The artworks
Off the Wall
The major work in this project features a frieze of screen-printed laminate panels that sweep around the curve of the corridor. The work is active and immediate but with a relaxed fluency. A controlled flick of the paintbrush determines the initial outcomes and variations on this technique give a number of alternative possibilities. The marks simply express the manner of their making, but their shadows add a third dimension and open up a new range of interpretations.
Phantom Python
It may not be noticed on a first visit, but curled high around the trunk of a mature pine tree along the driveway, there appears to be a large and realistic reticulated python. The snake has been carved in polystyrene, cast in fire-rated fibreglass and painted before installation. In order to make the snake fit well around the tree a mould was taken of a section of the trunk. This was cast in a studio, where it became the template for the size and shape of the snake.
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“The great designs produced by the pupils with Ray will be a major enhancement to the building.”
Paul Critchley, Project Manager, Essex County Council
