Plymouth art student’s work to be viewed by millions

A Plymouth art student is one of just 20 graduates to be chosen as a ‘brightest young star’ and to have their work showcased to millions as part of a national campaign.

Honey Parast, a graduate of Plymouth University, will see her artwork displayed at major shopping malls and railway stations across the UK, as part of Creative Review magazine’s Talent Spotting initiative. This is highlighting up and coming art and design talent from universities and colleges across the country.

Honey’s exhibit – Head in the Clouds – is a self-portrait made from felt. Honey specialises in life size felt models.

An image of Honey’s work will be on view at big city railway stations, including all the major London ones, plus at shopping malls, including Liverpool One, Bluewater, Trinity Leeds and intu Lakeside.

The campaign by Creative Review magazine, in association with Creative Translation is being shown on screens which are part of the digital network run by outdoor advertising company JCDecaux.

Honey, who is from Stoke Bishop, Bristol, said: “I’m thrilled to have been chosen to be part of this campaign, it’s really exciting to have my work on display where many thousands of people can see it. It’s a huge honour and great kickstart so early on in my career.”

Each of Honey’s images will be captioned with her name and place of study - Plymouth University.

Patrick Burgoyne, Editor of Creative Review, said: “Supporting emerging talent is one of the most important things we do at Creative Review. Each year we seek out the brightest young stars at degree shows up and down the country in our Talent Spotting section. We’re delighted to be able to bring the best graduate work to an even wider audience this year thanks to our partnership with Creative Translation and JCDecaux.”

Russell Gower, Creative Content Director at JCDecaux, said: “This inspirational showcase will put the work of new design talent in front of an audience of millions celebrating the next generation of artists. We are delighted to bring Creative Review’s Talent Spotting initiative to our screens, part of the Beframeus editorial schedule across our digital channel.”

The campaign will run until August 30.