Intaglio prints of Sheffield Arts Tower.
Intaglio prints of Turning Torso.
Chine colle intaglio prints of Captain Scott's Terra Nova.
Pencil drawings of the interior and exterior of The Hepworth, Wakefield.
Textured pencil studies of a worktop and a log pile.
Mixed media painting of the Pennines, inspired by David Tress.
Composition boxes inspired by Captain Scott's Terra Nova expedition.
'My Street'. Composition within a box to represent my house, over an intaglio printed plan of my street.
Painting and pencil drawing of my grandad. Painted study of Koborov.
Intaglio prints with Chine Colle of log pile and landscape. Henry Moore mixed media study.
To study architecture at MSA is a great opportunity, as the facilities and surrounding architecture are both outstanding. The university has a warm and friendly environment that I would be happy to spend my time studying in. I see Manchester as a rewarding place to be because of its diversity and history. I am a great fan of the history of art and architecture, which is why my favourite building has to be the Jewish Museum in Berlin by Daniel Libeskind. The way that every single piece of the structure has been so clearly thought about is what interests and inspires me. For me, both art and architecture are about meaning and concept, and without this the final piece is at a loss. This is why I am inspired by architects like Libeskind with his appreciation for history and education, with buildings such as the Imperial War Museum and the Jewish Museum. Recently, I have visited The Hepworth in Wakefield. When I arrived, I saw a diamond in the rough, with such a modernised, concrete compilation of trapezoids sat amongst disused factories and warehouses. The structure is stunning as it sits elegantly over the river. As I entered the building, the sleek, clean-cut nature of the structure became much more prominent as the plain, yet interesting walls made it obvious that this was an art gallery. Walking around the rooms, I was graced with works from Francis Bacon, Cy Twombly and Henry Moore, yet their reputation was stolen by the fantastic building that I was in. Every time I wasn't looking at a piece of art, I was marvelling the epic structure that David Chipperfield had designed. A building that I would very much like to see in person is Santiago Calatrava's 'Turning Torso' in Sweden. The way he has managed to include his widely used zoological architecture here, works so well. Because the structure is so obviously inspired by a twisted human spine, it instantly amazes anyone who sees it as to how anyone would ever think to use that thought to build a skyscraper. The way that this building appears to defy the laws of physics is what really interests me, as when looking at it from a side profile, the top looks larger than the bottom. The different sections and the offset twists make the building look so amazing and if I were to choose any building in the world to visit, I would pick this one. My entire AS art coursework and exam can be found as exemplar work at http://trcarthive.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/1%20-%20Unit%201 and http://trcarthive.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/2%20-%20Unit%202.
