I’m going to post just a few of the pieces which caught my eye this week at City & Guilds of London Arts School. The show is on until 28th June 2024 and it’s a joy to tour the studios where all the magic happens and see the results of some seriously hard work on show.

Above: Here is Bunny Hennessey with her terrific, and very large, canvas which channels a Philip Guston feel. And on the right is a very intriguing, and also large canvas by Zoe Klink. Great to see pictures with serious bombast and confidence.

Above is work by Iris MCConnell who has used expandable foam to create some very playful sculptures of fantastical hounds. It makes you smile when you enter the studio. And on the right is a really intriguing piece by Gwen Brown entitled Making Dinner. She’s hand made all the plates for her dinner party using a variety of materials. And there’s a film above the installation with images of the plates, knives and forks being used for a very lively looking feast.

And in the stone carving space outside I loved these two pieces:

The carved shirts are by Paul Farmiloe and the relief carving is by Alex Wheeldon. So great to see such important and historic skills alive and well and being carried on by such expert graduates.

And finally, I liked Elmo Spethmann‘s ‘world view’ and a huge amount of work which went into his final piece.

Great stuff. Congratulations to everyone.