Damien Hirst look out! Talented teenagers at a Canvey school are catching up with the famous sculptor and soon their own work will also be publicly displayed.

That figures - Kerry Orriss at work on the statute of a dancer Picture: LUAN MARSHALL

The young artists have spent the past four months working on life-sized sculptures which will be installed outside Cornelius Vermuyden School in Dinant Avenue.

Katy Cook, art advisory teacher at the school, said: "The final pieces look fantastic."

The school, which has art college status, is also benefiting from a £1,000 grant from Seevic.

Katy added: "It is because of the funding we have the chance to create artwork of this scale."

Published Monday January 12, 2004

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