{"id":3582,"date":"2023-08-10T11:48:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T11:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?p=3582"},"modified":"2023-10-24T15:37:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T15:37:11","slug":"fine-art-mixed-media-ba-degree-show-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/fine-art-mixed-media-ba-degree-show-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Fine Art Mixed Media BA Degree Show 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Please Note \u2013 The following blog contains work that covers themes of depression, reader discretion is advised.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fine Art Mixed Media degree show is part of a series of Westminster\u2019s annual degree shows. These shows are a celebration and showcase of our final-year creative students\u2019 talents and hard work. The student work is a culmination of the skills and creative practices developed during their studies and are highly anticipated amongst students, staff and industry guests every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Fine Art Mixed Media BA focuses on creativity, individuality and personal growth. Students are encouraged to take an individual and experimental approach to their learning, exploring a range of creative disciplines. Once they have developed their technical skills, students can tailor their learning and course to pursue their desired area of creative practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The variety of mediums, creative practices and disciplines explored throughout the course were on display during the showcase, with around 50 final-year students exhibiting. We took a look at the diverse range of wonderful work and caught up with some of the students during the celebratory exhibition. The exhibition took place at the internationally acclaimed central London gallery space, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/about-us\/visit-us\/ambika-p3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ambika P3<\/a>, based at our Marylebone campus from 1-6<sup>th<\/sup> June 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Concrete, metal and plaster installations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Comfort in Order<\/em> <\/strong>is a duo of installations <em>Robe<\/em> and <em>Adytum<\/em> which uses plaster, gesso, concrete and flocking fibres. The installations explore the familiarity and reassurance of \u2018everyday\u2019 household objects, whilst changing their form and functionality. This piece explores the idea of order in the everyday and the use of reduced colour as a way of searching for order in the minimal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.44.28-1-769x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3641\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.44.28-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=3641\" class=\"wp-image-3641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.44.28-1-769x1024.png 769w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.44.28-1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.44.28-1-768x1023.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.44.28-1.png 1092w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.44.46-1-766x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3642\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.44.46-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=3642\" class=\"wp-image-3642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.44.46-1-766x1024.png 766w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.44.46-1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.44.46-1-768x1026.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.44.46-1.png 952w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.45.01-1-769x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3643\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.45.01-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=3643\" class=\"wp-image-3643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.45.01-1-769x1024.png 769w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.45.01-1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.45.01-1-768x1023.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.45.01-1-1153x1536.png 1153w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.45.01-1.png 1218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><sub><em>Ellie Briffitt (Fine Art Mixed Media BA) \u2013 Comfort in Order (2023)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:56px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Humanity<\/em> <\/strong>is a mixed-media installation using concrete and metal materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.46.57-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3587\" width=\"322\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.46.57-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.46.57-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.46.57.png 1090w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><figcaption><sub><em>Hassiba Nizameddin (Fine Art Mixed Media BA) \u2013 Humanity (2023<\/em>)<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:56px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fabrics and textiles<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Safe Space <\/strong><\/em>uses materials and fabrics from the artist Shireesha Fullee\u2019s childhood home. Every material holds memories; such as bedsheets, thread and sample fabrics. Sewing has been a part of Shireesha\u2019s life since she was young, her dad used to be a tailor and she was inspired by him and his work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Safe Space<\/em> is a place of reflection and a moment for Shireesha to look back on time and see how far she has come. It is a place to feel sadness without judgement and to be present in the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Shireesha said \u201c<\/em>The act of labour from hand stitching has been important to me. As the process of making allows me to use art as a therapeutic form. However frustrating and long, I think it&#8217;s been worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Safe Space<\/em> is dedicated to those who felt like they never had a safe place to express themselves growing up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.49.29-1-767x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3644\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.49.29-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=3644\" class=\"wp-image-3644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.49.29-1-767x1024.png 767w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.49.29-1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.49.29-1-768x1026.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.49.29-1.png 1090w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"826\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.49.54-1-826x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3645\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.49.54-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=3645\" class=\"wp-image-3645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.49.54-1-826x1024.png 826w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.49.54-1-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.49.54-1-768x952.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.49.54-1.png 1218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><sub><em>Shireesha Fullee (Fine Art Mixed Media BA) \u2013 Safe Space (2023)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:56px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>What I\u2019ve Made of Myself<\/em> <\/strong>is a mixed-media installation using knit and crocheted cotton yarn, wax, a found window and door, and LED lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.51.59-1-774x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3647\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.51.59-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=3647\" class=\"wp-image-3647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.51.59-1-774x1024.png 774w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.51.59-1-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.51.59-1-768x1017.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.51.59-1.png 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.52.14-1-770x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3648\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.52.14-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=3648\" class=\"wp-image-3648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.52.14-1-770x1024.png 770w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.52.14-1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.52.14-1-768x1022.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.52.14-1-1154x1536.png 1154w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.52.14-1.png 1216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><em><sub>J Rounce (Fine Art Mixed Media BA) \u2013 What I\u2019ve Made of Myself (2020-2023)<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:56px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Memories of Italy<\/strong> <\/em>is a series of 35mm Photographs on Japanese Paper, washing line wire and wooden pegs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.54.33-1-1024x759.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3649\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.54.33-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=3649\" class=\"wp-image-3649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.54.33-1-1024x759.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.54.33-1-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.54.33-1-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.54.33-1-1536x1138.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.54.33-1-2048x1518.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"993\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.54.58-1-993x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3650\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.54.58-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=3650\" class=\"wp-image-3650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.54.58-1-993x1024.png 993w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.54.58-1-291x300.png 291w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.54.58-1-768x792.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.54.58-1.png 1216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><em><sub>Elena Fazzino (Fine Art Mixed Media BA) \u2013 Memories of Italy (2023)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:56px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Film<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Weightless<\/em> is a 10-minute short film by Yuqhi Wang. The film is about an elderly woman living a mundane life in a country cabin and an astronaut named Alex exploring an exoplanet. Although they are in very different worlds, they begin to realise that they have fallen into a bizarre state where reality and dreams have begun to intertwine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.56.57-1-810x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3651\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.56.57-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=3651\" class=\"wp-image-3651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.56.57-1-810x1024.png 810w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.56.57-1-237x300.png 237w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.56.57-1-768x971.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.56.57-1.png 1090w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.57.08-1-775x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3652\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.57.08-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=3652\" class=\"wp-image-3652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.57.08-1-775x1024.png 775w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.57.08-1-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.57.08-1-768x1015.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.57.08-1-1162x1536.png 1162w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.57.08-1.png 1220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><sub><em>Yuqhi Wang (Fine Art Mixed Media BA) \u2013 Weightlessness (2023)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:56px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paint<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Flow<\/strong><\/em> is a duo of oil paintings inspired and influenced by Salvador Dali and his fascination with Sigmund Freud\u2019s psychoanalysis. The Freudian belief that studying dreams creates the easiest path to understanding the mind\u2019s unconscious activities sparked the artist Sonya Chao\u2019s interest in exploring this topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sonya used photos from personal vacations for each painting respectively and morphed them into her vision of the surreal world that she wanted to create, including themes of dreams and nostalgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Destino (2003), a short animation produced from a collaboration between Salvador Dali and Disney, has stayed with Sonya since childhood. As a child, she was transfixed by this vision of paintings within paintings, which adds another dimension to a 2D image, creating a portal between worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oil paint is Sonya\u2019s medium of choice as it leaves her paintings with a sharp vibrancy that is hard to achieve with acrylic paint. Sonya commented, \u201cI enjoy the longer time frame that oil paint offers for it to be moved around, which allows me to create fluid and dreamlike pictures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"772\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.59.17-1-772x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3653\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.59.17-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=3653\" class=\"wp-image-3653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.59.17-1-772x1024.png 772w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.59.17-1-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.59.17-1-768x1019.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.59.17-1.png 1096w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"901\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.59.35-1-901x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3654\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.59.35-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=3654\" class=\"wp-image-3654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.59.35-1-901x1024.png 901w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.59.35-1-264x300.png 264w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.59.35-1-768x873.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.59.35-1.png 1214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><sub><em>Sonya Chao (Fine Art Mixed Media BA) \u2013 Flow (2023)&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:56px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>A View with Depression<\/strong> <\/em>2.5m x 1.6m acrylic painting on canvas, with foam board circles suspended from fishing wire to add dimension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The painting is intended to represent the artist, Alexander Hollands\u2019 experience with depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The work is a physical representation of how depression can affect our view of the world. There is a peaceful and serene landscape in front of us, but through no fault of our own, depression prevents us from seeing the full extent of its beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.01.15-924x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3598\" width=\"485\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.01.15-924x1024.png 924w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.01.15-271x300.png 271w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.01.15-768x851.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.01.15.png 1094w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><figcaption><em><sub>Alexander Hollands (Fine Art Mixed Media BA) \u2013 A View with Depression (2023)<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:56px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Performance-based art<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Signs<\/strong><\/em> is a series of ongoing performances titled: <em>Crossroads, Bend to the Right, Road Narrows<\/em> and <em>Ahead Only<\/em> (2023).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Signs<\/em> focuses on the journey between A to B and less so on the destination. The objects were created by the artist Karolina Zalenaite and inspired by her commute around London and the many signs she comes across. Karolina used these objects as part of her performance to create a journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.04.20-1-776x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3655\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.04.20-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=3655\" class=\"wp-image-3655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.04.20-1-776x1024.png 776w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.04.20-1-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.04.20-1-768x1013.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.04.20-1.png 1090w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"887\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.04.54-1-887x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3657\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.04.54-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=3657\" class=\"wp-image-3657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.04.54-1-887x1024.png 887w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.04.54-1-260x300.png 260w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.04.54-1-768x887.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.04.54-1.png 1088w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.04.36-1-691x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3656\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.04.36-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=3656\" class=\"wp-image-3656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.04.36-1-691x1024.png 691w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.04.36-1-203x300.png 203w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.04.36-1-768x1137.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-13.04.36-1.png 898w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><em><sub>Karolina Zalenaite (Fine Art Mixed Media BA) \u2013 Signs (2023)<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:56px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The showcase was a celebration of all the hard work, effort and talent of our students and their tutors, throughout the course of their degree. The event was an opportunity for the Westminster community to come together and reflect upon the achievements and outputs of our Fine Art Mixed Media cohort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out more, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/art-design-and-visual-culture-courses\/2024-25\/september\/full-time\/fine-art-mixed-media-ba-honours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Westminster Degree Shows 2023<\/a> or watch our Westminster Degree Shows TikTok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@uniwestminster\/video\/7251522636503600411\" data-video-id=\"7251522636503600411\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@uniwestminster\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@uniwestminster?refer=embed\">@uniwestminster<\/a> <p>aaand just like that our 2023 Degree Show events have come to a close \u26a1\ufe0f  Class of 2023 &#8211; you\u2019ve been incredible \u2728 We can&#8217;t wait to see what the future has in store for you all \ud83d\udc9b  <a title=\"wearewestminster\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/wearewestminster?refer=embed\">#WeAreWestminster<\/a> <a title=\"degreeshow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/degreeshow?refer=embed\">#DegreeShow<\/a> <a title=\"londonart\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/londonart?refer=embed\">#LondonArt<\/a> <a title=\"artstudent\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/artstudent?refer=embed\">#ArtStudent<\/a> <a title=\"studylondon\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/studylondon?refer=embed\">#StudyLondon<\/a><\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - RALPH | TEMPLATE - CapCut Template\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-RALPH-TEMPLATE-7221099451107035910?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; RALPH | TEMPLATE &#8211; CapCut Template<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/art-design-and-visual-culture-courses\/2024-25\/september\/full-time\/fine-art-mixed-media-ba-honours\" style=\"background-color:#108480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more about our Fine Art Mixed Media BA <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the University of Westminster<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As one of the most diverse universities in the UK, we are a global university with London energy with more than 19,000 students from 169 countries. 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