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'''Ashley West''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[abstract art|abstract]] [[artist]].


==Biography==
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Ashley West is from [[Kettering]], [[Northamptonshire]] and currently lives in [[Borehamwood]], [[Hertfordshire]] and has a studio there. His early work was influenced by the [[Surrealist automatism|automatism]] and lyricism of painters such as [[Alan Davie]], [[Graham Sutherland]], and [[Peter Lanyon]]. While at [[Leicester]], he became interested in the colour fields and grids employed in the minimalist work of [[Piet Mondrian|Mondrian]], [[Barnett Newman]], and [[Agnes Martin]]. His work explores the relationship between these two processes — the automatic, and the measured. He acknowledges [[Richard Diebenkorn]] as the most profound influence on his work of the last ten years. Present work reflects an increasing interest in the horizontal layering of [[Moroccan]] rugs, the shifting motifs of [[Shoowa]] designs and the structure of [[Persian miniature]]s.
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==About His Work==
On the process of observing works of art, West has written that "the substance, meaning and reality of anything, and indeed its potential to nourish … [one], seems to be relative and proportionate to … [ones] willingness and ability to give attention to it."<ref name="BC">{{cite web
| last = West
| first = Ashley
| title = “Discovering ‘Black Club’”
| publisher = ''in-between''
| url = http://www.in-between.org.uk/arts-and-crafts/discovering-black-club/
| accessdate =2008-02-03 }}</ref> West’s point being that beneath the surface of the painting, one discovers either less than one expected or more that one expected. Regardless of which, West’s position is that "[e]ither way, … [ones] attention and discernment have been exercised, something has been revealed, and … [one] has been nourished."<ref name="BC" /> Moreover, West writes that the end result for the observer of art is not just a function of that which is observed, but "also … [of oneself] observing it," that the observation is as much affected by that which is observed as by he who does the observing.<ref name="BC" />

In 2004, West released a book of his works called ''Ashley West: Selected Works 1995-2003''.<ref>{{cite web
| title = ''Ashley West — Selected Works: 1995-2003''
| publisher = [[W H Smith]]
| url = http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/ProductDetails-Ashley+West+-9780954721503.html&tab=1
| accessdate = 2008-02-03}} [http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/ProductDetails-Ashley+West+-9780954721503.html&tab=1]</ref>
He also completed his [[Master of Fine Arts|Master of Fine Art (Painting)]] in 2007.<ref>"Currents: MA Interim Show," ''Wimbledon College of Arts''.[http://www.wca-ma-interim2007.co.uk/]</ref>

==One Man Exhibitions==
* 1979: Alfred East Art Gallery, [[Kettering]]
* 1994: [[Queen Elizabeth's School for Boys|Queen Elizabeth's School]] Gallery, [[Barnet]]
* 1994: St Austell Arts Centre
* 1995: Slade School of Fine Art, [[London]]
* 1995: Salthouse Gallery, [[St Ives, Cornwall|St. Ives]]
* 1996: Malvern Arts Workshop
* 1997: Queen Elizabeth's School Gallery, [[Barnet]]
* 1998: Leonardo Centre, Uppingham School
* 2003: Salthouse Gallery, [[St Ives, Cornwall|St. Ives]]

==Group Exhibitions==
* 1978: [[Leicester Polytechnic]] Degree show
* 1990: [[Jersey]] Arts Centre [[Open]]
* 2004: Plumbline [[Gallery]], [[St Ives, Cornwall|St. Ives]]
* 2004: [[Gallery]] one0two
* 2005: [[Gallery]] one0two
* 2005: [[Hunting]] [[Art]] Prizes [[Exhibition]], [[Royal College of Art]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.ashleywest.co.uk/ Official site]

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Revision as of 15:36, 12 October 2008

Ashley West
File:20999-A4.jpg
Ashley West in 2006.
Born1953
OccupationArtist

Ashley West is a British abstract artist.

Biography

Ashley West is from Kettering, Northamptonshire and currently lives in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire and has a studio there. His early work was influenced by the automatism and lyricism of painters such as Alan Davie, Graham Sutherland, and Peter Lanyon. While at Leicester, he became interested in the colour fields and grids employed in the minimalist work of Mondrian, Barnett Newman, and Agnes Martin. His work explores the relationship between these two processes — the automatic, and the measured. He acknowledges Richard Diebenkorn as the most profound influence on his work of the last ten years. Present work reflects an increasing interest in the horizontal layering of Moroccan rugs, the shifting motifs of Shoowa designs and the structure of Persian miniatures.

About His Work

On the process of observing works of art, West has written that "the substance, meaning and reality of anything, and indeed its potential to nourish … [one], seems to be relative and proportionate to … [ones] willingness and ability to give attention to it."[1] West’s point being that beneath the surface of the painting, one discovers either less than one expected or more that one expected. Regardless of which, West’s position is that "[e]ither way, … [ones] attention and discernment have been exercised, something has been revealed, and … [one] has been nourished."[1] Moreover, West writes that the end result for the observer of art is not just a function of that which is observed, but "also … [of oneself] observing it," that the observation is as much affected by that which is observed as by he who does the observing.[1]

In 2004, West released a book of his works called Ashley West: Selected Works 1995-2003.[2] He also completed his Master of Fine Art (Painting) in 2007.[3]

One Man Exhibitions

  • 1979: Alfred East Art Gallery, Kettering
  • 1994: Queen Elizabeth's School Gallery, Barnet
  • 1994: St Austell Arts Centre
  • 1995: Slade School of Fine Art, London
  • 1995: Salthouse Gallery, St. Ives
  • 1996: Malvern Arts Workshop
  • 1997: Queen Elizabeth's School Gallery, Barnet
  • 1998: Leonardo Centre, Uppingham School
  • 2003: Salthouse Gallery, St. Ives

Group Exhibitions

References

  1. ^ a b c West, Ashley. ""Discovering 'Black Club'"". in-between. Retrieved 2008-02-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Ashley West — Selected Works: 1995-2003". W H Smith. Retrieved 2008-02-03. [1]
  3. ^ "Currents: MA Interim Show," Wimbledon College of Arts.[2]
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