Art Launch and Reception Messum’s, 8 Cork Street, London, W1S 3LJ Tuesday 18 November 2014 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Celebrating 60 years of Art at Milton Abbey
Milton Abbey is a small coeducational boarding and day school set in a stunning rural position in mid Dorset. Our size and reputation for excellent pastoral care mean that at our School the individual really does matter. Milton Abbey has a unique ability to deliver a bespoke education, making the most of each pupil’s individual skills and talents to enable them to achieve the best possible results inside and outside the classroom.
We are delighted to welcome so many of our parents, alumni and friends to this special event and our considerable thanks go to Johnny Messum and David Mounde for their leadership and enthusiasm in supporting our current and former pupils through this initiative. We are also extremely grateful to all our alumni who are exhibiting this evening for giving their support to the three causes we are assisting through this event.
Magnus Bashaarat Headmaster
The Milton Abbey Association (MAA) exists to maintain strong contact with and provide support for existing and future members (alumni and former staff) through an engaging programme of well organised and entertaining activities, including events and networking opportunities and a wide variety of sports clubs that appeal to the widest spectrum of MAA members. A key priority for the MAA is to assist all alumni and current pupils with career development and to work closely with Milton Abbey School to assist with its progress and development.
Many thanks for your time this evening. The Milton Abbey Association (MAA) would like to thank Johnny Messum for his exceptional kindness and vision for this evening. Earlier this year, Johnny helped the MAA with a careers workshop following which he saw some of the work of current pupils and suggested they may be interested in exhibiting in London. And so this evening was developed to celebrate the great creative work that has come from Milton Abbey pupils, both past and present. Funds raised from this evening will go towards the MAA Gap Year Grant, a new Gallery and development of the Art Centre at the School, and the Toby Mann fund. Further information on these projects can be found at the back of this brochure. David Mounde Milton Abbey Association
Programme 6.30pm Drinks Reception and Exhibition 7.30pm Speeches David Mounde, Milton Abbey Association Magnus Bashaarat, Headmaster, Milton Abbey School Johnny Messum, Director, Messum’s Fine Art Auction of artwork pieces numbers 28, 29 and 30 by Guy Smallman 8.30pm Reception and Exhibition finishes
Reception kindly supported by Hatch Mansfield and Alice McClaren
The Catalogue We are delighted to have this opportunity to celebrate sixty years of art at Milton Abbey with this exhibition of work from our alumni and current pupils. Our thanks go to all those who have agreed to exhibit and to our alumni who are so generously supporting the good causes already mentioned by donating up to 50% of the proceeds from sales of their work this evening. The artwork shown is also available to purchase in advance of the event by contacting 01258 882234.
Exhibitors Milton Abbey Alumni Oliver Amphlett & Tom Pratt (2006-2011 & 2005-2010) Alex Ashby (2005-2009) Jon Bond (1999-2004) Tim Mann (1997-2002) * Olivia Post (2009-2011) Robert Rattray (1986-1990) Prince Rostislav Romanoff (1999-2004) Christopher Sainsbury (1964-1969) Peter Searight (1967-1971) Piers Secunda (1989-1994) James Sinclair (2003-2007) Guy Smallman (1985-1989) Graham Swift (1985-1990)
Current Pupils A selection of individual and collaborative pieces will be on display from a number of the following pupils: Hector Barrett, Hattie Batth Mimi Benson, Patrick Blanshard Freddie Burgoyne George Constantinidi Jack Doulton, Benji Flanagan Edward Hemmings, Edward Hodson Charles Innes, Archie James Archie Leschallas Ferdinand Loesch Archie Macdonald-Buchanan Finlay MacGregor, Richard May Camilla McKenzie, Ralph Miller Hamish Moore, James Morrison Charles Roskelly, Edward Roskelly Hannah Rosslee, Clovis Shaw Olga Sukhikh, Isabella Taylor Wilhelm von Wurttemberg Ben Warburton
Patrick Williamson (2005-2009) * Olivia will be exhibiting a piece of work this evening but no details were available in advance for the catalogue
Oliver Amphlett and Tom Pratt Milton Abbey 2006-2011 (Athelstan) & 2005-2010 (Damer)
1-4. Gurkha Series - The Unforgotten Four photographs from the series 80cm x 100cm £545 (each) These portraits are taken from the series “Gurkha Series - The Unforgotten”. They are the result of an on-going project following a 5-week expedition to Nepal where Oliver and Tom trekked through the foothills of the Himalayas with a small team of currently serving Gurkha soldiers to photograph the veterans and share their story.
Alex Ashby Milton Abbey 2005-2009 (Hambro)
5. View from St Paul’s, 2013 Pen and ink drawing with water colour 140cm x 40cm £600 Panorama from the top of St Paul’s Cathedral.
6. View from St Paul’s II, 2013 Pen and ink drawing with water colour washes 130cm x 35cm £600 Panorama, appropriated from the top of St Paul’s Cathedral.
7. The Thames II, 2014 Pen and ink drawing 145cm x 35cm £650 The view from Waterloo Bridge.
8. View from the Shard, 2013 Pen and ink drawing with watercolour 52cm x 38cm £650 360 degree view from the top of the Shard.
Jon Bond Milton Abbey 1999-2004 (Hambro)
8. Kew Railway Bridge Photograph 79.4cm x 79.4cm £450
10. Grand Canal Photograph 79.4cm x 79.4cm £450
9. Brighton West Pier Photograph 94.5cm x 64.2cm £450
11. Big Ben Photograph 94.5cm x 64.2cm £450
12. ‘Untitled’ Oil on board 71cm x 81cm £850
Tim Mann Milton Abbey 1997-2002 (Tregonwell) The inspiration for this work was originally taken from the study of Bristol’s abandoned buildings, looking at the decay and neglect left behind. The work evolved to combine the forgotten past of these derelict buildings and the unchanged landscapes of our countryside, both nostalgic and striking in their own right.
Robert Rattray Milton Abbey 1986-1990 (Bancks)
13. Welsh Black Bull, 2007 Bronze sculpture H 11” x L23” x W6” £3,000 Bronze, Unique.
14. Life size Otter and Sea Trout, 2007 Bronze sculpture H 36” x L18" x W30" £12,000 Bronze Edition of 9.
Prince Rostislav Romanoff Milton Abbey 1999-2004 (Hambro)
15. South Africa Series 2013 (1) Water Colour 46cm x 36cm £450 16. South Africa Series 2013 (2) Water Colour 46cm x 36cm £450 17. South Africa Series 2013 (3) Water Colour 46cm x 36cm £450
Christopher Sainsbury Milton Abbey 1964-1969 (Damer) 18. The Last Judgement, 1968 Pastel drawing 68cm x 54cm Not for Sale Christopher won the senior boy’s prize with this entry in a national competition run by Brooke Bond in 1968, on the theme The Scales of Justice. Over 750,000 young people submitted entries from around 8,000 schools. Christopher’s prize was a safari trip to Africa.
Piers Secunda Milton Abbey 1989-1994 (Bancks)
19. Early Aviators 1917, 2012 Crude Oil Monoprint 39cm x 51cm ÂŁ2,000 German crude oil on varnish on industrial floor paint, with cast paint nuts and bolts.
20. Glen Pool Storage Oil Fire, 1933, 2013 Crude Oil Monoprint 82cm x 52cm ÂŁ1,800 Texas crude oil on varnish on industrial floor paint, with cast nuts and bolts.
Peter Robert Searight Milton Abbey 1967-1971 (Hambro)
21. Travelling Light, 2006 Framed canvas print 85cm x 35cm £450 This photograph was taken shortly after dawn in early spring just before the leaves appeared so that winter tracery of the oak tree is still visible. It was a beautiful dawn and the colours have been enriched slightly. It was taken on a Hasselblad x-Pan, which is a 35mm panoramic film camera. This shot won the First Prize in the Tree and Shrub Category of The Royal Horticultural Society’s 2007 Photographic Competition. It is printed on a laminated canvas to give texture to the image and it is No 4 of an edition of 50.
22. Lonely Trees – Dark, 2006 Framed canvas print 85cm x 35cm £300 This is an early morning photograph taken on Lynchmere Common in West Sussex. Lynchmere Common is a nature reserve and heathland restoration project. The clearing of the birch from the commons has left a wall of delicate trees at the margin of the commons, and these are the backdrop for this photograph. The photo was taken on a Hasselblad x-Pan, which is a 35mm panoramic film camera. It is printed on a laminated canvas to give texture to the image and it is an Artist’s Proof.
23. Travelling Light, 2013 Photograph 122cm x 61cm £745 Travelling Light was taken from the descent from the Kirkstone Pass towards Ullswater in the Lake District. Gaps in the cloud-cover form spotlights that randomly pick out features of the landscape. The title is also a tongue-in-cheek reference to the weight of the equipment required to capture the delicate colours and textures (shot on a medium format digital camera). Shortlisted for this year’s RA Summer Exhibition. Presented as a digital print on acrylic, supported by a hidden frame (No 2 of edition of 16).
24. Moon Rise Over Heron Island, 2008 Photograph 105cm x 55cm (framed) £850 Photograph taken on Heron Island on the Barrier Reef in Australia. It was soon after sunset with a rising moon and rising tide. This is a tray framed digital print on acrylic, which gives a wonderful clarity and peacefulness to the image. This is a signed print, but not a limited edition because we don’t want to limit people’s opportunity to share this photograph with us!
James Sinclair Milton Abbey 2003-2007 (Tregonwell)
25. Four Finger Measure 2014 Oil Pastels, oil paint and acrylic 150cm x 100cm £1,900 Popart/Fauvist style JD bottles.
27. Burj khalifa at Sunrise 2014 Oil Paint 100cm x 50cm £800 Impressionist/Fauvist style Burj khalifa01.
26. Happy Hour All The Time 2014 Oil and acrylic paint 150cm x 100 cm £1,600 Impressionist/Fauvist style Big Ben.
Guy Smallman Milton Abbey 1985-1989 (Damer)
28. Literacy Photograph 30cm x 42cm £400 (reserve) Young girls from the Begrami refugee camp in Kabul attend a free literacy class provided for free by the Aschiana NGO. They would be the first female generation of their families (originally from Kandahar) to attend school. They were living in tents in the capital after their villages were taken over by the Taliban.
29. Ruins Photograph 30cm x 42cm £400 (reserve) Nine year old Tahair stands near the ruins of the Datulaman Palace in Kabul. He was born in a refugee camp in Pakistan after his parents fled the Taliban regime of the late 1990s. The family returned in 2001 and had been destitute ever since. The palace was built as a French style chateau by King Amanullah in the 1920s and had been partially destroyed by the civil war which had followed the overthrow of the pro soviet government in 1989.
30. Granai Photograph 30cm x 42cm £400 (reserve) A six year old boy stands near the bomb damaged Granai village Mosque in Farah province. On May 1st 2009 over 100 Afghan civilians were killed when a NATO B1Lancer bomber mistook them for Taliban fighters which had been engaging American and Afghan forces a mile away. It was the worst single loss of civilian life since the present war began in 2001.
Graham Swift Milton Abbey 1985-1990 (Damer)
31. Veil, 2014 Oil on canvas 70cm x 60cm (framed) £2,500
32. Veil 2, 2014 Oil on canvas 70cm x 60cm (framed) £2,500
34. Values, 2013 Pen on paper 54cm x 66cm (framed) £450
33. Ecdysis, 2013-2014 Graphite on laser printer film 54cm x 46cm (framed) £450 Ecdysis is the scientific name for the shedding of an outer layer of skin.
Patrick Williamson Milton Abbey 2005-2009 (Athelstan) Patrick will have a number of his photographs on display at the exhibition, which will be for sale. Final details were not available for the catalogue.
This Evening’s Beneficiaries MAA Gap Year Grant
A new Gallery and Art Centre
In 2013, the Middle Abbey Association launched a programme to award two grants to Middle 6th pupils at Milton Abbey School who are taking a gap year and are planning to participate in a charitable project during the year. The grants are for £1,000 each and must be used within a calendar year of the grant having been awarded.
Creativity is the lifeblood of Milton Abbey and many pupils develop a passion for the arts whilst at school. The new Gallery and Art Centre will involve extending and refurbishing the present Art Department to provide new teaching space and a permanent gallery for pupil’s artwork; a new Pottery Studio and Kiln Room; a new photography studio and Dark Room and a new Sculpture Garden. The project will cost approx £340,000. We are delighted to announce that a challenge grant has been offered by the Garcia Family Foundation to help encourage others to support this important project. All funds raised (up to £67,000) will be matched £ for £.
Toby Mann Fund The Toby Mann Fund was set up in 2004 in memory of former pupil Toby Mann. Toby had a fatal accident whilst travelling during his gap year, prior to going on to study agriculture. Toby left Milton Abbey as Captain of Rugby, Head of House and with three good “A” levels thanks to the pastoral and academic help and encouragement he received at school. The Toby Mann Fund was therefore set up by the family to enable more boys and girls from a broader range of backgrounds to benefit from all that life at Milton Abbey can offer.
Celebrating Art at Milton Abbey
Thank you
We would like to express our thanks to all those who have made tonight possible including our lead sponsors
Along with our supporting sponsors
Black Moth Ltd Deverill Executive Search Maskells Working Voices Yacht Masters
In addition our special thanks go to:
Paul Amin, Oliver Amphlett, Alex Ashby, Sarah Beeny, Sara Burton, Jon Bond, Kate Clarkson, Robert Dubsky, Nick and Antonia Heming, Jamie Hope, Angus and Jane Mann, Tim Mann, Johnny Messum, David Mounde, Alice McLaren, Patrick McGrath, Tom Pratt, Olivia Post, Robert Rattray, Prince Rostislav Romanoff, Christopher Sainsbury, Piers Secunda, Peter Searight, James Sinclair, Nick Smallman, Guy Smallman, Graham Swift, Sarah-Jane Upton, Patrick Williamson, and all current pupils who are exhibiting.
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