This year the theme for the Visual Arts exam is ‘Industrial Heritage’.
Artists have produced work inspired by and based on aspects of their industrial heritage.
The UK is well known all around the world for its industrial heritage.
This includes railways, mining, power generation, iron and steel production, motor and aircraft manufacture and shipbuilding. Associated areas such as fishing, agriculture and civil engineering have also been the source of inspiration for many artists and designers.
Artists who have created work inspired by industry include J.S. Lowry, David Mach, John Piper, Rachel Whiteread, Stanley Spencer and Norman Cornish, a coal miner turned painter.
The brief was that A local art gallery has asked students to produce work for an exhibition that celebrates local industry, past or present. Your research can relate to modern or heritage sites.
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