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ASHLEY GOLDMAN

ABOUT ME

A Visual Journey

Having lived in the UK, Europe, and South East Asia, I remain a passionate traveller. I translate my experiences into art, often focusing on the unnoticed and the everyday that many pass by.  Having studied painting in the Netherlands and both Illustration and Fine Art more formally at Camberwell College of Arts, I have experience in a range of Media. If you are interested in my work, I would love to work with you at some future date. Please be in contact to find out more and to discuss how we can collaborate .

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ARTIST STATEMENT

My practice involves looking at the everyday, the unseen or unnoticed. I am continually influenced by the world around me, the ‘out of sight’ which is often passed by without a thought. My research within museums and scientific institutions, travel and being connected with nature, all influence my thought processes and creative ideas.  I work within a wide range of media and process, in both two and three-dimensional planes, selecting whichever media I think is necessary to make works of art that reflect the subject or feelings that I am trying to represent.

    

 The emphasis of process is essential to my way of working, it creates an almost automated but meditative state which allows my mind to wander and contemplate.   

My current work is influenced by the merging of the organic and the man-made.  Recent online research as well as at the Wellcome Trust and the Natural History museum, has revealed the extent of plastic pollution at both the micro and macro level. My recent artwork, Nano, is made by weaving unrecyclable plastic netting used to transport organic fruit and vegetables to shops, which is then discarded and subsequently sent to landfill.

Many plastics break down into the well known microplastics.  Even smaller, nano plastics can be a small as one micron in size - the same size as a single smoke particle.  These have been found to be in the bloodstream and lungs of humans, as well as within the growing flesh of carrots, apples and lettuce.  Full research has yet to be carried out.

In light of the ever-present environmental issues that threaten our planet, I think it is important to continually assess my own personal environmental footprint as an artist, and as such I produce work that is mainly sustainable and environmentally sound.  My sculptures are mostly made from discarded and unwanted materials and can often be planted, reused or repurposed.

Being particularly interested in phenomenology and art, I strive to make work that causes the viewer to interact and question what they see, giving them a pause for thought.  Art has the ability to restore, connect people with place, memory and current issues. It can help people from different cultures and walks of life gain knowledge, understanding and inspiration.

BIO

Experience & Expertise

EXHIBITIONS

ARTIST LED WORKSHOPS

ARTIST COLLABORATIONS

LIVE PROJECTS

2023, The Shape of Things, Gallery 3, Margate

2021, Transcend, Gallery 3, Margate

2020, Leave only Traces,  Copeland Gallery, London

2019, Beyond the Page, Camberwell, London 

2019, Our Haus (A celebration of 100 years of Bauhaus)  Camberwell, London

2019, Fall Exhibition, Camberwell, London 

2019, Anatomical Drawing, Old Operating Theatre, London, SE1

2019, Tight Spaces, A travelling exhibition, 2019

2019, Merge, CGP Gallery, London

2018, Silver Building, Canning Town, London

2018, End of Year Show, Camberwell, London

2018, Hotel Elephant, Elephant & Castle, London

2012, Foundation Show, City Lit, London

2023, Sustainable Weaving Workshop

2023, Book upcycling workshop

2023, CLAN Collective, a new Artists collective incorporating artists Caroline Penn, Liz Lowe,Ashley            Goldman and Nicky O'Donnell

2019, Art in a Cart, a travelling exxhibition, UK.

2018, Toucan Charity Film, with LCC Film, through Talent Works Studio.

2020, Scotts Lane Seed Corridor, London 

EDUCATION

Postgraduate

2020-21, UAL Graduate Incubation Programme

Undergraduate Studies

2020, BA (Hons) Fine Art Drawing, College of Arts, UAL, London  

2013, FDA Illustration (1 Year), Camberwell College of Arts, UAL, London

2012, Art Foundation, UAL, London

SKILLS

Proficient in -           Microsoft Word, Excel & Powerpoint

                                 Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop & Audition

Hands On skills in - Painting, Drawing, Illustration, Printing, Collage, Woodwork, Wood Turning, Plaster                                       Casting, Carving, Design, Model Making, Crochet, Weaving, Embroidery and Sewing


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