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Best of Degree Show: Maria Cesa
Over the years, Maria Cesa has focused on exploring the theme of portraiture within a contemporary context. Throughout her time at The Glasgow School of Art, Cesa’s body of work was made up of mostly acrylic and oil; however during her final year at GSA she began to move towards collage in order to abstract her pieces further. Using personal photographs as a source, Cesa experiments with…
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Best of Degree Show: Edyta Majewska
Edyta Majewska portrays her personal background through her practice. Her multi-media presentation allows viewers to step into a discourse with her work and helps them relate and perhaps examine their own problems. She believes that the opportunity to study at Glasgow School of Art has helped her to produce works at a professional level and…
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Best of Degree Show: Sara Moustafa
Sara Moustafa uses the language of colour characteristically through material investigations. External space is referenced through a visual archive in the medium of photography and reflected in a process of material studies. Strange Familiarity, the work displayed at Six Foot Gallery, is a black and yellow colour study which aims to subtly challenge the viewer. This…
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Best of Degree Show: Anna Thomson
After four years studying at Glasgow School of Art Anna Thomson finds herself most attuned to the instinctive process of drawing and painting. Her works are raw and visceral and she uses the immediate nature of drawing to explore her subconscious and perception of self. Thomson considers the body as the centre from which experiences…
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Best of Degree Show: Mhairi MacLeod
Mhairi MacLeod’s work is informed by her frustration at the portrayal of the female form in traditional fine art practice. She feels that women have been presented in a way that makes male dominance and female subordination seem attractive. This has caused MacLeod to challenge this traditional view of acceptable art in her own conceptual art practice. During her time at…
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Best Of Degree Show 2015
From 10/07/2015 Six Foot Gallery will be displaying promising emerging talent from around Glasgow and Scotland. The team have scouted the best of 2015’s art school graduates and have brought them together for the annual Best of Degree Show exhibition. This provides the perfect opportunity to see an array of fantastic works incorporating an array of…
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‘In Yer Face’ Exhibition
In June 2015, ‘Six Foot Gallery’ will be featuring an exhibition titled ‘In Yer Face’ which will repel yet still draw in its audience. It is officially confirmed that three artists will be featuring their work which will be Jenny Robertson, Yasmin Soliman and Cameron Wallace. Starting with the work that is to be featured…
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Judah Passow – ‘Scots Jews: Identity, Belonging and the Future’
At Trongate’s ‘Street Level Photoworks’, presents a stunning selection of black and white visual pieces. The exhibition is a celebratory collection of the Jewish Community that live and thrive within various locations throughout Scotland. It is a fascinating insight into this particular heritage as the Scottish Jewish Community is substantially a lot smaller than most…
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Botanical Exhibition Review
The “Six Foot Gallery” had its botanical themed exhibition finally bloom on Monday 2nd March. With the dark, dreich Winter months finally starting to progress into Spring, it was a relevant and refreshing collection to represent this transition of seasons. The exhibition features a varied and complimentary selection of works from artists Jane MacFarlane, Dorothy…
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Botanical Exhibition
Okay, so spring hasn’t exactly sprung yet… But that hasn’t hindered the blossoming of a new exhibition at Six Foot Gallery. The Botanical Exhibition, featuring artists Jane MacFarlane, Dorothy Allan, Tricia Moretti and our very own Director, Clare Crines, will showcase intricate botanical studies in both painting and printmaking. Be sure to pay us a…
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