Students are all about art at new show

THE University of Dundee’s Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, or DJCAD, has opened to the public after two years of pandemic-induced restrictions.

This year’s crop of some 300 graduates are now able to realise the culmination of four years of hard work as intended and present their artistic endeavours to loved ones, visitors and industry experts.

The show has something for everyone and covers subjects from animation, architecture, digital interaction and product design, jewellery, sculpture, fine art and textiles.

Nathan Price, who is graduating with a first class degree in fine art, told us about his practice as an artist being one of repurposing found objects and the continual transformation of his artwork.

His show ‘High Voltage’ is a ‘by-product of the creative process’ where ‘prioritising the creation over the result’ allows his work a freedom bound only by the limitations of his own imagination. Alice Potter, who graduates with a degree in Interior and Environmental Design, has implemented the idea of reimagination to her project ‘The Production Stage’, a remodelling of the former site of Dundee Rep Theatre.

By considering Dundee as a stage and the residents as performers, she envisioned a space which is both elegant in design and functionality providing a ‘seamless flow from exterior to interior’ allowing for a ‘dynamic and multi-sensory site’.

Chloe Fitzpatrick, who has secured a first-class degree in jewellery and metal work, has taken the idea of being a mixed media artist to another level.

Her other-worldly jewellery looks both sculptural and organic, an aesthetic achieved by using actual live bacteria.

Dean of DJCAD, Professor Anita Taylor, says: “It’s fabulous to be opening our doors and welcoming our friends, champions and supporters to the degree show in person this year.”