Videos, performances and prints showcase the creative ability of DJCAD’s talented group of time-based artists. On entering the studios on opening night, the sight that presented itself was one of a curious juxtaposition: two people dressed in military attire and a cluster of hand-crafted puppets. I was instantly intrigued. The little gathering of puppets is Read More
The Illustration department is always a degree show favourite considering the sheer range of work on display. Each of this year’s twenty exhibitors has really pulled it out the bag, showcasing their individual talent and expertise through an array of different mediums. Upon entering, Alison Soye’s eye-catching “Food for Thought” mural grabs attention with its Read More
Nestled in a single “hub” on the fifth floor of the college, this room contains, perhaps, the greatest concentration of creative ingenuity in the entire building. The students undertaking Honours projects in these two courses were tasked with inventing a device or application that may make a meaningful difference in someone’s life, as opposed to Read More
Triumphantly, Dundee earned the title of UNESCO city of design; DJCAD’s degree show is a celebration of what good design can achieve. Textile Design always stands out due to the remarkable variety of work produced. Around every corner there is a different story being told. The course itself is designed to prepare each student for Read More
There is a strong emphasis on mysticism and otherworldliness in several of the works on show by this year’s drawing and painting graduates, and throughout the Fine Art exhibition in general. The artists have explored these concepts from such varied approaches as to make them their own, from Kimberley Baxter’s tiny, hyper-realist paintings of surreal Read More
Situated at the top of the Crawford building, the bright and modern open-plan space exhibits the latest batch of budding designers. The graphic design segment of the degree show always lives up to the hype, so it comes as no surprise that this year’s students have had their successes recognised by the International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) – Read More
DJCAD Master’s Show 2014 18-23 August Mon- Fri 10am- 8pm, Sat& Sun- 10am- 4pm The MSc programme in Forensic Art exhibition shows the work of four artists, each of whom has used computer-generated facial reconstruction techniques to render life-like, two and three-dimensional facial representations from human skulls. The students’ research projects have been supported and Read More
After last year’s textile degree show there was a lot to live up to for this year’s crop of graduates, but they’ve more than succeeded. The most interesting aspect about this year is the variety of inspirations at the heart of the final year collections. Ranging from Mother Nature to man-made structures, small towns to Read More
This year’s Time Based Art show boasts artists working in fields ranging from performance to sculpture to documentary, producing works as diverse as hand stitched embroidery to musical guns. Edward Humphrey experiments with broken narratives in his film exploring nature, death and rebirth with the clever juxtaposition of filmed scenes and imagery and a word Read More