...And they'll take a yard, so they say.
But who would begrudge these students a yard of space to brighten up the walls in Darlington town centre.
Art In The Yards is a project to bring student art to the attention of the public and brighten up parts of the town. This year, six students from the Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College have added their work to those from the past two years. The images are based on the theme of heritage to complement the historic location of the yards. The students used their own individual ideas and a variety of techniques to create images that are all attractive but at the same time very different to each other.
Vicky was intrigued by a typographical arrangement by Joe Cocking, reminding people of a historical fact about the town. She said, "That's clever, it's a piece of art and a historical record and an unusual way of decorating the plain brick walls. We'll have to pop into the library and read up on that."
Vince liked the low-relief sculpture of Barclays Bank by Justin Ramsden, made entirely of Lego bricks. "The detail is amazing," said Vince. "There's even handrails on the steps and posters in the windows."
We went round the corner to look at the real building. It was a surprisingly close match, even the people looked the same! We understand that there is no truth in the rumour that Barclays will be renovating the building to match the Lego® version.
The other artists and their works were Charlotte Clewlow: You are Here, Jessica Everitt: State of Mind, James McKeown: Census, and James Snook: Tees Valley Gateway. Well done and good luck to all six of this year's artists.
Darlington Town Centre Management, which is the project co-ordinator and financial sponsor, has published a PDF brochure describing the Art in the Yards from all three years.
Love Your Art,
Vicky and Vince
But who would begrudge these students a yard of space to brighten up the walls in Darlington town centre.
Art In The Yards is a project to bring student art to the attention of the public and brighten up parts of the town. This year, six students from the Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College have added their work to those from the past two years. The images are based on the theme of heritage to complement the historic location of the yards. The students used their own individual ideas and a variety of techniques to create images that are all attractive but at the same time very different to each other.
Vicky was intrigued by a typographical arrangement by Joe Cocking, reminding people of a historical fact about the town. She said, "That's clever, it's a piece of art and a historical record and an unusual way of decorating the plain brick walls. We'll have to pop into the library and read up on that."
Vince liked the low-relief sculpture of Barclays Bank by Justin Ramsden, made entirely of Lego bricks. "The detail is amazing," said Vince. "There's even handrails on the steps and posters in the windows."
We went round the corner to look at the real building. It was a surprisingly close match, even the people looked the same! We understand that there is no truth in the rumour that Barclays will be renovating the building to match the Lego® version.
The other artists and their works were Charlotte Clewlow: You are Here, Jessica Everitt: State of Mind, James McKeown: Census, and James Snook: Tees Valley Gateway. Well done and good luck to all six of this year's artists.
Darlington Town Centre Management, which is the project co-ordinator and financial sponsor, has published a PDF brochure describing the Art in the Yards from all three years.
Love Your Art,
Vicky and Vince
Darlington Town Centre Management have teamed up with some local video producers to create a small documentary series about the artworks. You can find it here http://artintheyards.co.uk/ (co-produced by http://candleandbell.com/ )
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