Oliver Ashworth-Martin

The native seed pods of Australia have become a central theme in my work. Not only do they house and protect the multitude of new life, they also symbolise nature’s continuous renewal and growth. Our natural world is an endless flow of life coming into form, moving through form and leaving form.


My work transcends the everyday/mundane natural objects that we find scattering the Australian land, and re-awakens a fascination with our natural world. When we become aware and mindful of our environment we see that “what has always seemed so natural reveals how wondrously supernatural it is” (Frederick Franck, The Zen of Seeing).


By working with the seed pods I am showing the unfathomable complexity and depth of the natural world, while simultaneously pointing to the impermanence within it. Both my sculptural and two-dimensional practice are investigations into the timeless and formless intelligence within nature, no matter what is observed there will always be another layer of truth waiting to be revealed.

Education

2005-08 BA (Hons) Fine Art: Sculpture Cardiff School of Art & Design, UK
 
2004-05 Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, Stroud College, UK

Employment

2008-14 Production Manager and collaborating artist at Tom Price Studios, UK

Solo Exhibitions

2019 Beneath the Surface, Yering Station Gallery, Australia

2017 Works in progress, OTR Gallery, Australia

2017 Nothing Lost, West End Art Space, Australia

2017 Pathways, St.Michaels Gallery, Australia

2017 Musings of a journey man, Yering Station Gallery,
Australia

2017 Form-Formless, Tacit Contemporary Gallery, Australia

Exhibitions

2019   The Other Art Fair 2019, Sydney, Australia

2019    Botanical, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

2019    Finalist - Perry Drawing Prize 2019, Adelaide Perry Gallery, Sydney, Australia

2018    Finalist - Sculpture Award 2018, Yering Station,Yarra Valley, Australia

2018   Albert Park Art Show 2018, Australia

2018   Inhabitants, Gasworks Art show, Australia

2018   The Other Art Fair 2018, Melbourne, Australia

2018 Finalist - Paul Guest Drawing prize 2018, Bendigo Art Gallery, Australia

2018 Scenic World Sculpture 2018, Blue Mountains, Australia

2018 Untitled, Traffic Jam Galleries, Sydney, Australia

2018 Arts Trail 2018, Geelong, Australia

2017 Finalist - Sculpture Award 2017, Yering Station, Yarra Valley, Australia

2017   The Other Art Fair 2017, Melbourne, Australia

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