Clay Work

Here in the art room we have been doing lots of work with ceramics. Year 9 GCSE students have been producing lots of tiles that when finished will combine together to unite a variety of close up textures and surfaces. Here is a sneak preview.....

Segro Project Final Pieces

A specially selected group of Slough Grammar School Students from years 9 and 12 have been working with artist Kelly Sweeney to produce art work on the theme 'The World of Work' in conjunction with the international company SEGRO.

Here are their fantastic outcomes:


Mausam Mistry yr9

Naleen Bancil Yr9

Megha Paudyal Yr12

Shasha Sherif Yr12

Komal Ajimal Yr9

Amena Rafiq Yr9

Shivani Saini Yr12

Supriya Thapa Yr12

Manisha Bhogal Yr9

Kiran Kalsi Yr9

Emily McLean Yr 12

Sukhraj Deol

Current GCSE Work

Beautiful movement inspired piece by Joanna Woodley, year 11.

Saatchi schools submissions

Every year the Saatchi gallery runs a schools competition to showcase talented art students from across the country. The winning student will receive £2,000 pounds to spend on art supplies and equipment and their school will receiven£10,000 for their art department. Click here http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/portfolio/SchoolInfo/Slough+Grammar+School/35.html

to see all of our entries to this years competition.

 

 

 

Year 11 Viewpionts - Printing

 

 

 

Year 12 A level "Past to Present" Project

 

Our current year 12 Art A level students have been producing some sensitive studies for their unit "Past to Present". We invited some local people, who have connections to St Lawrence Upton-cum-Chalvey Church, to come in to talk to the students about their lives. From the visits students produced a range of portraits in different media. These initial recordings will hopefully lead to some evocative art pieces that delve more into their experiences,though and memories. Watch this space!

 
 

 

 

First Cut Exhibition

This half term I was lucky enough to visit an exhibition of some of my favourite artists work. The Manchester Gallery's 'First Cut Exhibition' is a show consisting of 31 astists incredible paper creations. Its easy to forget the endless opportunities paper can provide and unbelievable to see some of the work produced from a humble A4 sheet of white paper. For example the work of Peter Callesan.

The attention to detail and intricacy of the papercut is immense. There were also large scale pieces including a 'Money Map of the World' by Justine Smith.

A striking visual piece of work that leads to questions about the social and political implications surrounding the value of money, travel and the power of currency.

Not forgetting to mention the wonderful Rob Ryan, whose papercuts are both whimsical and captivating to view.

 

 

I wonder if we pooled together all left over notes from travels how much of a map Slough Grammar School could produce?