Alex Gilmore
'Untitled' - Photographic Print and Film
"The idea of What You See Is What You Get is to show bands from Manchester as just ordinary guys as well as the personas they show off on and off stage.
See Through Bands would have the line ups of various Manchester bands on a background that is associated with them such as Pollock inspired pieces for The Stone Roses. Radio waves for Joy Division and blurry photographs for Oasis etc.
Through The Ages would attempt to show a history of Manchester culture in a possible music video."
Will Leeming
'Untitled' - Painting and Sculpture
"I am going to create a piece of work based on the popular 1990’s Mancunian rock band The Stone Rose’s album artwork, by John Squire. The piece with be A0 sized. I will be using paint, metal, and expanding foam."
Sophia Grace Quinn
'Insane Love and Retro Fetishism' - Sculpture, Mixed Media, Illustration and Film
"My primary idea at the moment is an instillation based on the above. This will be a large-scale canvas of made from old Vinyl records and tapes painted white. Framing the canvas will be a mixture of verbs I picked or ‘sampled’ from old records (around approx.- 60’s to 90’s). Projecting onto the white areas will be a surreal, expressive animation- film conveying the Mancunian style and attitude. This idea is definitely going to be developed. In addition, I’m also inspired by the outburst of new music 1989 that grew alongside the introduction of ecstasy to the UK the very same year. I want to show how this history could be the underlying foundation for this city’s insane love for celebration and music. As well as the style and attitude also want to abstract the rush and excitement of house, raves and ecstasy in Manchester’s club scene using photography, illustration, mixed media and film (film projection and animation). "
Artist Submissions
Victoria Jones
'Social Identity' - Photography
"Mainly look at individual style, how music influences style, how people are influenced to look a certain way. A series of prints for these involving distinct differences."