The savvy students recently graduated from Bath Spa University and Fine Art at University College Falmouth in Cornwall have brought their degree shows to London, and both are opening tonight. 'Vitamin B' offers the chance to see the work of 50 emerging artists from Bath Spa, whilst 'Sunrise with Sea Monsters' showcases the work of 19 graduates from Falmouth. At each show you'll find an eclectic mixture of painting, sculpture, photography and video.
'Vitamin B' have joined forces with the Free Range 2007 Art & Design Degree Show at the Old Truman Brewery in London. Check out Sasha Clark's aerial perspectives of people in urban and natural spaces, and Ruth Freeman's lush paintings inspired by natural forms.
Sasha Clark
Ruth Freeman
Bringing young blood from Cornwall to the heart of the city, 'Sunrise with Sea Monsters' also reflects the breadth of contemporary practice: sculpture, drawing, painting, printmaking, film, sound and installation.
Cat Bagg constructs large-scale paper and cardboard models of household rooms which she photographs at each stage before creating animations out of each frame; in her paintings Louise Thomas explores 'the banality of the holiday resort'; and Poppy Jones makes life-sized prints of places always perceived through a screen or seen through glass, such as train windows or museum dioramas.
Cat Bagg
Louise Thomas
Poppy Jones
Vitamin B
28 June - 2 July
The Truman Brewery
Brick Lane
Shoreditch
London E2
Sunrise with Sea Monsters: New Contemporary Art from Cornwall
28 June - 4 July
The Electrician's shop
Trinity Buoy Wharf
64 Orchard Place
London E14
T: +44 (0)7841 649 963 or (0)7800 531 820
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