Category: Exhibitions

First years’ first exhibition

Earlier this semsester, first year illustration students began studying the work of Modernist designers. Having investigated the Modernist principles and wider socio-political context underpinning poster design by such artists as A.M Cassandre and Alexander Rodchenko, the students have created their own posters promoting event venues across Edinburgh.  Each student chose a different venue and headed out to collect further research and make images and sketches.

They returned to the studio to experiment with collage and paper cutting, simplifying their designs and incorporating typography. Students created their final pieces using Collograph, a printmaking process that involves a mixture of intaglio and relief printing. This process leant itself well to the simple geometric shapes, limited colour palettes and grid-like composition typical of Modernist poster design. The results are varied and impressive, with each student creating unique and interesting printed posters.

The posters are now on display at Edinburgh Central Library, alongside selected prints and sketchbook work by ECA students and staff inspired by the city of Edinburgh. This work can been seen on the Mezzanine level and Ground floor staircase of the library, situated on George IV Bridge, and will be exhibited until 26th November.

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House Style

Come and see ‘House Style’ at the Edinburgh International Book Festival -and maybe pick up a card or two!

House Style came about as a way of uniting all the staff and students of Illustration in a collaborative project. The staff came up with suggestions for a list of novels which was assembled by George Douglas, (GSA 2015-16). Each participant chose a book for which to make an image. Sarah Bissel, (artist in residence), put together the plan for a limited palette, a clever idea which has given a unified aesthetic to the considerable variety of imagery  and use of media in the illustrations. It was felt to be a great thing to celebrate the literary connections with Illustration, particularly in its relationship to the novel.

Our programme director Jonathan Gibbs has made a number of commissioned pieces for the Radio Times in illustrations for novels to be read on Radio Four. These are illustrations on a miniature scale, but with a vivid and particular role within the printed page. The House Style brief emulated this process, with the results comprising the design of a 2017 calendar to be launched in December 2016. Alan Walker of Allander Print visited the Illustration studio several times to comment upon work in progress for House Style, and the visual result has been made possible by him and Allander Print.

With many thanks to him for making this possible, the seventy or so postcards of all House Style illustrations have been displayed for sale at the Edinburgh Book Festival. Thanks must also go to  Nicky Regan for her excellent design of the calendar and postcards, with thanks also to Alan Ramsay for designing and constructing the display stand.

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D&AD New Blood Festival

It’s New Blood time again! Our students have packed a selection of their work and travelled down to London in order to showcase their talent and skill at this year’s D&AD New Blood Festival.  Located in the heart of London, at the Old Truman Brewery just off Brick Lane, this annual event gives graduating design students across the country the chance to have their work seen by the creative industries.

During the next couple of days students will be given the opportunity to show their portfolios and receive professional advice as well as take part in various seminars and meet fellow creatives and potential future employers.

Our Graphic Design and Illustration students are currently in the process of setting up their stands and will later return to the private view, to which industry has been invited on their behalf.

It’s already looking great – but keep looking out as we’ll be posting more images once the setup is complete!

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Degree Show part 2

Only 4 days left to see our degree show! Pop along and meet our enthusiastic graduates, have a chat and enjoy the fantastic views of rEdinburgh from the top of Evolution House.

Here are the next 8 out of 25 graduates, a click on their names will take you to their websites where you’ll get to see more work.

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Degree Show part 1

Only 5 days left to pay our degree show a visit and meet our enthusiastic graduates who are happy to have a chat and explain the process behind their work. You’ll be able to find us on the 4th floor of Evolution House.

In the next 3 blogposts we will be introducing all 25 graduates; please click on the Illustrators name to get to their website and see more of their work. Here are the first eight…

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Barney Mumby-Price IMG_1731-a

Sara Julia LjeskovacIMG_1732-a

Peony Gent IMG_1733-a

Mhairi BradenIMG_1734-a

Felix MiallIMG_1735-a

Harry English 

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Degree Show 2016

Our degree show 2016 is in full swing! Here are some images of last week’s private viewing where we were delighted to meet our students’ families and friends and catch up with graduates from previous years.

The degree show will be running until 5th June, 11-5pm with late night openings on Wednesday 1st June and Thursday 2nd June from 11-8pm. Come along, see some emerging talent’s fresh work and perhaps even pick up an affordable piece of art from our students’ degree show shop?

 

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Living Patterns

Exhibition Poster - Living Patterns

An exhibition of patterns inspired by the Water of Leith.

This project began with a walk down part of the Water of Leith by Postgraduate students in the Illustration Programme. Illustrator and tutor Astrid Jaekel introduced students to the waterway that meanders its way through the city of Edinburgh and reveals a rural pathway in the heart of the urban city. She then asked students to design an illustrated repeating pattern in response to their experience.

The open brief allowed the group to demonstrate the diversity of the subject, resulting in a broad variety of patterns portraying both commuters and those using the waterway for leisure, allotments, wildlife and generally a sense of the everyday life of this environment.

The patterns will be on display at the Water of Leith Visitor Centre until 7th July 2015.

Astrid Jaekel and a student hang the exhibition
Exhibition at the Water of Leith Visitor Centre

MA Illustrators – R16 Pop-up Shop and Exhibition

R16 pop up shop poster

We delighted to present R16, a pop-up shop and exhibition at the lovely Stag Gallery, part of Warburton Gallery at the top of Victoria Street in Edinburgh.

This weekend only the postgraduate illustrators and graphic designers will showing off new work and offering a chance at a sneak preview of their work before they exhibit at the college in August.

More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1614443728829900/