Viewing 'real' artwork and working with artists is an important aspect of art education. As a department we encourage our exhibiting artists to run workshops for us with our students. These workshops are normally based on the processes used by the artist and are a fun and informative activity for pupils to be involved with.
Andrew Wynne is a fantastic artist who works in a variety of ways. The artworks he creates are mixed media and he explores techniques such as printing, textiles and collage.
The workshop took place on the 28th January and involved 29 Year 9 students. Andrew allowed the group to explore the methods he uses during his work and they were able to create their own artworks using a variety of mediums.
'The art day on January 28th was exceedingly informative and fun. We learnt about the origin of batik as well as other things. Also, we got to experience using batik on paper and silk. The day was amazing fun and I really wish I could say thank you to the visiting artist again.' Samantha O'Neill 9N.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 March 2010 11:15
Talent Show 12th Feb
The 2010 Talent Show on February 12th looks set to be another exciting event. As usual we have high class acts which include singing, dancing, bands, a Monty Python sketch and other talented musicians. The entertainment that takes place during the judging also look varied and amazing. They include the fabulous Mr Loosemore and his balancing act and a superb gymnastics display. It is bound to be a sell out as usual as we appreciate the talent Wrenn School has to offer.
Tickets are available from Mr Whiteley at break and lunch. They cost £4 and £2 for students and OAPs. The evening starts at 7.30 in Broadway Hall. Tickets will NOT be available on the door so book early.
Cool Head Warm Heart exhibition
Exhibition Anything & Everything
Encounter Exhibition
Encounter Exhibition by Freddy Blackman
Private View Monday 19th October, 6-8pm Exhibition runs from 19th-23rd October. Open Mon-Fri, 4-6pm
The GALLERY @ Wrenn is delighted to present an exhibition of work by ex Wrenn student Freddy Blackman.
“My work derives from a deep fascination with all things to do with the urban environment and construction. It goes without saying these two things are commonly seen working along side each other with the constant stream of new constructions being erected in urban environments all over the world. I enjoy walking round these different urban environments breaking down various complex architecture and constructions into basic geometric shapes. From the resulting photos these basic shapes are very precisely and geometrically scaled up to a pre-determined size and turned into a three dimensional sculpture. With this thoroughly enjoyable and geometric process in mind, a bit like that which an architect goes through when designing a building but on a much smaller scale, I feel my work celebrates architecture but at the same time strips architecture down to the bareness of simple geometric shapes with no practical function. Coupled with the almost comedic flatness of some of my sculptures my work can also be seen as a rejection of architecture. I try to blur the boundaries between architecture, geometry and Art.
By keeping my sculptures pretty bare and simple the viewer’s imagination is free to take a life of it’s own. I do not limit myself to just incorporating the basic geometric shapes which I find fascinating in an urban environment, but try to also translate mine and other peoples differing experiences of, or behaviour in, the urban environment. There is a playful feel to my sculptures that sort of look like if they were not sculptures they could well be part of a playground - the notion that an urban environment is like a big playground. By temporarily dividing the gallery up into separate areas I am also playing around with the notion of site-specificity. The sculptures that lie within the areas are designed solely for that space and to put the sculpture somewhere different would completely change the viewers experience of the sculpture.
The materials I choose for my sculptures derive from the basis they can easily be seen to transcend from an urban environment. If they are not found or been discarded by some one in the city they can easily be obtained from D.I.Y stores or builders merchants. The materials are often untreated which gives them a raw quality something that can be seen in a lot of the “Minimal Art” that arose in America most prominently in the 1960’s and was applied to artists such as Donald Judd, Robert Morris and Sol LeWitt. Their work, where all subjectivism was eradicated leaving an abstract-geometric art of cool elegance, has recently been a great source of inspiration for my own work.”
“simplicity of form is not necessarily simplicity of experience” (Robert Morris)
Frederick Blackman
You are invited to attend an open evening on Monday 19th October between 6-8pm. The exhibition runs until the 23rd October and is open Monday to Friday, 4-6pm
