BA CAP Degree Show 2022

BA CAP Degree Show 2022 The official page for the final graduation show of the BA Contemporary Art Practice (Hons) degree from City of Glasgow College

I am a well-travelled contemporary art student with a background in primary teaching and holistic therapies. Exploring t...
16/05/2022



I am a well-travelled contemporary art student with a background in primary teaching and holistic therapies. Exploring the materiality of the everyday from an anthropological perspective, I focused on society’s response to significant events such as the global pandemic and recent war in Ukraine. Materials which originally came from the natural environment were chosen for their familiarity, seen in the items we use in our daily routines, to eat, drink and sleep. Clay makes the objects we eat and drink from, plaster holds broken bones and together with metal provides structures for shelter and rest and glass brings light into our day. The anthropological aspect came from the traces of human forms, combined with textures from nature, that appear skin-like. Within the field of biosemiotics, it is acknowledged that bodies existed before our brains and skin is deemed an indicator of life which belongs to the world.

These materials were kept true to their original qualities and creative processes used water, heat and pressure to mimic how they were made in the first place. Their adaptability was a metaphor for the societal experience in today's world, showing how humans learn to cope with external events that significantly change their daily existence. Human fragility, strength and resilience were shown in the pre-fired cracked clay that was given new life with water, or survived the intensity of kiln firing. Human anatomy is an aspect of anthropology which helps guide the understanding of society and how it responds to major transitions. Combining pieces of work, meant slumped or upright forms captured the range of emotions that people have experienced. It has been said that the everyday is a comforting place and its place within contemporary art recognises the dignity of ordinary behaviour.

Hiya I’m Eilidh a practicing contemporary artist studying at City of Glasgow College. The mediums which I predominantly ...
15/05/2022

Hiya I’m Eilidh a practicing contemporary artist studying at City of Glasgow College. The mediums which I predominantly produce within my work includes bleach & ink, mixed media, and printing.

Through the use of bleach and ink I have been able to portray to viewers my concept. With the use of this medium I am able to to make different use’s of it whether the ink be bold or subtle this is what I personally like about this medium as I am able to make use of it in many ways.

Throughout this project I have been focusing on the struggles of being female within society and what we females have to deal with throughout our daily lives. Within my exhibition space I plan to create a contrast of both a calming and a hectic area to highlight the difference of how females feel within society how we experience very little of a calming life

Hi! My name is Christy Brooke Gibson and I'm a multidisciplinary artist in my Honours year within the Contemporary Art P...
14/05/2022

Hi! My name is Christy Brooke Gibson and I'm a multidisciplinary artist in my Honours year within the Contemporary Art Practice degree. My artwork is inspired by my own experiences and mental health, as well as my emotions. I use a multitude of mediums to create my work, working mostly with paint, sewing and collage. My works are very expressive and are made from my own intuition.



In this year's work, I have been influenced by my identity and experiences in relationships. I have been thinking about myself and my own identity as a woman in a relationship, and how this renders me more vulnerable emotionally. I am forced to examine my behaviour, my thoughts and emotions, my actions, and my self-esteem. My question became, how authentic can one be with another person?



I have created a large blanket piece consisting of multiple patches. Each patch represents a part of me, showing my thoughts, feelings, and struggles. Unlearning old, unhealthy behaviours and thought patterns can be challenging when changing from a toxic relationship to a healthy one. The patches on my blanket represent all of the different things I have experienced, both positive and negative. I felt it was critical to intertwine both the positives and negatives. This is because I deal with both negative memories that impact me now, but also I'm experiencing positive ongoing experiences as well. For me, the blanket symbolises comfort, the colours are bright and vibrant, but the wording and images are significantly darker. As a result, I wanted to illustrate that on the surface, other relationships may seem perfect and vibrant. However, in actuality, that may not always be the case, not only for me, but for many other people as well.

Hi, my name is Suzanne Riddell and I’m a multi-disciplinary artist who enjoys making work in response to memories and ex...
13/05/2022

Hi, my name is Suzanne Riddell and I’m a multi-disciplinary artist who enjoys making work in response to memories and experiences. Combining the mundane activities of everyday life with elements of childhood nostalgia, my work aims to communicate the conflicting feelings associated with growing up and trying to balance the order and chaos of life. My artistic practice usually merges playful and dark themes to further convey the duality of the human experience.
I work in a variety of media, with particular emphasis on 3D, performance and digital work. More recently I have been working with textiles, and I often incorporate every day or found objects into my work. The objects are usually symbolic, so I quite often use toys or other items that remind me of my childhood. The performance aspects of my practice allow me to tap into and explore the childlike freedom that is often discouraged as we get older, which is a very liberating feeling.
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My name is Katie Garden and I am a Glasgow-based political artist. I work with a wide range of media which includes prin...
12/05/2022

My name is Katie Garden and I am a Glasgow-based political artist. I work with a wide range of media which includes print, photoshop, sculpture and painting. My work stems from current political issues and highlights my personal views towards current events. This year I have investigated commodifying my experience with capitalism and the effects of stress surrounding achievement. 'The Stress of Achievement' surrounds pressures evoked by a capitalist society. The stress surrounding low pay, long hours and overachieving to make ends meet. This project looks at a British mindset and a lack of sharing with other nations and within our own. Events like Brexit highlight the substantial split in the Nations political views as well as the polarity between the elite and working class. A complacency with Britains colonial past is an undercurrent within the project as it highlights Britains greed and selfishness.

This work was created in response to the COVID 19 global pandemic. These pieces are influenced by the surrealist movemen...
12/05/2022

This work was created in response to the COVID 19 global pandemic. These pieces are influenced by the surrealist movement and reflect how our emotions, particularly facial emotions are perceived and presented during this time period. The widespread use of a facemask which obscures the mouth and nose has changed the way we may see our and other's features. Taking influence from surrealist artists such as Keith Mcintyre and Man Ray and their works with the subject of the human face, these presented pieces in part explore the complexities of understanding human emotion when several features are obscured by a mask.

My name is Natasha Bennett, I am a practicing contemporary artist from Kirkintilloch. During my last year at college, I ...
11/05/2022

My name is Natasha Bennett, I am a practicing contemporary artist from Kirkintilloch.
During my last year at college, I thought about what future career I wanted and through my research it encouraged me to apply for medical art, which led me in the direction of my concept of bacteria, after creating works based on my idea, I wanted to dig deeper into why I pursued bacteria as my main concept which allowed me to think back when my OCD and fear of bacteria began.

My current work explores my daily routine and how my daily routine tackles bacteria. It is important to show the process I go through as my OCD is half routine and half a battle with my mental health, my concept pushes to show both sides of my OCD and how I maintain the balance. My research examines bacterial growth, anxiety, fear, cleaning addiction and repetitive behaviour of someone with OCD.

Through manipulating materials such as paper, fabric and plaster I used inks to capture the movement of bacterial growth. The disinfectant, bleach and salt were used to document the process of the material breaking down as bacteria would, accompanied with my routine of managing it to repeat the same process each day for three months. My exhibition will be a gateway into everything I do to remove bacteria throughout a day with also expressing my own representation of what bacteria looks like, I want the viewers to experience a daily life of someone who suffers with OCD.

Davel born Cameron Thomson bases his practice on ideas of play, language, sound, and relative ideas of abstractive forms...
09/05/2022

Davel born Cameron Thomson bases his practice on ideas of play, language, sound, and relative ideas of abstractive forms. The process of working and making is the primary basis of his efforts. Whether it be based on two-dimensions or in three, his works question the space between what is there and not there, making new grey or middle points for the viewer to bring in their own interpretations and meanings.
This current project is based on how the loss of narrative and readable language forms can instil confusion and can create new alternate artistic functions and ideas. Ideas that can be part of the grey area between the art, artist, and the viewer.
Theories relating asemic writing, occultic practices, sound design, sublime, abject, cut up techniques, and concrete poetry are the vessels Cameron uses to attain new grounds with the art that he makes.
We make mountains out of molehills and meteors out of sand.

A D Shears attempts to evoke pleasant memories and reconstructions of grief, anti-establishmentarianism and the human fo...
08/05/2022

A D Shears attempts to evoke pleasant memories and reconstructions of grief, anti-establishmentarianism and the human form in all it’s glorious capacity. The work is ever changing and evolving centred only on transformation as a constant much like the world itself. Primarily working in oils, print and photography, A D Shears has attempted to capture in this exhibition the experience of nostalgia, of pleasant memories that grow like the rose into a beautiful and painful to grasp familiarity. Size, colour and detail play their part in weaving the nostalgic narrative of distant and hazy memories to crisp fresh ones.
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Hi guys, my name is Amy (.art) and I'm a paper and natural media artist. For my creative enquiry module my concept is ba...
08/05/2022

Hi guys, my name is Amy (.art) and I'm a paper and natural media artist. For my creative enquiry module my concept is based on women's connection to nature. I establish a link by using plant material and identify my craft as a feminist practice. My work explores the need for maintenance of the earth and it's vitality to our functioning existence. Informed by Marxist feminsm, I consider the female sensitivity whilst acknowledging my choice to accept or reject notions of femininity.

Hi my name is Amy, my work explores the fluidity and flexibility of isolation through the medium of paint. I grew inspir...
07/05/2022

Hi my name is Amy, my work explores the fluidity and flexibility of isolation through the medium of paint. I grew inspired by the freedom of windows during lockdown and how during solitude they give us an escape and permission to wonder in our mind. My work is to reflect the flowing freedoms we can gain in solitude, free to live without judgement of others or feel the pressures of what society is telling us we must be doing. For my final exhibition my paintings will be displayed on a light box layered to reflect the layers of freedom we are yet to indulge in and the bright light is to tie in with how our windows illuminate our days during solitude.
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Hi, my name is Caitie Wilkieson and I am a Contemporary Art student from the Isle of Gigha. Primarily working in screen ...
05/05/2022

Hi, my name is Caitie Wilkieson and I am a Contemporary Art student from the Isle of Gigha. Primarily working in screen print, my work responds intuitively and spontaneously to the world around me on an island. I use the evocation of my relationship with home to create my imagery. Being brought up interacting with natural elements every day leaves me unintentionally recreating these shapes, keeping an active engagement with the idea of place. Further into my process I am exploring the boundaries of expanded print making, taking something that has always been seen as a 2D element into 3D.

Being surrounded by natural elements inspires my making as we are spoiled in a world where everyday objects perform impossible tasks, so sometimes making something beautiful and impossible goes by without much thought or impact. This encouraged me to explore and see the beauty of natural light, shadows, and reflections, getting new inspirations and challenging myself with the manipulation of materials.

I aim to have large scale sculptures for my degree show. This is to help the viewers decipher what is being communicated as it is a more interactive piece. I find my best works are those that people can walk around and get up close to see finer details, experiencing how something we see every day has been formed into something unimaginable.



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