9 September 2009
Diverse and challenging exhibits at Dundee Masters Show
A 3D animation of breast cancer diagnosis; everyday occurrences usually seen as banal and familiar; and the role of designers in fighting identity theft are among the diverse subjects covered at this years Dundee Masters Show 2009.
The event, which takes place across three venues from September 12th – 19th, will see more than 50 students from Masters courses at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, part of the University of Dundee, exhibit their work.
A range of conceptual, thought provoking and vibrant exhibitions that push the boundaries of art will be on display.
Jeanette Paul, Head of Postgraduate Studies at Duncan of Jordanstone, said this year’s Masters Show once again demonstrates the rich diversity of the work that students undertake at postgraduate level in art, media and design.
“The creative practice has a strong research foundation which infuses the work resulting in challenging, innovative work,” she said. From multimedia and time-based work through art installations and painting to innovative design solutions to contemporary issues, this Masters Show exhibits an incredible range of strong ideas and an enormous amount of talent.”
Charalambos Charalambides’ MSc Media Arts & Imagingproject demonstrates how 3D animation is used in medical fields. A short animation movie shows methods of diagnosing breast cancer, which Cypriot Charalambos (26) says he hopes will help raise awareness of the disease and the need to seek treatment immediately.
Wenhua Chen, a 24-year-old from China, chose to use photography that captured the everyday in her “It is a way of life” Master of Fine Art collection. Her work is focused on simple life, and these little, everyday things are given more significance when presented in this way.
Korean Yoon-Seon Choi (25) chose to focus on the designer’s role in protecting personal identity at a time when digital technology has made identity theft a growing concern. She developed a number of design outputs using methods such as focus groups, user journeys and crime games for her Master of Design project.
The Master Show 2009 celebrations start on Thursday, September 10th, with ‘The End of Design’, a provocative and visionary lecture focussing on design in the 21st century. It will be delivered by Professors Tom Inns and Mike Press, both internationally acknowledged writers, researchers and broadcasters on design, from Duncan of Jordanstone.
The lecture accompanies the Masters Show, and takes place at the University’s Dalhousie Building from 6pm onwards.
A preview evening for students and guests takes place the following evening and the show opens to the public on Saturday, September 12th. It will display work from the Design, Media Arts and Imaging, Fine Art, Forensic Art and Medical Art Masters courses.
The exhibition will take place across three venues - Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design; the Centrespace at the Visual Research Centre, Dundee Contemporary Arts; and Generator Projects, Mid Wynd Dundee.
The preview takes place from 6pm - 8pm on Friday evening, and the exhibition is open to the public, free of charge, between 11am and 5pm from Saturday onwards.
More information is available by visiting www.dundee.ac.uk/djcad/mastersshow/.
Tickets for ‘The End of Design’ are available on the door.
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