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2 July 2025

Summer Art Exhibition 2025: Configuration 

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The school community came together on Friday 13 June to celebrate this year’s Summer Art Exhibition, Configuration.

The ground floor of the main school was transformed into a vibrant gallery space, showcasing the impressive work of A Level and GCSE students in Art, 3D Design and Design and Technology. Visitors also enjoyed live musical performances by a selection of the school’s talented music students, creating a lively and inspiring atmosphere.

Miss Devine, Head of Art, on the Upper Sixth work

Despite showing 8 different students' work, there is a wonderful sense that the students have worked together to improve and develop their artistic practice, understanding that creativity never flourishes in isolation.
"I found it fascinating to observe how new structures arise from the breakdown of others, and I enjoyed experimenting with a diverse range of materials and colours. In my current project, I'm focusing on the intricate patterns found in nature, particularly in flowers and leaves, by examining them up close. I'm also drawing connections between these patterns and memory, reflecting on the experience of walking through nature and the emotions it evokes. Looking ahead, I aspire to study architecture, a field that will allow me to combine my passion for art and creativity with the logical challenges of mathematics."

Rym, U6

In the final outcome of this project, I used the fractioning of detailed paintings of the body of a horse in juxtaposition with the dynamic, energetic surrounding spaces, aiming to clearly portray a sense of energy, power, and movement in the piece.

Liv, U6

For my first project, I explored the animalistic traits in humans where I used printing mediums. This was really exciting as I love the texture that comes from working with printing inks.

Lily, U6

I focused on trying to capture the quality of human fragility. This involved explorations into how thick paint can mimic the quality of aged flesh, how distorting/fragmenting portraits can create a sense of impermanence and how a vibrant patterned background can make a figure seem faded and temporary in comparison.

Izzy, U6

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