We are very pleased to announce that three students in our Creative Industries department were accepted to display their work in the UAL Origins Creatives exhibition at Mall Galleries in mid-July.
Origins Creatives is the UAL Awarding Body’s annual celebration of student achievement and an opportunity for students, teachers and families to come together and celebrate student creativity and hard work. It brings together student work from across the UAL subject areas of Art and Design, Fashion Business and Retail, Creative Media, Music Performance and Production, Performing Arts, Entry Level 3 in Art and Design and Performing Arts, Professional Diplomas, and the Extended Project Qualification.
Our students who were chosen for this brilliant accolade are as follows.
Simran Thandi, UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design and Communication
Organic Communal Spaces
Simran’s project focuses on renewing park gazebos, by transforming it into a reflective space that encourages mental clarity. Her concept is constructing small intimate spaces (fit for 2-4 people) to engage in private conversations or self-reflection. While the design is rooted in surrealism, her approach focuses less on the literal visuals of Surreal art, and rather in the more reflective, subconscious exploration of the movement. The organic architecture is designed to be scattered throughout parks and urban spaces. With each space, drawing inspiration from one of the Earth’s elements- earth, wind, fire, water- balancing open designs features for casual conversation, to more enclosed private spaces. By incorporating greenery and water features, it invites a sense of primal connections, evoking a spiritualistic atmosphere. The interior will remain minimalistic, calm and contemporary, juxtaposing the surreal more expressive exterior- as a metaphor for the chaos in the “conscious mind” and the inner peace in the “subconscious”.
Dylan Rodriguez Cardona, UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design and Communication
Renaissance Con Flow
Dylan has interpreted the overarching theme of ‘House of Dreams’ by looking back at what it meant to grow up as a first-generation Colombian in London, using fashion, club culture and street art to tell that story. Inspired by his parent’s journey in the 80s, their memories and photographs, he mixed Spanglish, bold colours and nightclub energy to express the uniqueness and pride in his heritage and parents experience. Influences like Jean Michel Basquiat, Leigh Bowery and vintage markets helped him shape the irreverent, raw style of his fashion vision.
Ben Hargreaves, UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Practice (TV & Film)
Ben created this short film as their final major project for the extended diploma. Inspired by the work of Wes Anderson, Ben created a slow-burn romantic drama.
Post It Note is about two flatmates, Olivia and Daniel, who never see each other but communicate through leaving post-it notes for each other. From simple things like "put your dishes away", to subtle flirting. They then bump into each other when one is leaving the house... Will their feelings change when they finally meet?
Huge congratulations to our talented students and their achievements!