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Art Historians are often asked: what is the use or relevance of studying Art History? Why does it matter? All those works of art and images! All those foreign-sounding names and terms! All that reading! Art History can seem unusually daunting but it’s really all about asking what you see, how you interpret it and equipping you with the skills you need to confidently analyse, critique and write about art.
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This month Tate Modern and the Science Museum present two contrasting visions of the sixties: the first inspired by the spread of pop imagery, particularly in Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, and the second by the involvement of the former Soviet Union in the space race.
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In December John Umney will have served for three years as President of the OCA Students’ Association. We need to begin a process to find his replacement and this is the formal announcement of an election for that role.
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The super-short film is a very democratic artform, especially now, when anyone with a smartphone can download the apps they need to edit and broadcast their work. Give it a try if you haven’t already.
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I have been in love with the American documentary from my very first days at film school. The tradition of narrative without commentary is something most auteur documentarists in America take as their mantra. However, one of the genres within the genre is the film about families and domestic life.
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Google Hangouts have been available to OCA students and tutors for quite some time now but I wonder how many of us are using them or even know what they are all about.
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Stephen was lucky enough to get a free ticket for the ‘locals’ preview of Banky’s latest creation ‘Dismaland’
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‘Dear White People’ is a film that will flourish through word-of-mouth. If you haven’t yet seen it and it is showing locally I urge you to support the film and spread the word. Film culture needs its cult films. They don’t come around that often.
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