The West Ox Arts Gallery in Bampton, under a new curator, is attracting a lively group of artists who explore a wide variety of media.
Flora Mclachlan’s etchings of woodland are shot through with bursts of light. In Foxnest a vixen is curled up, womb-like, amid corn and berries. Fused glass decorated with ceramic transfers known as ‘water slicks’ give a soft-hued tone to Sue Lashmar’s plates, among them her three elegant Ladies and their high-stepping poodle. Most striking are the Dragonflies with raised iridescent bodies. Victoria Croker has made a series of images of Andy Warhol’s muse Edie Sedgwick. With her freehand Singer sewing machine she embroiders imaginative portraits on her cushions.
Graphic designer Richard Evans displays his album covers to great effect. For his most recent one, Cherryred 53, he blew up a tiny 1950s picture of cherries that reveal screen dots reminiscent of Seurat’s pointillism.
The fine lines of Will Clarke’s silk screen prints evoke the essence of modern living like his Chair. He is concerned more about the process of drawing than the significance of the chairs themselves. London Sky Line draws one into the heart of the city, the Thames and the swerve of a great road.
Using boxwood, Peter Lawrence’s wood engravings display craftsmanship, inventiveness and whimsy. In Plan of the National Gallery (above), his imaginary Level 3, is hung with a collection of his favourite images in various styles like Mr Punch and Wallace and Gromit.
Until February 6, Tuesday-Saturday 10.30am-4.30pm, Sunday 2-4pm.
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