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Drawing the Erratic – A drawing one success story
Posted: 03/08/17 09:39 |
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At the recent assessment a large drawing caught the eye of the assessment team and I wanted to single out this piece as an example of what can happen when a student follows the logic of their research. I was lucky enough to be Gwenyth’s tutor for Drawing One and during a Google Hangout session for the third submission it was clear that one subject — a large rock near her home in Sweden — meant a lot to her.
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Christa Hotham
Posted: 31/07/17 09:42 |
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OCA tutor and assessor Doug Burton looks at the work of BA (Hons) Creative Arts student Christa Hotham.
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Linda Donald
Posted: 26/07/17 09:33 |
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OCA tutors and assessors Christian Lloyd and James Pyman look at the work of BA (Hons) Visual Communications student Linda Donald.
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Susan Gedda
Posted: 19/07/17 09:43 |
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OCA tutor and assessor Cheryl Huntbach looks at the work of BA (Hons) Painting student Susan Gedda.
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Exploring David Lake’s listening logs
Posted: 17/07/17 09:04 |
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It is easy to dismiss the Listening Log as less important than the composition component of an assignment, but this is not the case; listening is a crucial part of improving one’s musical ability. Therefore, when assessing, it is wonderful to see the work of students who have fully embraced the Listening Log, and David Lake’s submission is a perfect example of this.
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Emma Arandjelovic
Posted: 13/07/17 09:42 |
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Emma’s composition 1 submission was outstanding, and serves as an excellent example of what can be achieved within the brief for each assignment. While her work had a consistency of quality throughout, the counterpoint exercise at Assignment 4 was particularly worthy of note.
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Confessions of an art student: Part 5
Posted: 28/06/17 09:36 |
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May I encourage you by saying that the answer to who you are artistically – your voice – is inside you right now. The studies we undergo, are a long term process of refinement; and self-reflection is the furnace though which the artistic self is forged. Truth is forged!
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United nations of the art world
Posted: 15/06/17 09:20 |
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I was about to start a three-year academic commitment. In applying to be part of the Open College of the Arts 2014 cohort for Europe’s first distance part time Masters in Fine Art, I had signed up to deadlines and being a student again: a proper one (not the kind who says they are a ‘student of life’ and winks in an alarming way). I’d have an NUS card, discounts in Top Shop and more two-for-one pizzas than I could ever consume . What else would I learn? What had I to gain?
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Lucy Courtney
Posted: 14/06/17 09:12 |
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OCA tutor and assessor Les Monaghan looks at the work of BA Hons Photography student Lucy Courtney.
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Stan Dickinson
Posted: 06/06/17 09:25 |
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OCA tutor and assessor Andrea Norrington looks at the work of BA Hons Photography student Stan Dickinson.
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