ARTWORK created by students at Chiswick Community School and Gunnersbury Catholic School is to be made a permanent fixture on the High Street.
Pupils from the two local schools were asked to create the artwork by BAM construction, a development group who chose Chiswick High Street as the location of their newest headquarters.
BAM say they aim to work closely with the local community and commissioned the artwork to celebrate World Environment Day on June 5. However, BAM were so impressed they decided to integrate the pieces into the sites hoardings.
The sixth formers from both schools took inspiration for their work from the British award-winning artist Julian Opie, previous National Gallery Trust Member, recently commissioned to design a postage stamp to commemorate the 2012 Olympic Games.
The children created their artwork by utilising the cityscape around them and working with the symmetry of nature under the theme of environmentalism.
Sharon Flint, Head of Art Gunnersbury Catholic School said: "We were so pleased to see the boards displayed with such professionalism and the opening event was a great experience for all the students involved, a fantastic public art opportunity.”
BAM says it prides itself on a sustainable construction work and pledges that the new six story office development site, which covers 81,544 square feet, will achieve an ‘excellent’ BREEAM rating for sustainable building design and construction.
The opening of the new gallery is to be undertaken by Garth Buckle MBE, of Hounslow Business Education Partnership. Thanking the students for their contribution he said: “These are wonderful pieces of art that have brightened up an otherwise blank canvas.”
BAM Directors and Hounslow councillors as well as governors, teachers and students from both schools, were invited to attend a reception at the Chiswick Hotel following the unveiling of the artwork at noon last Friday.
BAM hope to provide apprentices with over 100 weeks of experience on the site, in their continued pledge to developing local communities and maintaining their ‘green’ standard.
Jeffrey Pascua, one of the students who’s work was chosen for the display said: “It was an amazing day when we saw our artwork displayed for the first time I was very proud ad exited to see them getting displayed.”
