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Image Description: An exhibition by Sophia Wee The closure of physical spaces has presented difficulties for students of all subjects, with History students losing the libraries and Chemistry students losing access to labs. But Fine Art students have not just lost access to their studios, they have also lost the opportunity to physically exhibit their […]
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It was in 1871 that John Ruskin, Oxford’s first Slade Professor, opened his School of Drawing, intending to develop a course for the University that would lead to a degree in art. Originally housed in the University Galleries, the school eventually moved to its current home on the High Street in 1975, where it was […]
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Ruskin events are always good-value, even if the Art isn’t. Often, it’s more fun to observe the attendees than their work; and I wasn’t disappointed on entering Modern Art Oxford’s strangely swanky basement to find a sea of people fitting the same description. Wishing I’d worn darker, better-cut clothing and a (slightly) ironic hat, I […]
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“We’re all so mauled by information, but it’s recycled information. We need to shut it out. So, you’ve got to get bizarre. This is an artist’s purpose – to break away from the recycled. Performance art can do that.” (Jack Bowman) Breaking away from the recycled was exactly the theme of Ruskin Shorts 2015. Ruskin […]
Continue ReadingThe Ruskin School of Art has received permission for a new building in East Oxford. The school is currently split between its main site on the High Street and an existing building on the site it plans to redevelop, just off Cowley Road. This centre, which contains digital and printmaking facilities, will be rebuilt to […]
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