New Off Air Recording!

Did you know the library has a license that allows us to recording films and tv programs? 




We have just recorded 'Song of the Sea' 




From the team that brought you 'Secret of Kells' The enchanting Irish animation SONG OF THE SEA tells the story of Ben and his little sister Saoirse – the last Seal-child – who embark on a fantastic journey across a fading world of ancient legend and magic in an attempt to return to their home by the sea. The film takes inspiration from the mythological Selkies of Irish folklore, who live as seals in the sea but become humans on land.

SONG OF THE SEA, directed by Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells) features the voices of Brendan Gleeson, Fionnula Flanagan, David Rawle, Lisa Hannigan, Pat Shortt and Jon Kenny.

email library@pca.ac.uk to request a recording.

Book of the week 21st November 2017.

'People of London' by Peter Zelewski is our Book of the Week!

Commercial Photography students met Peter last week, and he kindly donated and signed the book.

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Acclaimed portrait and documentary photographer Peter Zelewski has spent the past three years capturing the people and faces of the streets of London. His images, which have be seen in the National Portrait gallery and throughout the press, are both intimate and considered and as such are closer to art photography than snapshots. The images are accompanied by arresting quotes that reveal the inner lives of the strangers that make this the world's most colourful city.

Wildlife Photography.

Into wildlife photography? Want to see some stunning images of animals? 
The library's current display is all about wildlife photography! We have also purchased a copy of the book ' The Photo Ark' by Joel Sartore - to accompany the National Geographic series 'Photo Ark' which we have made an off-air recording, available to borrow today!

The photo ark : one man's quest to document the world's animals  /  Joel Sartore
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Joel Sartore intends to photograph every animal in captivity in the world. He is circling the globe, visiting zoos and wildlife rescue centers to create studio portraits of 12,000 species, with an emphasis on those facing extinction. He has photographed more than 6,000 already and now, thanks to a multi-year partnership with National Geographic, he may reach his goal. This book showcases his animal portraits: from tiny to mammoth, from the Florida grasshopper sparrow to the greater one-horned rhinoceros. Paired with the eloquent prose of veteran wildlife writer Douglas Chadwick, this book presents a thought-provoking argument for saving all the species of our planet.



Borrow the book and DVD today!

Book of the week - November 13th.

Surrealism, Occultism and Politics In Search of the Marvellous - Studies in Surrealism

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This week's book of the week features an essay by Plymouth College of Art Dean for Media, Judith Noble, where she discusses the work of Maya Deren. 

Examines the relationship between occultism and Surrealism, specifically exploring the reception and appropriation of occult thought, motifs, tropes and techniques by Surrealist artists and writers in Europe and the Americas, from the 1920s through the 1960s. Its central focus is the specific use of occultism as a site of political and social resistance, ideological contestation, subversion and revolution. Additional focus is placed on the ways occultism was implicated in Surrealist discourses.

Book of the Week.

This week, our book of the week comes from Illustration alumni Isaac Lenkiewicz.

A Castle in England, 741.5941 RHO

A collaboration between writer Jamie Rhodes and the National Trust, this unique graphic novel plunges us into the rich and often dark history of Scotney Castle in Kent.

Recreating the castle’s past from the Medieval to the Edwardian ages, five rising stars from the UK comics scene (Isaac Lenkiewicz, Briony May Smith, William Exley, Becky Palmer and Isabel Greenberg) have illustrated five short stories that mix fiction with fact, creating a visually striking graphic collection that is steeped in historical context.

See this on our new books stand today! #plymouthcollegeofartlibrary

New books from HE Fashion Lecturer Ilker Cinarel.

Ilker Cinarel works as a lecturer on HE Fashion here at Plymouth College of Art. His new books 'Adopting A Father' and 'Boy Room' are newly available in the library.

'Boy Room' explores ideas of belonging, personal space, home and inter, through installation and photography. 
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'Adopting A Father' documents Cinarel's research project about father- son relationships and what it means to be a man. Cinarel invited potential 'fathers' to become part of a performance at the Newyln Art Gallery, in 2015, and the book displays the fathers in a series of 'family album' style photographs and interviews with the men describing their ideas of father-son relationships. 
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After studying fine art at Marmara University Istanbul, Ilker Cinarel moved to the UK in 2000 to work in London, as a Designer Assistant for Vivienne Westwood's Gold Label range. Ilker then went on to work as a Designer Assistant for Giorgio Armani in Milan and as the Visual Merchandising Co-Ordinator for all Giorgio Armani UK stores. He studied an MA Fine Art Contemporary Practice at Falmouth University and graduating in September 2011, won the Sandra Blow Award and 2014 Inland Art Festival Award.