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Josh Powell

BA (Hons) Fine Art, Yr3
Josh Powell Josh.Powell2@mail.bcu.ac.uk
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Yr3
2021
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a photograph of three ceramic pots on a light blue fabric. the ceramics are odd shaped vases and are glazed in green , blue and red.
Trauma Pots by Josh Powell

I usually paint and use textiles to create what I see in my dreams. My dreams are always so vivid and trigger my bad days. I found that creating art from such ‘dreams’ establishes a form of escape that allows me to offload all that keeps me holding back. Before starting university, I found research stressful as I would always put myself down on my skill level – wishing I could paint like my favourite artists. Allowing my research to inspire me and support my developments rather than intimidate me, I have achieved such experimental meaningful pieces representing me as an artist and person. I have worked with textiles, plaster, resins, oil paints, acrylic paint, and clay – all that has gotten me to where I am today. My practice is still just beginning, and I will continue to explore the mind through my making.

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The annual Degree Show is a highly anticipated event amongst staff, students, external partners and friends of the School of Art – it provides a platform for the work that the students have spent so long conceiving and producing. The 2023 Degree Show has been realised through an ongoing testing of ideas in public arenas in which the discourse around art practice takes place. This process of realising practice which engages with audiences has over […]

Peers & Collaborators

Atlanta-Jade Jeffers
Atlanta-Jade Jeffers
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Finn Sharratt
Finn Sharratt
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A digital illustration of a blue hand on a blue background. The hand has a liquid substance dripping from the fingers into a puddle. The image is a portrait format and framed with a black background.
Victoria Blackburn-Harris
Victoria Blackburn-Harris
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A selection of coloured fabric manipulated in a flat bed scanner. The colour of the fabric is red, yellow, purple, pink, green and blue.
Katie Walker
Katie Walker
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colourful crochet