Oxmarket Contemporary are pleased to present in the John Rank Gallery ‘Alumni’ which celebrates the coming together of four former 1970’s graduates from Bath Academy of Art, Corsham, Wiltshire. Paintings, sculpture and ceramics included in the exhibition are a response to natural form, landscape, and the world at large.

Richard Strachey: Sculptor

Richard Strachey’s work shows pastoral scenes of corn waving in the wind or cows standing under a cloudy sky. Richard gets to know each piece of stone before he carves it: its ragged shape, its colour, density and hardness.

Alma Boyes: Ceramicist

With an established background in ceramic practice spanning over 40 years, Alma's current work explores the historic technique of agateware which was prominent in the UK in 17th & 18th century industrial ceramics, notably Josiah Wedgewood. The term ‘Agateware’ refers to ceramic pieces made from coloured or mixed clays and mimics the multicoloured appearance of agate stone. She is drawn to this technique because of the unique combinations of colours and patterns which are created using the throwing process on the pottery wheel. 

Allan Davies: Painter

Landscape paintings and studies are an attempt to translate the changing cloud formations, mood and light. Allan Davies adapts traditional pen, ink and wash techniques while also adding more modern ink processes to the work specific to Hampshire, West Sussex and his native Wales.

Martyn Jones: Painter

Martyn Jones work is descriptive in essence, natural shape and form taken from the world at large. The paintings have been described as capturing a natural ambiguity, but that ambiguity should not be construed as being manufactured in any way. Within each image an open invitation is challengingly presented to the percipient. Instinct and sensibility often determine when paintings are finished.