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The Third Form Art Exhibition has been running since 9 May 2022 in the Main Reception and Dining Hall areas. The pupils' first project began with the overall theme of 'Objects'. Students explored various ways in which objects are depicted in art, and looked at the movement of Surrealism as part of this process. The 'Surreal Meal' lino prints in the main reception were developed from their drawings and photographs of unrelated objects juxtaposed on a plate.
The next project responded to the theme of 'Sustainability', linking to work we have been doing as a whole school to raise awareness of related issues and as part of Lancing College Sustainability Week. Each group responded in different ways to the theme. They looked at ways in which other artists have been inspired by issues related to the environment, and the negative impact we are having on the planet. Through this project, students learned that Art can convey powerful messages; it was important that their sculptures were displayed prominently in order to generate discussion and debate about the subject matter, as well as the function and purpose of Art in society.
Mrs Lindfield’s groups created sculptures of buildings using cardboard and other recycled materials. They were initially inspired by the 'Favelas' of Brazil, but many artists have used cardboard to create conceptual work, including Nathan Coley. His installation The Lamb of Sacrifice from 2017 featured all of the places of worship in Edinburgh listed in the Yellow Pages phone book. The buildings are made from cardboard and displayed as an installation. Among other things, Coley was interested in the repurposing of some of the buildings and therefore the concept of sustainability in architecture.
Inspired by Japanese artist Yasue Maetake’s sculptures, A Series of Three-Legged Idol and other examples of art which communicate messages related to sustainability, Mrs Renfrew’s group created strange hybrid creatures using recycled materials. It was important for us to use humour to attract attention to the concepts behind this use of materials. Plastic containers make ideal bodies, and for legs and arms we used sticks, blown down from the trees in the recent storms, making reference to the dangers of climate change.
Also using humour and a sense of fun, Miss Taylor’s group created sculptures of Robots inspired by the artist Eduardo Paolozzi as well as the science fiction Pixar animation WALL-E. Working collaboratively, each pair was supplied with a box of random recycled or donated materials and tasked to design and build a sculpture of a robot with a purpose: to make the planet more sustainable and help combat global warming.
Inspired by El Anatsui’s Skylines, Mrs Blundell’s group created a sustainable wall sculpture. Using only recycled and donated materials, the sculpture is made up of words that describe sustainability. The construction uses traditional methods of hand and machine sewing. Many of the students had never hand sewn or used a sewing machine before; both textile methods that are becoming more popular as we mend and create our own clothes in our battle to become more sustainable in our day-to-day lives as we fight against fast fashion.
Mr Auty’s group responded to the work of artist Veronica Ryan by using throw away containers as moulds for casting. The shapes have been coloured and bound symbolically to denote the desire for a cleaner and greener future and as an expression of creative harmony. Ryan has cast several small sculptures in plaster. The liquid form captures both the textures and details of the surface ‘skin’ when casting copies of organic forms, and the inner, negative form or man-made containers. The investigation of human experience through abstract sculpture is central to Ryan’s work.
Judith Renfrew, Head of Art