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The following is part of the response to the You can do it with plastics request by AUB staff and students. Harriet Thomas - BA (Hons) Fine Art, year 2 Untitled My practice is mainly craft based using traditional techniques with contemporary materials. Transforming the mundane into the extravagant...

The following is part of the response to the You can do it with plastics request by AUB staff and students. Jill Clark - BA (Hons) Fine Art, part time year 4 Sentences I am inspired to paint visual equivalents of conversations of all kinds in an abstract manner. I use squeegees made from various...

The following is part of the response to the You can do it with plastics request by AUB staff and students. Gillian Goodridge - BA (Hons) Fine Art, part time year 4 No Title, 2010 – 2011, Oil on plastic (Knorr Stock Pots) Art is the demonstration that the ordinary is extraordinary, Amedee Ozenfant...

The following is part of the response to the You can do it with plastics request by AUB staff and students. Robin Mackenzie - BA (Hons) Illustration, year 2  The Bucket People The Bucket People came about from exploring traditions that may be wasted or lost in the future, activities such as...

Back in February MoDiP put out a call for work produced by staff and students at the AUB. We were amazed by the response we had and have put together a fantastic display alongside our exhibition You can do it with plastics. We would like to thank every one who submitted work towards this exhibition...

Mathew Philip provided a stimulating introduction to polymers and their impact on every day life. Chistopher Pett showed us how single-source plastics - computer casings and disposable beakers branded by the Eden Project - can be recycled on an industrial scale but also higlighted the challenges...

Our new exhibition, You can do it with Plastics, is now open and will be throughout the summer. This exhibition explores the relationship between material and design in relation to plastics. The earliest wonder of plastics was thought to be the extent to which they could convincingly substitute for...

To view enlarged PDF  In partnership with the V&A , we are holding a FREE symposium on 18 May here at the Arts University Bournemouth . It is a unique opportunity for all those interested in plastics to hear key speakers discuss the impact of plastics on art and design and to join a debate on...

As part of the On Collecting art project Sophie Skellern and Ruth Evans have shown an interest in what goes on behind the scenes, the storage, the restoration and preservation and the responses of visitors to the collection. Julia Flatman, Senior Associate Lecturer, School of Visual Arts Sophie...

As part of the On Collecting art project Fran Stewart and Bev Miller have responded to the material qualities of Plastic as an art making material, for the production of sound or as a sculptural substance. Julia Flatman, Senior Associate Lecturer, School of Visual Arts Fran Stewart My focus for this...