Detail from: J.M.W. Turner, Helvoetsluys (1832), Tokyo Fuji Art Museum. MA Art History student Keith Chan writes: On Turner’s addition of a red daub to … Read more
Category: Student News
We are all poets!
Kent students taking the module Surrealism: Myth and Modernity created these examples of automatic poetry using the cut-up technique devised by the poet Tristan Tzara.
Théodore Géricault’s Lost Horse
Théodore Géricault Horse Frightened by Lightning 1813-14. 2nd year Art History student David Emmons provides a vivid account of Géricault’s horse. My journey upon … Read more
Experiments in Art and Text I
2nd year Art History student Skye Defoe sculpting in the workshop Taking inspiration from the African American sculptor Meta Warrick Fuller, Kent Art History … Read more
Experiments in Art and Text II
On the Art History module Single Artist, students made bas-reliefs in the specialist workshop. In creating bas-reliefs the students came to appreciate the technical … Read more
Experiments in Art and Text III
Meta Warrick Fuller Maquette for Ethiopia Awakening. Image courtesy of the Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University. An extraordinary poem and essay extract by … Read more
Exhibition coming up! Diving Deep: A Journey through the Intersection of Water and the Human Body
You are all warmly invited to this year’s MA Curating exhibition Diving Deep: A Journey through the Intersection of Water and the Human Body, at … Read more
Where are you from, from? Private View
Please join us on the 10th of May 2023, from 5 PM to around 7:30 PM at Studio 3 Gallery in the Jarman Building for … Read more
Yes, but Where Are You From… From?
The University of Kent’s Studio 3 Gallery is hosting an exciting and nuanced exploration of black British culture through art: the exhibition Where are you … Read more
Art History at Kent ranked 8th in the Guardian league table
Art History at Kent was ranked 8th in The Guardian University Guide 2023 with 100% of students at Kent satisfied with the quality of their course.