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Student Work (Art Foundation)

A collection of works by students that have completed the UAL Art Foundation course at City Lit.

Written on the Skin

by Alice Washbourne

Suspended art installation in a gallery space, featuring handmade sheets of paper hanging from fine threads, each displaying delicate prints and impressions of hands, feet, and organic forms.Suspended art installation in a gallery space, featuring handmade sheets of paper hanging from fine threads, each displaying delicate prints and impressions of hands, feet, and organic forms.

Untitled Moving Image and Ceramics

by Pippa Johnson

Illuminated hanging art installation made from translucent organic forms suspended by fine threads, glowing warmly in a darkened gallery space beside a light source on a pedestal.Illuminated hanging art installation made from translucent organic forms suspended by fine threads, glowing warmly in a darkened gallery space beside a light source on a pedestal.
Illuminated hanging art installation made from translucent organic forms suspended by fine threads, glowing warmly in a darkened gallery space beside a light source on a pedestal.Illuminated hanging art installation made from translucent organic forms suspended by fine threads, glowing warmly in a darkened gallery space beside a light source on a pedestal.

Still from Mudlarking

by Lee Copp

Close-up of a blue eye illuminated by purple and pink projected light patterns, with the silhouette of a camera reflected in the iris, creating an abstract image related to photography, film, or digital media.Close-up of a blue eye illuminated by purple and pink projected light patterns, with the silhouette of a camera reflected in the iris, creating an abstract image related to photography, film, or digital media.
Photograph Oliver Harrop

Regatta- Blades and Bubbles

by Phil Smyth

Framed blue-and-white print depicting a stylised seascape, featuring flowing wave patterns, a large iceberg-like form, and a small shell floating in swirling water.Framed blue-and-white print depicting a stylised seascape, featuring flowing wave patterns, a large iceberg-like form, and a small shell floating in swirling water.

Part Kalinago

by Natalie Governor

Art doll sculpture with bright orange hair and intricate white decorative patterns painted across the body, seated on a stone block beside a woven basket on a gallery plinth.Art doll sculpture with bright orange hair and intricate white decorative patterns painted across the body, seated on a stone block beside a woven basket on a gallery plinth.
Photograph Oliver Harrop

Landscapes of the Mind_ Then,Now After

by Kate Rossini

Abstract geometric painting featuring layered diagonal lines and translucent shapes in pastel blue, pink, yellow, orange, and purple tones, creating a dynamic composition of intersecting forms and soft blended textures.Abstract geometric painting featuring layered diagonal lines and translucent shapes in pastel blue, pink, yellow, orange, and purple tones, creating a dynamic composition of intersecting forms and soft blended textures.
Three abstract paintings displayed side by side on a gallery wall, featuring layered geometric lines, soft pastel colour blends, and organic shapes in pink, blue, green, yellow, and purple tones.Three abstract paintings displayed side by side on a gallery wall, featuring layered geometric lines, soft pastel colour blends, and organic shapes in pink, blue, green, yellow, and purple tones.

Human Touch

by Katharina Barry

Abstract photographic image showing a nighttime city street seen through torn or layered translucent material, combining reflections, building façades, street signs, and soft light to create a fragmented urban scene.Abstract photographic image showing a nighttime city street seen through torn or layered translucent material, combining reflections, building façades, street signs, and soft light to create a fragmented urban scene.

Familiar Touch

by Helen Thompson

Textile artwork on a pale blue quilted background, combining embroidered fabric hands, vintage photographs, labels, documents, and glove motifs to explore themes of textile work, craft, and social history.Textile artwork on a pale blue quilted background, combining embroidered fabric hands, vintage photographs, labels, documents, and glove motifs to explore themes of textile work, craft, and social history.

Displacement

by Alana Redmond

Abstract cyanotype-style artwork in deep blue and white, featuring circular forms, branching organic patterns, and layered translucent shapes resembling botanical or microscopic imagery.Abstract cyanotype-style artwork in deep blue and white, featuring circular forms, branching organic patterns, and layered translucent shapes resembling botanical or microscopic imagery.
Printmaking proofs and paper cut-outs arranged on a studio worktable, featuring abstract black-and-white compositions with radiating lines, geometric forms, and layered experimental designs.Printmaking proofs and paper cut-outs arranged on a studio worktable, featuring abstract black-and-white compositions with radiating lines, geometric forms, and layered experimental designs.
Three abstract mixed-media paper sculptures displayed on a rough stone surface, combining black-and-white printed imagery with layered strips of cut paper arranged into geometric, woven-like forms.Three abstract mixed-media paper sculptures displayed on a rough stone surface, combining black-and-white printed imagery with layered strips of cut paper arranged into geometric, woven-like forms.

Intuitive Densities

by Alison O'Reilly

Two abstract expressionist paintings displayed side by side on a white gallery wall, featuring energetic brushstrokes and layered textures in red, blue, black, white, yellow, and grey tones. Two abstract expressionist paintings displayed side by side on a white gallery wall, featuring energetic brushstrokes and layered textures in red, blue, black, white, yellow, and grey tones.

A matter of play

by Katherine Brown

Abstract hanging sculpture made from newspaper-covered forms connected by colourful pink, yellow, and blue cords, suspended against a white gallery wall.Abstract hanging sculpture made from newspaper-covered forms connected by colourful pink, yellow, and blue cords, suspended against a white gallery wall.
Close-up of an abstract papier-mâché sculpture covered in newspaper text and wrapped with pink and blue fabric ties, casting dramatic shadows on a gallery wall.Close-up of an abstract papier-mâché sculpture covered in newspaper text and wrapped with pink and blue fabric ties, casting dramatic shadows on a gallery wall.
Abstract hanging sculpture made from newspaper-covered forms connected by colourful pink, yellow, and blue cords, suspended against a white gallery wall.Abstract hanging sculpture made from newspaper-covered forms connected by colourful pink, yellow, and blue cords, suspended against a white gallery wall.
Abstract newspaper-covered sculpture installed inside a red telephone box, with twisted organic forms wrapped in colourful pink, blue and yellow fabric strips surrounding a public payphone.Abstract newspaper-covered sculpture installed inside a red telephone box, with twisted organic forms wrapped in colourful pink, blue and yellow fabric strips surrounding a public payphone.
Abstract newspaper-covered sculpture with colourful fabric ties installed among bottled water on supermarket shelves, blending organic handmade forms with a commercial retail environment.Abstract newspaper-covered sculpture with colourful fabric ties installed among bottled water on supermarket shelves, blending organic handmade forms with a commercial retail environment.
Abstract newspaper-covered sculpture draped across refrigerated supermarket shelves, with long pink, blue, and yellow fabric ribbons hanging among bottles of spring water, creating a striking contrast between handmade art and a retail display.Abstract newspaper-covered sculpture draped across refrigerated supermarket shelves, with long pink, blue, and yellow fabric ribbons hanging among bottles of spring water, creating a striking contrast between handmade art and a retail display.
Abstract newspaper-covered sculpture placed on a bench at Holborn Underground station, beside a waiting passenger, contrasting organic handmade forms with the familiar London Underground roundel and urban transit setting.Abstract newspaper-covered sculpture placed on a bench at Holborn Underground station, beside a waiting passenger, contrasting organic handmade forms with the familiar London Underground roundel and urban transit setting.
Abstract newspaper-covered sculpture resting across seats on a London Underground train, with intertwined tubular forms creating an unexpected artistic intervention within a public transport setting.Abstract newspaper-covered sculpture resting across seats on a London Underground train, with intertwined tubular forms creating an unexpected artistic intervention within a public transport setting.
Abstract newspaper-covered sculpture placed on a London Underground train seat, with curved tubular forms silhouetted against the window and reflected among seated passengers in the carriage.Abstract newspaper-covered sculpture placed on a London Underground train seat, with curved tubular forms silhouetted against the window and reflected among seated passengers in the carriage.