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CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS
local independent schools. Our creative
Maddie meticulously shaped hundreds
pupils from Year 13 and Sixth Form
of small pieces from the in-focus portrait
were honoured during the exhibition,
which were layered and pinned against
with four Framlingham stars scooping
the out of focus image, resulting in a truly
awards in best 3D & Mixed Media, Highly
mesmerising piece of portrait art.
Commended and Best Overall categories.
Two pupils were also recognised in the
Highly Commended category.
Former Year 13 pupil, Maria S, won the
best overall 昀椀rst prize in the schools’
category after impressing the judges with
Amber D demonstrated her mastery
her incredible portrait of her grandfather.
through multiple mediums of artwork by
Specialising in portraiture, Maria’s
creating a 3-D sculpture before translating
photorealism was truly magical, and
it onto a painted 2-D form, whereas Thea
captivated the tiniest details to perfection.
W showcased precision and impeccable
As part of her prize, Maria will attend
attention to detail using a scalpel to create
a bespoke art class at London Fine Art
her piece.
Studios.
Director of Art, Sue Tansley, commented
In the 3D & Mixed Media category, fellow
on the pupils’ overall e昀昀orts, saying: “This
Framlingham College leaver, Maddie
year has been such a creative journey for
B claimed the runner-up spot. Maddie
this cohort, the 昀椀rst to have Art and Design
created a layered pin board style image
examinations since 2019. We wanted
which took 30 hours to complete. The
to help them to focus and as such, they
piece consisted of two portraits – one in
completed their work for Component 1
focus and one deliberately out of focus.
with a 15-hour mock exam. They coped
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