University open days - Camberwell and Chelsea

1. Progression assignment
Camberwell and Chelsea

2. Pathway

3. CENTRALSAINT MARTINS

4. CENTRAL ST MARTINS
Onmy visit to the Central St Martins Art Degreeshow I explored both the BA
Jewellery and BAFashion displays, discovering new, innovative and
inspirational approaches to these subject. Thestandard of work presented at
CSM was some of the bestI had seenfrom any open degreeshow, covering
topics and subject matters with meaning and greatdetail. I learned that the
approaches to these subjects can be veryconceptual rather than the basic item
of jewellery orgarment, there can be an entirely different meaning to what is on
display, such as Olly NG’s use of the “sausage” as a term of endearmentin his
jewellery.

5. Throughout my experiencewith the Central Saint Martins open day I realised that a use
unlikely materials wereused, especially in the fashion and textiles BA section. I saw the
use of cigarette packets or foam tubes for many final outcomes within this degree,all
backedupwith stunning book work that conveyed their ideas as though they were telling
a story, a journey through there thought process.
Central Saint Martins is a world renowned art and design college that has many links to
massive corporations around the world, the skill of work shown at the degreeshow open
evening provesto me that CSM is very deserving of its worldwide fame, also with its
assortment of alumni such as AlexanderMcQueen andStella McCartney this college
would bea dream place for and undergraduate art student tostudy at.

7. Camberwell
University of the arts London – Camberwell specialises in fine art,
design and conservation courses and is based in south east
London. I went into this university with high hopes as it contained
a BA in illustration and a fine art course which are both potential
career/ degree choices for me; and I wasn’t disappointed with the
artwork. There was a wide range of different art styles presented
to an ability that isn’t short of outstanding.
The workshops and facilities are supervised by experienced
technicians, who are all skilled art and design practitioners.
Students are also able to borrow a range of equipment from the
central loan store within the college. Camberwell's unique studio
culture offers students the freedom and support to explore their
individual creativity using facilities that embrace both traditional
craftsmanship and digital technology.

9. Illustration- Camberwell
“BA Illustration at Camberwell College of Arts takes an innovative,
experimental and critical approach to the broad practice of illustration.
Our students are encouraged to challenge the position of the illustrator
within commercial, social, political and cultural contexts whilst
maintaining and developing the core values that underpin the
practice.” quote from Camberwell college of art BA illustration page.
The illustration course at Camberwell covers a wide understanding of
what illustration is, this includes both 3D and 2D perspectives within
the field. What I hope to learn from an experience at Camberwell is to
develop my understanding of the key principles, themes and debates
that define illustration through practical experimentation and
production. As I am very interested in illustration as a whole, this
course supplies everything I could want when studying illustration in
further life.

10. Jewellery- central saint martins
Although I am very focused on illustration as a career path, I was very
intrigued at the prospect of jewellery design when I visited the Central Saint
Martins degree show and I had to mention it as a possible degree choice.
The courses they offer and the opportunities that they provide within the
Jewellery design business is vast, setting any student up with a good chance
of success if they are enthusiastic and creative enough; this makes it an
excellent introduction to professional practice, leading to career prospects.
Also the course gives students the chance to experience study trips to
Amsterdam and Munich, offering insight into the artistic and commercial
worlds of jewellery design and related fields.
Our live projects include collaborations with Cartier and Swarovski, and
there are collaborative projects with institutions such as V&A, The
Foundling Museum, and the British Museum, as well as in house
collaborations with other courses at CSM are great reasons to apply, as
these collaborations can make you well known to these companies and
more likely to be offered small work or even a full time placement at a big,
international company such as Swarovski.

11. Illustration
Illustration is a unique art form that is defined not by its medium, but by its context. Illustration finds
its home in the public sphere of popular media. With a rich history and a modern, contemporary
outlook, illustration brings life to concepts and stories through image-making. Whether created
digitally or by hand, an illustration can be both a masterful work of art and a practical business
application. Illustrators create images for a variety of outlets that include children’s books,
advertising campaigns, clothing, packaging and store displays, video games, movies, animations, and
comic books. Illustration however, is not the easiest profession to make a living from. As illustrators
are mostly self employed, there is no certainty of employment. Some jobs can be very well paid,
particularly in advertising. You can have a very good run of work and be very much in demand for a
period of years, but the market is fickle and styles can also go out of fashion, this means as an
illustrator you have to try and make a name for yourself and put yourself out there instead of being
very reserved in yourself. This mean exploring different medias and style of art, later honing your
skills to one particular style or art that you can be recognised for .

12. Beatrix potter
Beatrix Potter was an English author, illustrator, and conservationist best known for her children's
books featuring animals, most notably “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”. Potter’s artistic and literary
interests were deeply influenced by fairies, fairy tales and fantasy, as shown in her well known
children’s novels, Potter and her younger brother Walter Bertram both loved to draw and paint, and
often made sketches of their many pets, including rabbits, mice, frogs, lizards, snakes and a bat.
These pets later becoming the inspiration for her many fantasy tales.
After being rejected by several publishers, Potter decided to publish “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”
herself, printing an initial 250 copies for family and friends in December 1901. This later became one
of her earliest novels, and her career took off once the publishers who turned her down
reconsidered their decision.
Beatrix Potter’s art work is a big reason why I got into drawing as I love the use of both paint and pen
and ink to portray detailed but somewhat cartoon-like and bizarre characters and stories. There is
always a light-hearted tone within her drawings, backed up by them all being individually handcrafted
by Potter with delicate detail and a sense of freedom.

13. Chris Riddell
Although Chris Riddell isn’t as well known as some illustrators like Beatrix Potter, I
personally love his art style and I incorporate it a lot into my work, his style is very
gothic and detailed. This is shown with his rare uses colour in his pieces giving it
that gothic vibe and look. His work on books like “The graveyard Book” stand out to
me and are very inspirational to how I look at illustration.

14. BEATRIX POTTER
CHRIS RIDDELL