The Aberdeen Artists Society’s (AAS) exhibition, Coming Home, was due to take place in June in the newly refurbished Aberdeen Art Gallery to celebrate the society’s return to the gallery for the first time since 2014. The AAS, one of the longest established artist-led organisations in Scotland was formed in 1827 and began holding annual Read More
‘Ideas are to objects as constellations are to the stars’ is a quote from Walter Benjamin’s Trauerspiel explored by duo-team, McLoughlin and Williamson, in their mesmeric multi-media installation exploring space – words which could just as easily be interpolated for all of the Fine Artworks on display on the sixth floor. Sophie Hymers’ postcard landscapes Read More
Once again, the students of Interior and Environmental Design have shown that their discipline cannot be written off as one that prioritises surface-level decoration and soft furnishings, with a range of works highlighting the essential connection between the interior and external environment for the improvement of our quality of life. The works on display range Read More
This year’s Fine Art exhibits on the 5th floor of the Matthew Building showcase works by students remembering pasts, caring about environments, protesting against injustice, celebrating life and fearing mortality. Clustered together in groups representing connected themes or media, the coherence works well, though, on occasions, individuality is more appropriate and some work stands alone Read More
Before the DJCAD Degree Show, I’d thought the textiles department would somewhat lack the variety and excitement of, for example, fine art. I couldn’t have been more wrong. The textile exhibitions, which span three rooms on the third floor of the Crawford building, surpassed all my expectations. The first of the three studios is a Read More
Entering the Cooper Gallery, the first thing I see is a series of faces. Twenty portraits hang adjacent to the entrance, but before I can even fully step into the room the wind sneaks in from the open door and encourages an installation of pink fabric to my right to flutter and dance in the Read More
Dotted among their fellow students from Fine Arts, the 14 graduates of DJCAD’s unique, interdisciplinary Art & Philosophy programme can be found at several locations within the Degree show, from the very top of the Crawford building to the outer wings of the Matthew building. The delightfully diverse work of this year’s cohort covers painting, Read More
Matthew Building, Level 5 8-26 May, DJCAD Digital Interaction Design is presented as part of the Social Digital ’19 exhibition space exploring the wide-ranging connections between people, products, services and experiences. Although the group is relatively small with only 15 students, the exhibits are interspersed amongst 38 other Product Design student displays spread throughout the room. Read More
Unlike many other artistic endeavours, Architecture at university or art school level can only ever be theoretical, it can only ever exist in the imagination. It is difficult to convey the feeling of being in a space or to experience a built environment without being in those spaces themselves. Yet, students of the discipline labour Read More
What unites and divides this year’s exhibition? All but two of the exhibitors are exclusively jewellers, although a further two suggest that their eminently wearable pieces might also be considered as small sculptural works. In terms of benchwork, there’s casting, a fair bit of scoring and folding, and a considerable use of oxidised metal (and Read More