Stephanie Sampson

Painting
1979-1981

I recently recieved an email from Stephanie, a Greek Canadian artist who sent me these striking pictures from her The Faces of Nemesis; Investigative Painting on the Streets of Athens (2012). The work shows people affected

by the recession and are watercolour portraits done on location on the streets of

Athens, Greece 2012. 

Stephanie says "I will be doing similar portraits on London streets in Feb 2013..

(needless to say, the risk of making cliche images of the poor is a danger, but

I try to bypass that with economy of means and unsentimentality)".

After leaving Corsham Stephanie went on to do a MFA in Canada.

Roger Deakins
Graphic Design
1968-70?

A real hero of mine, and the cinematographer on many of the Coen brothers finest films, Roger Deakins, on the set of Sam Mendes's Skyfall with that car! And yes he went to Corsham, but just not quite sure of the exact dates.

Axel Scheffler
Illustration
1982-84

As a first year I was lucky enough to help a certain third year put up his degree show in Beechfield house to the sounds of the Cocteau Twin's Treasure album. He kindly rewarded me with an illustrated card for my younger sister which she loves til this day. The show got a first, Axel illustrated The Gruffalo, and what do you know this year his illustrations are on the Christmas stamps.

Gwilym John
1957-1962

New paintings in acrylic

Helen Simmonds
Sculpture
1982-85
 
Thanks to Helen for sending me one of her paintings from the forthcoming show


Small Works for Christmas
Beaux Arts Bath
 
19 November - 22 December
Private View Saturday 17 November

The show will also feature work by Simon Allen, Jackie Anderson, Jennifer Anderson, Akash Bhatt, Mark Johnston, Nick Mackman, Elisa McLeod, Nathan Ford, Anthony Scullion, Jason Walker and Simon Wright. 

Beaux Arts Bath, 12-13 York St, Bath BA1 1NG  00441225464850

www.beauxartsbath.co.uk

Guy Thomas, Richard Crooks and Iain Cotton
Sculpture
1984-87

30 October–4 November 2012
Open daily 10.30am–5pm
Private View on Tuesday, 30 October 5.30–8.30pm

3+1 steel stone clay paint presents three sculptors and one painter
who over a 25-year period have shared a critical dialogue relating to
the formal considerations and influences in their work – abstract and
figurative alike.
The three sculptors – Iain Cotton, Richard Crooks and Guy Thomas –
work respectively in stone, clay and steel to explore the expressive
elements of their material. They studied together at Bath Academy of
Art (1984–7), where they were influenced by the teaching of Charles
Hewlings. He supported the direct, exploratory and three-dimensional
approach to making sculpture that these students were engaged in.
At Wimbledon School of Art, Barbara Cheney studied painting
(1988–91) and in the same period, Charles taught in the sculpture
department where Guy worked as technician and lecturer, and
Richard undertook an MA in Site Specific Sculpture. After graduating,
Barbara and Guy immediately formed a close, ongoing critique of
each other’s work.
All four artists believe that their work should speak for itself and
reveal strong formal qualities; underpinning this is the discipline of
drawing. All are members of Bath Society of Artists and Guy is the
current Chairman. The Society has had strong connections with Bath
Academy of Art, including artists that taught there such as Patrick
Heron, William Scott and Howard Hodgkin.

‘Iain, Richard and Guy constituted, for me, the core of their year
group at Bath Academy of Art. My visits there were unfailingly
enlivened and made stimulating by them. How to account for the
unusual chemistry between them? On the one hand, a shared
belief (untaught for the most part) that inanimate material can,
with passion, be made to speak; and, on the other, very different
aptitudes, temperaments and (sculptural) rhythms. And hunger,
and intellectual curiosity and much more. Always in the light of
a recent discovery in the world of sculpture, each piece of work
was a criticism of the one before, and of course a response to
each other’s latest. So, I believe, the creative rivalry between
them continues…’ – Charles Hewlings

Corham Re-formed Exhibition
at Tokarska Gallery, London

163 Forest Rd., Walthamstow, London E17 6HE Tel.: +44 (0) 20 8531 5419
5 minutes from Blackhorse Road at the North end of the Victoria Line underground

After a year's planning the show is finally up! Private View tomorrow, 6-10pm.

Works by former students of Bath Academy of Art many of whom's work I've posted on this blog: Anna Bisset, Iain Cotton, Richard Crooks, Tim Daly, Frank Gambino, Paul Lindt, Mark Mainwood, Guy Thomas, Paul Tucker, Simon Ward, Jon Woolfenden in this group exhibition.

www.tokarskagallery.co.uk

Michael O-Donnell
Painting
1964-67

Corsham Student still working hard.

 

This exhibition has been shown in Truro Cathedral Cornwall

Then Manchester Cathedral, Lancashire,

Next Portsmouth Cathedral in Hampshire in the new year.

 

www.michael-odonnell.co.uk