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Although Cy was delightfully good company and amusing, you were always aware you were in the presence of greatness.” So says Tate Curator Nicholas Cullinan in the wake of Twombly’s death. ‘There really wasn’t anyone else quite like Cy Twombly, either in art or life. His paintings, sculptures, drawings and photographs are like the man: […]
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An OCA student, Delia Hiscock Walker, reports on her day out at Tate Britain with a bunch of other students and the guidance of an OCA art tutor. ‘I have a lingering phrase in my head from this successful and very well organised study day on 2nd July. It’s this : ‘Just paint….’ commented our […]
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The work of OCA Photography tutor Maggy Milner often strays into installation, and you’d wonder, perhaps, whether she is perhaps foremost a conceptual artist when you see the images that make up her latest project. Indeed Maggy herself says she moves fluidly between using lens based and other media. This project sees the use of […]
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We are delighted that one of our art tutors and assessor, Linda Khatir, has been achieving so much success. Check out her work and the various activities she is currently involved in here. In March this year, she was awarded a research fellowship by the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds and spent two weeks in […]
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Eileen Adams is a fervent believer in the value of sketchbooks. We were delighted when this sketchbook guru (known for her contribution to Campaign for Drawing) agreed to be filmed talking about sketchbooks and the role of learning logs. I approached her after hearing her keynote speech at a conference all about sketchbooks earlier in […]
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Can we be truly uninfluenced by others – even at just four years old? The OCA Fine Art MA cohort have been discussing a story on the BBC website about a four year old who has opened her first art exhibition in New York. MA student Amelia Wilson introduces We Are OCA to the hot […]
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We Are OCA has a new Creative Writing contributor. We can expect some exciting and thought provoking posts from her since her background spans creative writing, PR, the theatre and teaching. Elizabeth studied English Language and Literature at University College London. Her varied employment has included teaching, PR and then a period as learning director […]
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Illustration student Sarah Levy tells us a bit about her motivation for studying with us, and where her creative impulses have come from. She begins by telling us about her original studies: ‘I did a degree in 3D Design and specialised in Metal……a long time ago. The course had a broad base and gave me […]
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A recent visit to the stunning Jaume Plensa exhibition at the unique Yorkshire Sculpture Park near OCA HQ in Barnsley got me thinking about the sculptor’s obsession with the head, the head as everyman, the head as a unique individual, the head as an archetype of heads. Plensa’s heads, sitting in the stunning landscape in […]
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There was a very pleasing level of interest in Jose’s photography presentation for assessment videos, so here as a follow up for fine art students is tutor and assessor Jim Unsworth talking about presentation and organisation of work. As with Jose’s videos these pieces were recorded as advice, not instructions. Feel free to make your […]
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