Art

GCSE students visit the Tate Modern and Courtauld Gallery

Earlier in the term, GCSE Upper 5 students were taken by the Art department into London to visit the Tate Modern and The Courtauld Gallery.

Zoya (U5 A) said:

We began exploring the Tate in search of different connections and messages that would aid us in the progression of how we perceived our new theme of ‘Lock’. Walking from room to room, we noticed details that could relate to our theme that we never typically would have, showing just how much more aware and analytical we became when directed to a certain idea.

The art in The Courtauld was very contrasting to that of in the Tate, more traditional work dominating. Our newly learned skill of seeing the theme quickly and relatively effortlessly, especially helped us interpret the renaissance paintings that hung there, causing a prompt build-up in the stack of sketches.