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RCA meets Courtauld
Posted by: David Keech on 28th Mar 2008 in Creative Report
I recently attended a private view of the Printmaking & Sculpture Work-in-Progress shows at the RCA - unique in that this was also the first ever joint Courtauld/RCA alumni event.
Hosted by Royal College of Art Pro-Rector Professor Alan Cummings and Courtauld Institute of Art Director Dr Deborah Swallow, the event was designed to create an opportunity for former students of the Courtauld and RCA to meet and mingle in a relaxed atmosphere. A good idea in itself, with the added bonus of seeing superb interim work from the printmaking and sculpture schools.
The work shown was a mixture of the experimental and the more highly polished, with the essential sense of "great things to come" you would expect from an RCA interim show. Hard to single out individuals, but I was much taken with the work of Giulia Resteghini. Her exquisite prints such as
Dead Crows (pictured above) and Hedgerow (pictured below) often exploit the fruitful territory where digital techniques and traditional processes overlap. Some of the work involves the digital scanning of real objects, which are then re-worked in the lithography process. I liked Rob Eagle's work too, his three part Primus Series showing what I took to be great dexterity with the felt-tip pen. You can see this work at this site along with the work of another of my particular favourites, Rhys Himsworth.
As someone who runs a commercial design practice I find it more than inspiring to visit fine art shows of any genre, and get as much of a creative kick from the V&A as the Design Museum, any day. There are many reasons for this, but I think Terence Conran, Provost at the RCA, sums it up pretty well:
No designer could work in a world devoid of painting and sculpture - they provide the aesthetic element of any good design. It is the essential ingredient to inspire creativity.
http://www.rca.ac.uk
Posted by: David Keech on 28th Mar 2008 in Creative Report
I recently attended a private view of the Printmaking & Sculpture Work-in-Progress shows at the RCA - unique in that this was also the first ever joint Courtauld/RCA alumni event.
Hosted by Royal College of Art Pro-Rector Professor Alan Cummings and Courtauld Institute of Art Director Dr Deborah Swallow, the event was designed to create an opportunity for former students of the Courtauld and RCA to meet and mingle in a relaxed atmosphere. A good idea in itself, with the added bonus of seeing superb interim work from the printmaking and sculpture schools.
The work shown was a mixture of the experimental and the more highly polished, with the essential sense of "great things to come" you would expect from an RCA interim show. Hard to single out individuals, but I was much taken with the work of Giulia Resteghini. Her exquisite prints such as
Dead Crows (pictured above) and Hedgerow (pictured below) often exploit the fruitful territory where digital techniques and traditional processes overlap. Some of the work involves the digital scanning of real objects, which are then re-worked in the lithography process. I liked Rob Eagle's work too, his three part Primus Series showing what I took to be great dexterity with the felt-tip pen. You can see this work at this site along with the work of another of my particular favourites, Rhys Himsworth.
As someone who runs a commercial design practice I find it more than inspiring to visit fine art shows of any genre, and get as much of a creative kick from the V&A as the Design Museum, any day. There are many reasons for this, but I think Terence Conran, Provost at the RCA, sums it up pretty well:
No designer could work in a world devoid of painting and sculpture - they provide the aesthetic element of any good design. It is the essential ingredient to inspire creativity.
http://www.rca.ac.uk
