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The Degree Show is the Ruskin's annual celebration of our young artists' intellectual and creative activities as they conclude their Oxford studies, and we open our doors to showcase an exciting variety of painting, photography, video, sculpture, installation and performance.
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The official channel of the Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford. Dating from 1871, when John Ruskin first opened his School of Drawing, the Ruskin School of Art has enjoyed a...
Contemporary Art Lectures at the Ruskin Join us for a series of talks open to the University community and the public, intended to ignite and open up conversations around contemporary art today. Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship 2025
- Who Is Emma D'arcy?
- Here's How D'Arcy Came to Star in 'House of The Dragon'
- D'Arcy Is Starting Conversations About Gender in 'House of The Dragon'
- They're in A Relationship
- Follow Them on Instagram
D'Arcy, 30, didn't initially plan on acting to be their career — they studied Fine Art at Oxford's Ruskin School of Art first. In their time there, they directed and starred in many stage productions. Then, after college, D'Arcy landed some roles in a series of plays in London, including "The Crucible" and "Romeo and Juliet." This eventually led th...
D'Arcy plays Rhaenyra Targaryen, daughter of King Viserys and heir to the Iron Throne. Rhaenyra has been compared to Daenerys Targaryen of "Game of Thrones," sharing her fierce spirit and her belief she will be the first woman on the Iron Throne. Funnily enough, when D'Arcy auditioned for "House of the Dragon," they were under the impression that t...
D'Arcy sees Rhaenyra as a character who is "pushing at the edges of womanhood," per an interview with The Hollywood Reporter “Rhaenyra has an ongoing battle with what it means to be a woman and is a fundamental outsider,” D’Arcy continued. “She’s terrified of getting locked into motherhood and is aware of how her position would be different if she ...
When discussing auditioning for "House of the Dragon" with Entertainment Weekly, D'Arcy mentioned that their partner helped them prepare for auditions in a very specific way. They had to improvise to give D'Arcy — who had a buzz cut at the time — the appearance of having long, Rhaenyra-esque hair, without having a wig on hand. "All I had were some ...
D'Arcy is also active on Instagram, where they often will post images of landscapes and artistic, editorial images of themselves — and of course, some "House of the Dragon" promo. You can follow them at @emmaziadarcy.
The Ruskin, as it is known, is the Fine Art Department of the University of Oxford. In an intimate and dynamic environment, the school gathers together cutting edge contemporary artists and art theorists with some of the brightest and most creative art students.
Sep 27, 2021 · There are shadowy, sinister little paintings by Peter Doig; Caroline Coon’s elaborate arrangements of crisply pneumatic bodies and a series of defiantly posing voluptuous fantasy women painted...
Oct 7, 2017 · No Man’s Land offers rarely-seen female perspectives on the First World War, featuring images taken by women who worked as nurses, ambulance drivers, and official photographers, as well as contemporary artists directly inspired by the conflict.
