A2 GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
Having completed the AS course, Graphic Design students continue on to A2 to develop their techniques and understanding of this creative discipline. Students are invited to work through a series of exercises and topics which build skills either in typography or illustration, their chosen “pathway”.
The work exhibited here are just a few examples of the current A2 students output. These final pieces evolve over a number of months, each student possessing a sizable portfolio of development to accompany their Unit 3 coursework.
Towards the end of the course students select from a choice of eight final outcome topics, making personal choices which further develop and express their own intensions, skills and disciplines. Despite following the same schemes of work, students all arrive at their own unique, creative and personal outcomes.
A2 PHOTOGRAPHY
As part of the experimental stage for Unit 3, the A2 students were introduced to a number of different experimental techniques. Some of these were art-based, including painting on the images, collage techniques and sewing into the work. Some were darkroom experiments such as painting on developer, sandwich printing and solarisation. Some were based around distressing negatives, such as burning them, cutting them up and stitching into them.
From this early experimentation, students set their own brief; the final outcome was their choice. They all worked within the Fine Art, Documentary or Fashion genre, and made further explorations into their themes and techniques.
The work here represents some of their final pieces and some of their earlier process work. Some students kept things very straightforward with one experimental technique; others took things further by combining techniques and ideas. The work you see here crosses the boundaries of what Photography can be. It uses processes more commonly associated with other art forms and changes the students’ relationship with their photographs.
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