GCSE Art Pupils Visit Tate Britain

On Thursday 20 Sept the Fifth Year GCSE art pupils visited Tate Britain to complete self-directed contextual studies of artworks which link with their coursework theme of ‘force’. They had the chance to visit the Aftermath exhibition which looked at the impact of WW1 on visual art and society. They also caught the unnerving and mesmerising performance artwork by Anthea Hamilton called The Squash (see image). It was a rewarding and challenging day which promises to bear much fruit in the pupils’ own practical outcomes as they digest what they have seen and formulate their own avenues of critical thinking and use of media.