A film made in Barlinnie……..3D
recreations of 1930s Finnieston and Parliament House……exquisite photographs…..large-scale
paintings and sculptures…. representations of the Mackintosh Building Doors
made of latex and more
recreations of 1930s Finnieston and Parliament House……exquisite photographs…..large-scale
paintings and sculptures…. representations of the Mackintosh Building Doors
made of latex and more
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| A design by MDes Fashion student, Irina Gusakova, a section of which is featured on Graduate Degree Show publicity material |
The Glasgow School of
Art Graduate Degree Show threw open its doors today on work by Masters students
on programmes across Architecture, Design, Fine Art and Creative Practice. The
show, which runs from Saturday 6 to Friday 12 September, is installed in the
Reid Building (Architecture, Design and Creative Practice) and McLellan
Galleries (Fine Art). Graduate Degree Show culminates in the 2014 MDes Fashion
Promenades which will take place in the Reid Auditorium on the evening of
Friday 12 September.
Film made in Barlinnie
3D recreations of 1930s
Finnieston and Parliament House
Finnieston and Parliament House
ground-breaking medical
visualisation
visualisation
Among the many diverse
works on show this year are projects by students from the GSA’s acclaimed Digital Design Studio. Glasgow-based Eddie Beggan had special access to
Barlinne Prison to make his film “A Voice Beyond the Wall”. A student on the
Sound for the Moving Image programme, Beggan has created an immersive
soundtrack in which the spectator is transported into the prison and is able to
listen to the views and opinions of the prisoners, gaining an insight into the
prisons soundscape and how it influences the day to day living of the inmates. The
film itself comprises a series of evocative stills images taken in the prison.
works on show this year are projects by students from the GSA’s acclaimed Digital Design Studio. Glasgow-based Eddie Beggan had special access to
Barlinne Prison to make his film “A Voice Beyond the Wall”. A student on the
Sound for the Moving Image programme, Beggan has created an immersive
soundtrack in which the spectator is transported into the prison and is able to
listen to the views and opinions of the prisoners, gaining an insight into the
prisons soundscape and how it influences the day to day living of the inmates. The
film itself comprises a series of evocative stills images taken in the prison.
Nichola McCabe, who is one of the first students to follow the
GSA’s International Heritage Visualisation programme has created a virtual and
interactive reconstruction of Finnieston Crane and
Queen’s Docks, Glasgow from 1930s photos. Users are invited to explore the area
and to discover the stories and information held on objects within it.
In her video Annette Whitelaw, also an International Heritage Visualisation
student, has created a visualisation of Parliament
House in the late 17th Century. It was the only permanent and last
residence of the Scottish Parliament before the Act of Union. Whitelaw retells fragments of its story
based on documents and the words of people of its time. Her work makes their
voices heard once more.
GSA’s International Heritage Visualisation programme has created a virtual and
interactive reconstruction of Finnieston Crane and
Queen’s Docks, Glasgow from 1930s photos. Users are invited to explore the area
and to discover the stories and information held on objects within it.
In her video Annette Whitelaw, also an International Heritage Visualisation
student, has created a visualisation of Parliament
House in the late 17th Century. It was the only permanent and last
residence of the Scottish Parliament before the Act of Union. Whitelaw retells fragments of its story
based on documents and the words of people of its time. Her work makes their
voices heard once more.
Meanwhile, the Medical Visualisation students have pushed
the boundaries of digital technology. Yeshwanth Pulijala has an created
innovative, interactive 3D mobile application to help understand the various
surgical methods and possible complications after jaw surgery; Amy Manson has made a digital
reconstruction of the ventricular system of the brain using MRI data to make a
3D interactive learning application to improve undergraduate student’s
understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the ventricular system of the
brain; and Kirsty Jordan has developed an Educational Asthma application aimed at
parents of asthmatic children. It includes an educational animation and
interactive questions to test the users knowledge. The model was made using
patient data. Visitors to graduate Degree Show will be able to try out these
interactive models.
the boundaries of digital technology. Yeshwanth Pulijala has an created
innovative, interactive 3D mobile application to help understand the various
surgical methods and possible complications after jaw surgery; Amy Manson has made a digital
reconstruction of the ventricular system of the brain using MRI data to make a
3D interactive learning application to improve undergraduate student’s
understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the ventricular system of the
brain; and Kirsty Jordan has developed an Educational Asthma application aimed at
parents of asthmatic children. It includes an educational animation and
interactive questions to test the users knowledge. The model was made using
patient data. Visitors to graduate Degree Show will be able to try out these
interactive models.
Exquisite photographs of moths
Visualisations of human breath
Reflections on destruction and loss
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| One of Charlotte Craig’s exquisite photographs of moths |
Illustration, graphics and
photography students will be showing their work in the Reid Gallery. Designer Charlotte Craig presents a detailed study of the aesthetic form
and habitats of moths, based on species found in the UK. She created authentic
replicas of moth species from organic matter collected from their natural
habitats and then re-formed through various craft-making techniques into
exquisite models which she photographed. The moths as presented in the
large-scale photographic images embody all the diversity of their natural
environment. Also on show in the Reid Gallery is a work by Mi Lin inspired by the Greek
philosophical idea of your breath is your life force. Visitors are invited to blow into carbon sensors. The
exhaled breath is then translated by coding into digital life forms which are
projected as large-scale images on to the gallery wall. The viewer is also
given a small-scale print out of their breath to take away with them. In a
series of prints made from from
shattered glass Atsuko Nakano looks
at creation through destruction. The work touches on events such as the
Japanese Tsunami and also more recently the Mackintosh fire at GSA.
photography students will be showing their work in the Reid Gallery. Designer Charlotte Craig presents a detailed study of the aesthetic form
and habitats of moths, based on species found in the UK. She created authentic
replicas of moth species from organic matter collected from their natural
habitats and then re-formed through various craft-making techniques into
exquisite models which she photographed. The moths as presented in the
large-scale photographic images embody all the diversity of their natural
environment. Also on show in the Reid Gallery is a work by Mi Lin inspired by the Greek
philosophical idea of your breath is your life force. Visitors are invited to blow into carbon sensors. The
exhaled breath is then translated by coding into digital life forms which are
projected as large-scale images on to the gallery wall. The viewer is also
given a small-scale print out of their breath to take away with them. In a
series of prints made from from
shattered glass Atsuko Nakano looks
at creation through destruction. The work touches on events such as the
Japanese Tsunami and also more recently the Mackintosh fire at GSA.
DIY and Lo fi music makers
A moving short film on anxiety
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| Still from Rebecca Phipps moving film on anxiety |
MRes in Creative Practice student, American artist Solomon (Zully) Adler, has spent the first year of a two year Marshall
Scholarship at the GSA (he will spend the second at Cambridge University).
Adler’s piece project took a close look at the place of DIY and Lo fi music
makers, their motivations and their place in contemporary capitalist societies.
Fellow student Rebecca Phipps has
used design and research principles to capture the experiences of a group of
women who suffer anxiety. It I hoped that that outcome of her research could
contribute to clinical thinking on the condition She presents her outcome as a
moving short film.
Elsewhere in the Reid Building students following
programmes in Architecture, Design Innovation, Product Design Engineering,
Fashion and Interior Design present their final year projects.
programmes in Architecture, Design Innovation, Product Design Engineering,
Fashion and Interior Design present their final year projects.
Mackintosh
Door in latex
Door in latex
3D
paintings
paintings
monumental
sculpture
sculpture
ladies’ underwear
In the McLellan Galleries
students graduating from the MLitt in Fine Art Practice have installed work in
three spaces. The international practitioners have followed programmes in
Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture and Fine Art Photography.
students graduating from the MLitt in Fine Art Practice have installed work in
three spaces. The international practitioners have followed programmes in
Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture and Fine Art Photography.
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| View of works on show in the East Gallery |
Among the works in the East Gallery are
paintings on rice paper clamped in plexiglass and shown in an installation of
light boxes by Yue Xu; an
installation of large-scale, detailed black and white drawings on the wall,
sculptural boxes and projected images by Yuxi
Chen and a painted
collage which works with the architecture of the space by Belinda Gilbert Scott
paintings on rice paper clamped in plexiglass and shown in an installation of
light boxes by Yue Xu; an
installation of large-scale, detailed black and white drawings on the wall,
sculptural boxes and projected images by Yuxi
Chen and a painted
collage which works with the architecture of the space by Belinda Gilbert Scott
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In the Central gallery the viewer encounters an almost
ethereal representation of the doors to the Mackintosh Building. Made in latex,
the life-size representation was made from the actual doors and is part of an installation
by Teresa Malaney exploring the sense of loss. Among the other
works, Xiaohui Shi shows
three large 3D paintings; Edwina
Bracken combines oil paintings
with gallery benches covered in imagery that reflects the paintings and Amaury Daurel shows part of a including racks of ladies’ underwear.
ethereal representation of the doors to the Mackintosh Building. Made in latex,
the life-size representation was made from the actual doors and is part of an installation
by Teresa Malaney exploring the sense of loss. Among the other
works, Xiaohui Shi shows
three large 3D paintings; Edwina
Bracken combines oil paintings
with gallery benches covered in imagery that reflects the paintings and Amaury Daurel shows part of a including racks of ladies’ underwear.
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| View of work on show in the West Gallery |
In the
West Gallery monumental sculpture by Jasper Coppes inspired by classic ancient
Greek statues is
complemented by asite-specific,
wall based painting an installation by Paula Paetzold, photographic work by Linda Varoma and
video work by Liam Allan
among others
West Gallery monumental sculpture by Jasper Coppes inspired by classic ancient
Greek statues is
complemented by asite-specific,
wall based painting an installation by Paula Paetzold, photographic work by Linda Varoma and
video work by Liam Allan
among others
The 2014 Graduate Degree Show is sponsored by Cass Art.
“It’s excellent to see a generation of future talent so well represented
at the Glasgow School of Art,” says Mark Cass, CEO & Founder of Cass
Art. “We’re proud to sponsor this Degree
Show in the same year that we’re launching Cass Art Glasgow. It’s a city with
such a long cultural history and a one of the world’s great artist communities,
and we’re really excited to be here.”
at the Glasgow School of Art,” says Mark Cass, CEO & Founder of Cass
Art. “We’re proud to sponsor this Degree
Show in the same year that we’re launching Cass Art Glasgow. It’s a city with
such a long cultural history and a one of the world’s great artist communities,
and we’re really excited to be here.”
The Graduate Degree Show in The Reid Gallery and McLellan Galleries is
open to the public Monday – Friday 10am – 9pm; Saturday/Sunday 10am – 5pm.
open to the public Monday – Friday 10am – 9pm; Saturday/Sunday 10am – 5pm.
The MDes Fashion Promenades will be held in the Reid Gallery at 7pm and
8pm on Friday 12 September. Tickets priced £10 available from the GSA shop.
8pm on Friday 12 September. Tickets priced £10 available from the GSA shop.
Ends
Further information,
images and interviews:
images and interviews:
Lesley Booth
0779 941 4474