The Art and Humanities postgraduate course at Duncan of Jordanstone gives students a chance to push defined boundaries of art, embracing all forms of individual artistic output. This allows each student to explore their own defined techniques and pathways to realise their artistic expressions without limitations or restrictions. Consider the work of Oana Mocanu: a Read More
James Lee and Natasha Dijkhoff are both graduates of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art. They both live and work in Dundee – James is the Gallery Manager at Meadow Mill Wasps Studios and Natasha is a printmaking technician at Dundee University. Both artists, it seems, share a love of shapes and texture, but they Read More
The range of sculptural work on display at this year’s degree show is really exciting. Duncan of Jordanstone has, for the past few years, been a place where material tactility and critical thinking have blended to create some truly inspiring works, a place that challenges disciplinary conventions. At the beginning of your tenure in fine Read More
Asked what he did, the nineteen-year-old Stead described himself as an “object maker”; later, he added “seed sower”. Both are true of his extraordinary creative engagement in a too-short life. Originally from Cheshire, Stead trained in Fine Art at Trent Polytechnic, where he scoured riverbanks for boat carcasses and stole sleepers from sidings. Unaltered objets Read More
Coinciding with Roman Empire: Power and People, Classical Art: the Legacy of the Ancients illustrates ancient Greek and Roman culture through a dynamic contrast of paintings, sculptures, screen-prints, ceramics and drawings. Drawn from Dundee’s collection of fine art, the artworks embody the mythical influences of the ancient Greeks and the Romans. The ancient Greeks’ focus Read More