exhibiting at New Designers, ‘Art in Clay’ Pottery and Ceramics Festival, Hatfield House; the Wedgwood Royal Wedding exhibition, Bilston Craft Gallery, Birmingham Botanical Gardens; • Selected students have been able to participate in the European Bronze age project; • MA students have participated in a 3 months placement scheme at the Victoria & Albert Museum. re:VIEW | 10

Laura Crosland

Matthew Bate

Rebecca Turbin

Emily Waugh

Course Leader: Kristina Niedderer Email: k.niedderer@wlv.ac.uk Anna Skrzypecki

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BA (Hons)

Computer Games Design Computer Games Design students have access to a range of industry standard software and equipment housed in professional studio environments based in the School of Art & Design. Students work on a variety of projects covering all aspects of design within the computer games industry from 3D modelling, visualisation techniques and utilising world class games engines, through to exploring narrative concepts, character development, and immersion techniques with audio. Students are encouraged to experiment in order to find their specialism and to develop a portfolio of work, so when they leave us they are ready to make their mark in this exciting, vibrant and challenging industry. Course Leader: Paul Hale Email: p.hale@wlv.ac.uk

Jason Barlow

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Jason Barlow

Chris Howard

Jason Barlow

Chris Howard

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Karen Perry

Serena Perks

BA (Hons)

Fashion and Textiles Fashion and Textiles at the University of Wolverhampton is driven by creativity, innovation and employability, embracing both traditional approaches and new technology. This is clearly evidenced by 2011 graduates who have demonstrated their creative talents within a Fashion and Textiles arena by producing an exciting degree show showcasing product areas that include: womenswear, childrens wear, designs for luggage, scarves, kitchen surfaces, wallpaper, rugs and lingerie. Inspiration has been drawn from such diverse areas as military uniforms, vintage circus, Brazilian rainforest and retro ‘50’s travel. The course embraces the ethos of employability and ensures that graduates are prepared for the wide variety of opportunities within the Fashion and Textile industry. Work placements are encouraged and the course engages with a variety of sponsors, competitions and live projects such as Clothes Show Live, Sewing for Pleasure, First Steps Baby Wear, Hill and Co for John Lewis and Bradley Leather. Overseas study trips offer excellent inspiration and have included Paris, Barcelona, Florence, Frankfurt and most recently a partly government funded cultural exchange visit to India. Graduating Fashion and Textile students showcase their Final Design Collections at the End of Year Fashion Show at Wolverhampton City Art Gallery, and some go on to exhibit at New Designers exhibition at the Business Design Centre Islington, London in July. Career destinations are varied from womenswear / menswear design, print design to teaching across all sectors. Specific examples to date include Johnny Loves Rosie Jewellery designer, Lifestyle buyer for Sainsbury’s, and designer for Ulster Carpets. Course Leader: Kayla Owen Email: Kayla.owen@wlv.ac.uk Sophia Lear

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This Page Clockwise (from top left): Stacey Wheeler, Lynsey Harris, Jess Barnes, Amreen Ratyal, Sophia Lear Previous Page See accreditations on page 55

Fine Art The Fine Art course at Wolverhampton is an intensive studio-based programme. It is supported by technical workshops, theoretical and contextual study and a wide range of study visits and opportunities to promote and exhibit your work. Fine Art students graduating this year have studied full time for 3 years or part time for up to 6 years. Graduates from the programme go on to become successful artists, continue their studies at Masters and PhD level, teach, set up studios and galleries and engage in many other entrepreneurial and art and design related careers. Trips 2009 -11: Madrid 2009 Paris 2010 Berlin 2011 London Liverpool Biennale 2008/10 Nottingham â&#x20AC;&#x201C; British art Show 2010

Richard Savine Urban Equilibrium

John Wood and Paul Harrison 2008

Tutors Maggie Ayliffe Ben Carpenter Andy Conio Paul Harrison Andy Hewitt Alistair Payne Paul Scull Guy Sherwin Rosemary Terry

Luke Plant Beach Bumsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Battered Bus Prize winner in British Art Medal Society student medal project 2009 On show at The British Museum and National Gallery of Wales.

Year 2 Student Exhibition at Eagle Works Artists Studios and Gallery One of Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longest running artists groups with a gallery space based in Wolverhampton. Nicola Freeman Sweetie Necklace 2011 Terrence McDermott Galleries, Mail Box, Birmingham.

In 2009 graduating student Antoinette Alleyne took a year long professional placement module and set up the Volte Gallery in the disused lower level platform at Wolverhampton Station. It is now an exciting exhibition and performance venue for national and international emerging artists.

Off Site Projects

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Thomas Guano Puppet State Georgina Shepherd Tide Turn, Oil paint on canvas

Fine Art Show 2011

Margot McClane Monica (Moniker), Live Performance

Zoe Campbell Secrets and Lies, Photography Chris Brooke Variation of TV, Installation Course Leader: Maggie Ayliffe Email: m.c.ayliffe@wlv.ac.uk

Kelly Ryder Never trust a politician, Installation

Lisa Roffey Film Installation re:VIEW | 24

BA(Hons) Graphic Communication

http://www.visualcommunicationwolverhampton.blogspot.com/

Kayleigh Hadley

Siân McGivern

The ‘Class of 2011’ are worthy successors to a long line of notable alumni who have gone on to success within the field of design, some of whom are quoted here. This year’s graduate exhibition - ‘This is Eleven’ - demonstrates the creativity and conceptual thinking of our national and international students. “All our concepts have one fundamental rule only, the number 11, then as designers we have allowed ourselves to be free from constraint in creating works that demonstrate communication through design. To inspire, to provoke thought and discussion or simply to show beauty hidden in numbers.” http://thisis11.co.uk/

Malgorzata Mankowska

Liam Murphy

The Graphic Communication course’s true success is ultimately measured by it’s alumni and graduates whose work and comments you can see here:

“I can look back on my experience at Wolverhampton and know that something really special was going on, and it was mainly due to the awesomeness of our lovely tutors.”

“Above all, it was gaining access to and developing an understanding of digital communication platforms and technologies that stands out as my most important memory of Wolverhampton.”

Rachel Collinson. Managing Director, Rechord Ltd.

Amanpreet Sahota

Mark Fones. Client Strategy and Creative Director, Wyatt International Limited

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BA(Hons) Graphic Communication

Course Leader: Jeff Leak The Graphic Communication course e-mail: j.leak@wlv.ac.uk encourages students to engage with design at a professional level across all print and screen medias. Ideas and their development are all important and so naturally we nurture creative thinking. Our programme of assignments allows students to design for branding, editorial, exhibition, packaging and identity applications; to use new medias to develop web-based work that is interactive, immersive and challenging; and most importantly

it encourages them to become thoughtful designers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; producing creative work that has a place in, and benefit to, modern society. The course is focussed on industry requirements and employability. Students get to meet and work with design companies large and small and to collaborate on assignments with overseas universities. Students are also able to boost their CV with student prizes sponsored by notable companies such as Rotovision S.A., Sheaffer pens, Daler Rowney etc.

Annie Miles

As usual this year, many of our students have undertaken live briefs and professional placements helping to build experience and to enhance their confidence. Some of our graduates have already secured full-time jobs or have been successful in international competition; been published in magazines and taken part in exhibitions at renowned galleries. Some of our graduating Graphic Communication students will go on to showcase their work at D&AD New Blood, London in July

Gemma Oldfield

Dean Burgan unedited

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am extremely pleased to have won a Highly Commended award at this years Starpack Student Awards. In my final year of study I feel this has given me a positive platform on which to launch my graduate career. The support and expertise of staff on the BA(Hons) Graphic Communication course has enabled me to develop my skills and passion for design; their encouragement to engage with live and competition briefs means that we can experience working to a professional standard which is vital for building a successful portfolio.â&#x20AC;?Lisa Barrett. Final year student

Lisa Barrett

http://www.visualcommunicationwolverhampton.blogspot.com/

Hayley Payne. Brand Manager/ Designer: T.E.A.M. Marketing ag. Luzern, Switzerland.

To keep up with all that’s happening, why not check out our blog: http://www.visualcommunicationwolverhampton.blogspot.com/ Cătălin Mărgărit

“The effect of undertaking a graphics degree at The University of Wolverhampton, has been significant. Due to the varied course content I am considerably more employable than many other designers I have met.”

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BA (Hons)

Graphic Communication and Illustration

With the advent of the digital age the blurring of the lines between disciplines has accelerated to an astonishing degree. This subject is forging a new approach to Visual Communications by combining the essence of both Graphic Communication and Illustration with a particular emphasis on producing strong typographical skills with a range of illustrative practice. You will receive a thorough grounding in a range of software including, Illustrator, Flash, Photoshop, Painter and InDesign as well as more traditional printmaking techniques. Staff teaching on these modules have a wealth of experience in the industry both in the UK and internationally.

Course Leader: Jeff Leak Email: j.leak@wlv.ac.uk

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BA (Hons)

Illustration

Over the next four pages is a selection of work produced by students from all three years of the BA(Hons) Illustration course. Our students work in a broad range of media from moving image to 3D constructions, however we feel that the work reproduced on these spreads reflects the ethos of the subject which is firmly rooted in our belief in the core principle of drawing as fundamental to illustrative practice. Illustration students are encouraged to have an inquisitive, analytical, experimental approach to their personal practice and the role of the Illustration team is to enable our students to thrive in the highly competitive and hugely rewarding career that is freelance Illustration. Illustrators have to interpret a wide spectrum of text, anything from song lyrics to novels, editorials to childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books. We need to be aware of social and cultural issues on a global stage.

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In the last year alone many of our students have been short-listed for prestigious national competitions, had work published in magazines and have exhibited at internationally recognised galleries, a large proportion of our final year students have gained places on internationally respected MA courses.

Course Leader: John Clementson Email: johnclementson@wlv.ac.uk http://cargocollective.com/transit www.wlv.ac.uk/artanddesign www.visualcommunicationwolverhampton.blogspot.com re:VIEW | 34

Jean Osbourne

BA (Hons)

Interactive Media and the Web This is the most dynamic and expanding area of creative industries. It combines creative, visual, aesthetic, theoretical and technical knowledge and skills. Students work in a creative, friendly, supportive and nurturing environment. Using the latest technology students are encouraged to create innovative and imaginative interactive multimedia artefacts such as rich-media web sites, interactive videos, edutainment games, interactive interfaces for mobile devices and interactive TV, responsive environments and installations, instructional applications, branching stories and professional websites. Every year students work on live briefs producing work for external companies and institutions.

Interactive media is an integral part of the creative industries. The opportunities to work in interactive media are very broad and include: web design, digital games and entertainment, special effects, mobile devices, interactive TV, online marketing and advertising, e-commerce, e-learning, online publishing, online broadcasting, responsive environments and installations, museums and galleries, project management, and the design and development of interactive CDs and DVDs, Course Leader: Dr. Faramarz Amiri Email: F.Amiri@wlv.ac.uk

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Richards Gromulus

Neil Cooper

Iman Ghamari

Elpidios Christodoulou

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BA (Hons)

Interior Design This collection of images is based on a selection of past and present final-year interior design projects. It serves to demonstrate the diverse nature of the subject area and at the same time is indicative of the opportunity for individual creativity. Students work closely with external clients and have recently also undertaken a highly successful European Study Tour encompassing the 2011 Milan ‘Salone Internazionale del Mobile’ ‘Interiors’ is the evolvement of a space, with the addition of the essentials: light, heat, electrics and finally those things that finish and make it personal, furniture, and fittings – an embodiment of who we are or what we might aspire to be. Something we all have experience of, but few fully understand or appreciate the ‘how to’: the interplay between architecture, space planning, technical knowledge and modelling. Course Leader: Claire Jolin Email: c.a.jolin@wlv.ac.uk

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BA (Hons)

Photography

This course is contemporary in its nature and this reflects the image world of ‘the media’, and its increasing influence on Photography and its subject concerns. Students on this course work within all fields of photographic practice and have gone on to establish careers within the commercial world of photography; fashion and e-commerce, the creative industries, curatorial and critical practice and within the world of fine art and international exhibition contexts. Analogue photography, digital stills and video (time - based media), are subject areas included within the course offering the opportunity for innovative and experimental expression within lens-based media. This offers students a creative, dynamic and relevant photography education within a School of Art and Design with excellent purpose built studios and specialist darkroom resources. Student images are widely exhibited locally, regionally, nationally and internationally with the intent to establish our students in portfolio careers, with strong image making skills. Students enjoy completing projects outside of the studio which gives them a real sense of professional practice and enables interaction with an external audience.

Student Awards 2010/11 – Coventry Open 2010, International Aperture Award 2010, Annual Lighthouse Student Photographic Award. Student Exhibitions 2010/11 – the Phoenix Gallery Leicester, the Glass - House Gallery Coventry, the Custard Factory Birmingham, the Volte Gallery Wolverhampton, the Red Gallery London, the National Exhibition Centre Birmingham. Course Leader: Su Fahy Email: s.fahy@wlv.ac.uk

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BDes (Hons)

Product Design This year’s final-year degree show captures the breadth of design creativity, innovation and lively engagement of this year’s students in response to meeting the challenges and demands presented by an increasingly complex global economy. The Product Design course encourages students to expand their range of capabilities, helping them to grow and develop as effective professionals. Recent successes have included the International design award for ‘best design’ at the 2010 24H ESTIA Innovation design competition and awards at the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers annual study tour. Students this year contributed to a highly successful European Study Tour that incorporated the 2011 Milan ‘Salone Internazionale del Mobile’ Course Leader: David Henley Email: d.w.henley@wlv.ac.uk

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Video and Film Production, Class of 2011: Brett Ansong-Bonsu, Simon Brough, Jemma Bryan, Paris El-Said, Matthew Field, Ashley Gardiner, James Hawthorne, Mahmood Hussain, Leon James, Dominic Jarenicz, Sarah Johnson, Glen Jones, Leigh Joslin, Tracy McCoy (Tutor), Daniel McShane, Adam Mickley, Kyriacos Mosfiliotis, Paul Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan, Louis Perry, Kayleigh Ruddock, Antony Savage, Murat Sever, Christopher Shein, Kim Trow, Lauren Wallis and Oliver Yates.

BA (Hons)

Video and Film Production Is a popular and constantly evolving area of the creative industries. Its ubiquity makes it central to our cultural lives. Our students work primarily in creative teams, using the latest HDV technology they are encouraged to create innovative and imaginative short films that they show at festivals and submit to competitions. The course challenges students to explore and extend their creative, visual, aesthetic, theoretical technical and creative skills in video production, extending a critical editorial voice alongside research practice and production management. Students work on self penned screenplays or client based briefs producing work for external companies institutions, festivals and competitions. A sensitivity to social inclusion pervades the course ethos.

The opportunities to work in video and film production are very broad and include: film, television, corporate production, social action video, community arts, theatre, special effects, interactive TV, e-learning, online broadcasting, teaching and much more. Our pattern of graduate employment is typified by portfolio working. Our graduates and students regularly win international, national and regional awards and competitions. Course Leader: Phil Nichols Email: p.nichols@wlv.ac.uk

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Andrew Rutter - Hide Behind Me (team breif)

Clockwise (from top left): Stephen Evans, Rahela Jagric - My Two Best Friends, RTS Winner; Andrew Rutter - Hide Behind Me; Kyriacos Mosfiliotis - The Mistake (the shoot); Kyriacos Mosfiliotis - The Mistake; Hakam Poselay, Kyriacos Mosfiliotis, Paris El-Said - Light the Lights.

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Accreditations Fashion and Textiles (page 22) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Mallory Dugmore Lynsey Harris Natalie Little Stacey Wheeler Parreen Daroch Serena Perks Gemma Barlow Isobel Moms Binte Zahra

10. Mallory Dugmore 11. Parreen Daroch 12. Rebecca Farmer 13. Sam Stain 14. Leigh Thomas 15. Sadia Rahman

Graphic Communication and Illustration (pages 32 and 33) 1. Amy Jones 2. Amy Jones 3. Ben Elwell

4. Amy Jones 5. Annie Miles 6. Annie Miles

5 6

Illustration (pages 34 and 35) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Amy Evans Ewa Moskala Ewa Moskala Ewa Moskala Ewa Moskala Jayde Essel Jayde Essel

8. Jayde Essel 9. Jayde Essel 10. Jayde Essel 11. Blair Frame 12. Blair Frame 13. Blair Frame

Illustration (pages 36 and 37) 1. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Mark Porter Mark Porter Jonas Garson Jonas Garson Jonas Garson

5. 6. 7. 8.

Jonas Garson Mark Porter Momoko Momoko

7 8

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Prize List

The School is very fortunate to received sponsorship from a number of companies in the form of prizes for students: • The Caparo Prize for Creative Enterprise • The Express & Star Award for Excellence Digital Editorial Design • Daler Rowney Prize for Excellence in Painting • Daler Rowney Prize for Excellence in Graphic Communication • The Sandvik Prize for Excellence in Sculpture • The Sandvik Prize for Excellence in Photography • The Light House Photographic Award • Creativity International - Photographic Backgrounds Inspired Photograph Award • Creativity International - Creativity Artists Papers Artistic Techniques Award • Creativity International - Creativity Artists Papers Excellence in Illustration Award • Wolverhampton Art Gallery Prize for Fine Art Film • MDTi Prize for Excellence in Commercial Video Production • The Hill & Co Enterprise and Presentation Awards • The RotoVision Award for Excellence in Editorial Graphic Communication

• The RotoVision Award for Excellence in Packaging Design • The RotoVision Award for Excellence in Branding Design • The Sheaffer Prize for Use of Language in Graphic Projects • The Sheaffer Prize for Outstanding Work on Live Commissions in Graphic Communications • Ed Bird Memorial Award • Wow! Stuff Product Innovation Award • The Potclay Award for Outstanding Work in Clay • The Valentines Studentship Prize for Ceramics • The Craftline Award for Excellence in Ceramics • Top Pot Award for Achievement in Ceramics • The Ibstock Prize for Architectural Ceramics • Simon Bruntnell Award for Best Glass Work in Show • Keith Cummings Award for Excellence in Kiln Glass Casting

School of Art & Design Degree Show 2011

School of Art & Design University of Wolverhampton MK Building, City Campus North Molineux Street, Wolverhampton West Midlands, WV1 1DT T: 01902 322058 E: art-design@wlv.ac.uk W: www.wlv.ac.uk/artanddesign