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THE VISUAL ARTS FACULTYA LEVEL VIRTUAL EXHIBITION 2020

Welcome to this year’s Visual Arts A Level Exhibition!Ordinarily we would have been celebrating the achievements of our Year 13 students and sharing the wonderful work they have produced over the past two years, through our exhibition and fashion show in school..

As we have been unable to do this the Visual Arts team have worked collaboratively to collate, photograph and present a selection of work across all four disciplines of Art, Graphics, Photography and Textiles to share with you. I hope you enjoy this year’s virtual exhibition, appreciate the wealth of talent amongst our students and the wide variety of skilful, creative and inventive work they have produced over the last two years.

We are really excited for all our sixth formers as they leave Norwood and move on to pursuing a range of pathways in further and higher education, apprenticeships and the world of work. We wish you all well in your future careers!

We are particularly proud of those students continuing their creative journey through foundation courses and degrees in Photography, Digital Media, Hand-Embroidery, Costume Design, Architecture, Game Design and Graphics.

We look forward to seeing many of them on 13th August for A Level results day!Until then, take care, stay safe and have a great summer!

Ali CowleyHead of Visual Arts

THE VISUAL ARTS FACULTYA LEVEL VIRTUAL EXHIBITION 2020

A LEVEL GRAPHICS

During the last couple of years, the A-Level Graphics students have explored several creative themes. The first was a book illustration project whereby the students had to redesign the illustrations and reposition a book of their choice to a new audience. The second project was a personal project; the students had to come up with their own theme, steered by their specialist area as well as produce an informed piece of written analysis backing up their creative responses.

Over the course, students were encouraged to combine mixed media and experiment with a range of materials, processes and techniques such as computer-generated design, photography, painting, illustration and typography.

It has been a pleasure teaching the A-level Graphics students, some of which I have known for over five years having also taught them in Years 10 and 11 at GCSE and in Year 9. Every student has grown in confidence over the course finding their own creative path in their chosen specialism as well as becoming much more independent and maturing into grounded young adults developing interpersonal skills. They have persevered along creative journeys and I have watched them overcome hurdles. They have been extremely dedicated and passionate, and they should be proud of their achievements even in these unprecedented circumstances.

On behalf of the school, I bid farewell and wish you all the best of luck in the future.

Mr Worthington

HANNAHLAITY-NISHIYAMA

HANNAHLAITY-NISHIYAMA

HANNAHLAITY-NISHIYAMA

ISAIAHCAMPBELL

KIERAN EDWARDS

MOHAMMEDHUSSEIN

PIOTRPIEKARSKI

PIOTRPIEKARSKI

PIOTRPIEKARSKI

TYRELLANAKIE

TYRELLANAKIE

TYRELLANAKIE

A LEVEL PHOTOGRAPHY

A level Photography allowed the pupils to become personal, stylised and technical in their approach. It is at this stage our teacher role becomes more a tutor, as the pupils become the driving force within their work and the project choices.

The students explored themes that were personal to them and issues that are on their radar. As you look through the range of work you will see a collection of interests and some that developed into a series. Beatrice for example, seems interested in colour and representation of the person. This comes across strongly within her work of the colour self-portraits that seem to be dissipating or erased into thin air. Lesian’s technicality of the imagery created is palpitation within each image as they burst with clarity of detail and refinement. The abstract series by James Mac suggests a sense of maturity of thought coupled with mundane subject matter challenging the viewer to consider a new perspective. Tyrell’s interest in colour intermixing with objects and architecture is an immediate mind-boggling experience, as these do not necessarily associate together. Diogo presents an eclectic array of thought, turned visual manifestation. This work is Diogo personified, one who wants to try everything and saying no to nothing. He loves experimenting and he is not afraid to use it. Piotr staying true to his graphical roots presents works that blur the line between the two disciplines. Carla’s fine art approach is subtle with hints of madness, which I encouraged, brought about a production of fantastical works not of this world. A Superb effort from all!

Mr Oxford & Ms Goodwin

BEATRIZPESTANA

BEATRIZPESTANA

BEATRIZPESTANA

BEATRIZPESTANA

CARLASILVA-COELHO

CARLASILVA-COELHO

CARLASILVA-COELHO

DIOGOQUARTORZE

DIOGOQUARTORZE

DIOGOQUARTORZE

DIOGOQUARTORZE

HANANABDULKADIR

HANANABDULKADIR

IBRAHIMALI

JAMES MAC

JAMES MAC

JAMES MAC

LESIANROBINSON-BRISCOE

LESIANROBINSON-BRISCOE

PIOTRPIEKARSKI

PIOTRPIEKARSKI

PIOTRPIEKARSKI

TYRELLANAKIE

TYRELLANAKIE

TYRELLANAKIE

TYRELLANAKIE

TYRELLANAKIE

A LEVEL ART , FASHION & TEXTILES

It has been such a pleasure teaching Anny, Tomas, Jada, Carla and Nyala these last two years. We are so proud of the work they have produced, each one taking their own very different, independent approach to their beautiful work. Like Ms Cowley said at the beginning of this ‘virtual exhibition’, we are also incredibly proud that they have all decided to move into a career in the arts.Tomas is our first ever student to have been offered a place on the prestigious Hand Embroidery Degree at the Royal School of Needlework in Hampton Court, quite an achievement! Anny will love her Architecture Degree at Brighton and the Interior Architecture Degree at Ravensbourne wil suite Nyala down to the ground. We are hoping that Carla takes up her offer of a place at Wimbledon to undertake a Degree in Costume Design for Stage and Screen, she has grown in artistic confidence so much over the last two years and we know that she would continue to flourish working alongside industry professionals who will admire her delicate approach to texture and colour. Jada is already making great strides in her own fashion accessories business, well done! Her long term ambition to train as a tattoo artist has had to be put on hold temporarily but we are sure that with continued efforts she will eventually achieve her dream.

We have loved seeing the students experiment in a wide range of materials and resources, have been inspired by the numerous museum and gallery visits we have all been on together and have thoroughly enjoyed meeting and working alongside artists and industry professionals, including our great friend and mentor, textile designer Sarah Campbell.

The students have taken their inspiration from a broad range of topics and themes, usually close to their hearts. They have used their work to challenge their perceptions of the world and have shown great passion and determination when taking creative risks. Their contemporary practice has explored and valued diversity. We have admired the way that they have grown into a fabulous group of independent learners and thinkers who are now armed with the technical ability to realise their creative ambitions, a group of young reflective practitioners who we know will continue to develop, we have learnt so much from one another.

We wish you every happiness and success in the exciting courses and careers you all have ahead of you. We know you will stay in touch, good luck and well done!Ms Nicholas & Ms Brooks

JADA SIMMSIn Memory...

JADA SIMMSNew Be innin s…

NYALA WHYMS

NYALA WHYMS

NYALA WHYMS

ANNY BARCLAY-ROSARIOTropical Appropriation

ANNY BARCLAY-ROSARIOTropical Appropriation

ANNY BARCLAY-ROSARIOArchitectural Fabric Manipulation

ANNY BARCLAY-ROSARIOArchitectural Fabric Manipulation

ANNY BARCLAY-ROSARIOCrazy ‘Knit’

CARLA SILVA-COELHOTropical Appropriation

CARLASILVA-COELHOTropical Appropriation

CARLASILVA-COELHOOn either side the river lie Lon fields o barley and o rye, That clothe the wold and meet the sky;

CARLASILVA-COELHOThe Lady o Shalott (1832) by Al red, Lord Tennyson

TOMAS ASMELASHCarto raphy - infinite networks o complexity, the impact o human activity on the environment

TOMAS ASMELASHCarto raphy - infinite networks o complexity, the impact o human activity on the environment

TOMAS ASMELASHCarto raphy - infinite networks o complexity, the impact o human activity on the environment

TOMAS ASMELASH

TOMAS ASMELASHTropical Appropriation

TOMAS ASMELASHTropical Appropriation

TOMAS ASMELASHTropical Appropriation

TOMASASMELASHTropical Appropriation

THANK YOU!