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Nottingham Trent University
Burton Street, Nottingham, NG1 4BU
Reviews
BA Fine Art [12 June 2012]
Miami Slice (Mixed Media) Bombarding (bombastic). How very bombastic. Fantastic, in the more formal use of the word: bizarre or exotic, alluding to somewhere else; in this case a diner, nothing finer. An American diner: a no-grease, Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
25 May - 3 June 2012
Reviewed by: Beth Kettel »
"What Can I Do With 500 Cups", Natalie Medforth [10 August 2011]
A small corridor bulging from every stable surface with enormous, alien-like growths. A dark room flooded with shimmering light being emanated from a smaller, transparent growth... alone and isolated from its siblings. This is the work of Natalie Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
6 - 10 June 2011
Reviewed by: carole anderson »
BA Fine Art [28 June 2011]
Half way this year’s Nottingham Trent Fine Art degree show exhibition I came upon the intricate work of Rachel Wing who specialises in pen and ink drawings. Her piece in the show was based on observations she had made whilst on a walk in the Read on…
Nottingham Trent, Nottingham
2 - 12 June 2011
Reviewed by: Holly O'Meara »
Fine Art (BA Hons) [13 June 2011]
I enter Beth Bramich’s purpose-built studio space and reading resource for artists, at a time when the performative element is not currently happening. I am drawn to the vinyl lettering labelling the space: A Place for Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
2 - 12 June 2011
Reviewed by: Katherine Fishman »
BA (hons) Fine Art [8 June 2011]
The Nottingham Trent University Fine Art Degree Shows repeatedly display a wealth of artistic talent yearly, with media ranging from technological and immersive audio visual pieces to clinical, process driven painting works. The scope in medium and Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
2 - 12 June 2011
Reviewed by: Jolie Maidment »
Fine Art (BA Hons) [8 June 2011]
Mark Lowe, 'Untitled' The striking element of Mark Lowe’s work is the ability to make an audience attentive to the details of a medium to which they are no doubt accustomed, but had previously ignored. Readily available white Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
2 - 12 June 2011
Reviewed by: Charlotte Siddley »
Nottingham Trent Fine Art Degree Show review 2010 [17 June 2010]
Porno, Poop and Purpose? "It's not you, it's me.. That's a bit of a cliché" 1. Deciphering Thomas Darby's individual narratives is difficult, but allow yourself to view the narratives as a collective and you find yourself immersed in an Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
4 - 10 June 2010
Reviewed by: Rebecca Ounstead »
Nottingham Trent 2010 Fine Art Degree Show [11 June 2010]
Nottingham Trent’s 2010 Fine Art Degree show is in my opinion, stronger than its predecessor. Its curatorial success alongside the well considered presentation of each individual piece has resulted in a polished final exhibition. There Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
4 - 10 June 2010
Reviewed by: Becky Evers »
Fine Art [10 June 2010]
A vast array of work graced the walls of the Nottingham Trent University studios-turned-gallery space between the 5th and 10th of June 2010. Graduating students staged an accumulation of well curated video, installation, painting and Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
5 - 10 June 2010
Reviewed by: Hayley Boba »
Nottingham Trent Fine Art Degree Show 2010 [9 June 2010]
Printed arrows aim to guide you through the sporadic architecture of the Fine art studios. A reservoir of dispensable artworks attempt to mask the stunning executions that disclose what a Nottingham Trent Fine Art graduate can be. Calvin Sangster's Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
5 - 10 June 2010
Reviewed by: Faye Green »
In hindsight, it was a small piece of me. [19 August 2009]
I will admit that I began the Degrees Unedited blog in a bought of self promotion. The idea was to place my name on a website with some pedigree within the incomprehensibly gargantuan cyber world. This, I considered, was an unmissable Read on…
Nottingham Trent, Nottingham
18 - 19 August 2009
Reviewed by: Dan Green »
Just because you shout loudest.. [19 June 2009]
Since I can remember, visiting an art gallery has always been a “do not touch anything” occasion. I can recall from a young age, white spaces, in which I was scared to walk through doorways, lean on walls or –god forbid- touch Read on…
Nottingham Trent Fine Art Degree Show, Nottingham
5 - 12 June 2009
Reviewed by: Alice Thickett »
Ba (Hons) Fine art [16 June 2009]
Meg TaitWell Hung The performance starts off with the space in which she is given, with this elegantly constructed hoist suspended in the middle of the room, with the title 'well hung' on the side of the wall for all to see. Read on…
Nottingham Trent, Nottingham
6 - 11 June 2009
Reviewed by: John harris »
BA(Hons) Fine Art [16 June 2009]
Show Off The Degree Show for Fine Art, a chance to exhibit work as it would be presented in a gallery, something you work towards for the three years of your university education. To find a balance between showing off work to its full Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
6 - 11 June 2009
Reviewed by: Victoria Smith »
Final degree show [12 June 2009]
The Gingerbreadman My imprinted memory of sign in sheets and art posters is nowhere to be seen in the dark, dark room. The long isolated lights remind me of strong sunlight streaming through the cracks of the rafters above and the silence is Read on…
Nottingham trent university, Nottingham
8 - 12 June 2009
Reviewed by: Sophie Shields »
BA (Hons) Fine Art [12 June 2009]
This year’s fine art degree show expresses some inspiring work, exhibiting a vast spectrum of individual practices. These range from Anna K. Stippa’s giant sculptural work ‘Self Inhibited’ which seems to climb out of the Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
6 - 11 June 2009
Reviewed by: Jack Narewski »
BA Fine Art [12 June 2009]
Being a first year student, I was filled with a sense of excitement when visiting the end of year degree show; after all, this is where I can expect to be at the end of my educational life at Nottingham Trent University. ‘this is where I am Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
7 - 12 June 2009
Reviewed by: Ross Smith »
Final Degree Show [12 June 2009]
The Final Degree show at Nottingham Trent University was an exciting array of all kinds of artwork, be it decorative arts, surface design or fine art. The space was almost intimidating reminding me a little of a biennale, displaying endless Read on…
Nottingham Trent, Nottingham
6 - 12 June 2009
Reviewed by: Becky Evers »
Well Hung [12 June 2009]
Meg Tait, well Hung For the third time you call me a horse, so pass me a saddle I must be a horse. Meg Tait delivers an outstanding performance 'Well Hung' at Nottingham Trent's fine art degree show. This playful, well constructed and witty Read on…
Fine Art Ba (Hons), Nottingham
6 - 11 June 2009
Reviewed by: John harris »
Ba Hons Fine Art [12 June 2009]
Nottingham Trent Degree Show 2009 Nottingham Trent’s graduating Fine Artists exhibited their work this week. Displaying a large number of high quality works. There were a number of successes within the show. Samuel Minton’s Read on…
Nottingham Trent, Nottingham
5 - 11 June 2009
Reviewed by: Jennifer Ross »
BA Hons Fine Art [12 June 2009]
There are many illusions about the purpose of art - such as that it aught to fulfil the list of options Microsoft Word's synonyms tool gives you for 'awe-inspiring'. The easy opt is to painstakingly recount emotional or psychological Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
6 - 11 June 2009
Reviewed by: Eliza Black »
BA (Hons) Fine Art [11 June 2009]
68 students exhibit in the Nottingham Trent University Fine Art Degree Show 2009. The quality of the work is varied. There is too much to take in all at once. Highlights include Ben Wheele's 'Untitled' animation and Sarah Duffy's Read on…
Nottingham Trent, Nottingham
6 - 11 June 2009
Reviewed by: Beth Bramich »
BA (Hons) Fine Art [11 June 2009]
BREAD-THTAKING STUFF So, what’s on at Nottingham Trent’s Fine Art Degree Show? Or just SO WHAT perhaps. If you’re hunting for artistic gems you have to go through a load of mediocre stones to find them here. But trust me, the gems Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
6 - 11 June 2009
Reviewed by: Natalie Mills »
BA FINE ART [11 June 2009]
I felt that the overall degree show had a presents that was professional and imaginative I particularly liked the way in which the pieces were displayed in different areas of the building rather than set to one room. However I felt that some areas Read on…
Nottingham Trent , nottingham
11 - 18 June 2009
Reviewed by: Kimberley Carroll »
BA FINE ART [10 June 2009]
Fine Art Degree Show Review 2009 It was hard for me to decide which piece of work I wanted to focus my review on because unfortunately, I was distinctively unimpressed by the fine art degree show as a whole, this year. Walking through the Read on…
NOTTINGHAM TRENT, DERBYSHIRE
11 June 2009
Reviewed by: emma swailes »
BA (Hons) Fine Art [10 June 2009]
With such a varied array of works and themes it is hard not to be in awe of the creativity and ingenuity that these budding new artists exhibit. Upon entering the BA (Hons) Fine Art exhibition you are first confronted by Self Inhibited, a work Read on…
Nottingham Trent Uni, Nottingham
6 - 11 June 2009
Reviewed by: Peter Barratt »
BA Hons Fine Art [9 June 2009]
Smells Like...Toast?! Okay, so, it's a good job I'd suppressed my hunger before entering this degree show. Unlike the expected sights contained in an exhibition, this was one of work varying to such a degree that, surprisingly, it Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
6 - 11 June 2009
Reviewed by: Hayley Boba »
BA Fine Art [9 June 2009]
A dismal rainy Friday evening. Initially stuck in a jam on the M5, half an hour after doors open, I finally arrive, (almost power walking), with my bright yellow invite to the automatic doors of the Bonington building, Nottingham Trent Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
6 - 11 June 2009
Reviewed by: Alexandria Clark »
BA (Hons) Fine Art [6 June 2009]
Nottingham Trent University once again host a wide variety of work by their graduating year of fine artists, & having viewed the previous year's show I was eager to see what, if any, progression of the course was reflected here. One work Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
6 - 11 June 2009
Reviewed by: Susie Cochrane »
Blue and Yellow Following Piece [10 February 2009]
My first introduction to this whole experience was the listing in a-n's What's on section: an advert for the Mid-Point-Review exhibition at Nottingham Trent University. I decided to go; to see what trends and ideas would be coming out of Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
28 January 2009
Reviewed by: Jo Simmonds »
Nottingham Trent 3rd Year Fine Art Degree Show 2008 [19 August 2008]
How to condense 3 years endeavour into a final voice? How to combine 82 different voices into a coherent show? How to cover all of these in one review? Like the labyrinths of the corridors at Nottingham Trent that slink and sway deeper into Read on…
Bonington Building, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
7 - 12 June 2008
Reviewed by: Thomas Darby »
Nottingham Trent University Fine Art Degree Show 2008 [21 June 2008]
June has arrived, bringing with it the latest offering from Nottingham Trent University’s Fine Art department -the culmination of three years of study, and featuring works by eighty young art hopefuls- the 2008 Degree Show. Irrespective Read on…
Bonington Building, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
7 - 12 June 2008
Reviewed by: Hugh Dichmont »
Fine art [14 June 2008]
A first contact with artwork always raises several questions. Before any deeper consideration is given to criticality or meaning, the viewer is asked to question what it is he or she is observing. These initial answers will lead the Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
6 - 12 June 2008
Reviewed by: Dan Green »
Fine Art BA (Hons) [13 June 2008]
CurationNottingham Trent Fine Art Degree Show 2008By Adrienne Deaville Should there be a themed curated degree show? Should all the graduating artists have to create something brand new based on this theme set out? With so many pieces shown Read on…
Nottingham Trent, Nottingham
7 - 12 June 2008
Reviewed by: Univ Collection Dept »
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