Art Studio course gallery 

Assignment: It’s A Sin

The starting point for this assignment is the current exhibition, ‘Sin‘ which is on at the National Gallery. The show brings together a number of classic and contemporary artworks which centree around ideas of sin – an act of wrongdoing that is deemed morally or spiritually  / religiously offensive or forbidden.

Here is some work made by some of the artists taking part in the project:

Jane Clark  – Seven Environmental Sins ( 7 individual cards in box): Polluting, Cruel farming methods, Over fishing, Changing the Climate, Destroying the Forest, Arctic Oil Drilling, Consuming Too Much) Compressed charcoal on paper (work in progress)

Jane Clark  – Seven Environmental Sins ( 7 individual cards in box): Polluting, Cruel farming methods, Over fishing, Changing the Climate, Destroying the Forest, Arctic Oil Drilling, Consuming Too Much) Compressed charcoal on paper (work in progress)

Sylvie Fenton – A Tightrope Walker in the Branches of The Tree of Vices and Virtues (inspired by Tree of Vices – Psalter of Robert de Lisle and the artwork of Takato Saito) Sculpture: wood, lead solder wire and medallions with collage, arylic, ink and silver pearls

Sylvie Fenton – A Tightrope Walker in the Branches of The Tree of Vices and Virtues (inspired by Tree of Vices – Psalter of Robert de Lisle and the artwork of Takato Saito) Sculpture: wood, lead solder wire and medallions with collage, arylic, ink and silver pearls

Sylvie Fenton – A Tightrope Walker in the Branches of The Tree of Vices and Virtues (detail) (inspired by Tree of Vices – Psalter of Robert de Lisle and the artwork of Takato Saito) Sculpture: wood, lead solder wire and medallions with collage, arylic, ink and silver pearls

Lynn Laws – Original Sin Acrylic on paper

Lynn Laws – Tattoo Design: Original Sin Charcoal on paper

Lynn Laws – Pangs of Jealousy Acrylic on paper

Jan D. – Envy is Very Green Acrylic and graphite on paper

Jan – Bursting with Pride
Acrylic and ink on paper

Jan. D – Anger Eruptions
Acrylic and ink on paper

Diana Boydell – After William Blake’s Eve Tempted by the Serpent Watercolour on paper

Diana Boydell – After Masaccio’s Expulsion from Eden Watercolour pencil on paper

Diana Boydell – Monochrome after Masaccio’s Expulsion from Eden Watercolour pencil on paper

Jane Harris – Mr Creosote from Python’s Meaning of Life (after Aubrey Beardsley) Ink on paper

Jane Harris – Seven Deadly Sins Acrylic

Becky E. – Perspective Ink on paper

Becky E. – Sins Acrylic on paper

Jan G. – Just ONE More? Acrylic on paper

Christie Archer – The Seven Deadly Sins! Anger & Wrath Collage

Dieter – Taste It Dry point and ink on paper