Visceral paintings exploring the issues of war, an examination of how the press treat immigration and a documentary on the techno histories of Glasgow and Detroit are among the works in the Glasgow School of Art's graduate degree show this year.
The 2016 Graduate Degree Show of the GSA opens to the public tomorrow, 3 September, in three venues in the city.
More than 300 students are displaying their work from masters programmes in architecture, design, digital design and fine art in the Bourdon, Reid and Tontine Buildings.
Among the works by graduates are those of Jacob Cullers of Waterford, Connecticut in the US, an Iraq war veteran presents a series of paintings called Casualty.
The paintings explore the issue of those affected by war, a subject particularly close to the artist’s heart - he lost his brother in the conflict in Afghanistan.
“My practice does help come to terms with my experience in Iraq and the loss of my brother in that it lets me become vulnerable when I work,” he said.
“The introspective nature alongside the intuitive way in which I make my work creates its own unique narrative.
"In a way my brother is not lost, he can be found in every painting, every brush stroke, because while making the work, he is in my mind, my heart, and my soul and a driving factor of my creative process. I work from the inside out.”
Mr Cullers is one of over 70 Masters students in Fine Art and Creative Practice showing work at Graduate Degree Show.
The work is installed over two floors of the Tontine Building in the Merchant City.
International Heritage Visualisation student, Jana Smirinova, has traced the story of the 'Elders of the Apocalypse' plaster cast.
Five scenes look back to its origins and trace its story through to the impact of the fire in the Mackintosh Building.
The last scene shows both the burnt cast and its digitally reconstructed version.
Raphael Monnin premieres a documentary, Glasgow & Detroit: Cities of Techno, exploring the links between Detroit and Glasgow in terms of Techno music.
It features interviews from people who are involved in the electronic dance music scene in Glasgow, and explores the meaning of Techno and why Glasgow adopted Detroit Techno from the late 80’s.
The film draws parallels between the two cities, which in the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s were synonymous with heavy industry, such as car and steel manufacturing for Detroit, and shipbuilding and also steel manufacturing for Glasgow.
Professor Tom Inns, director of the GSA, said: "The graduate community has always been an important part of the GSA’s student body with their work contributing significantly to our profile as a recognised centre of research excellence.
"In recent years it has grown both in size and the diversity of discipline studied.
"Our students have addressed issues as wide ranging as living with a brain tumour, understanding how people with schizophrenia experience the world, teaching children healthy living through play, helping to protect our international heritage and the use of 3D visualisation to support medical development."
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