John Nixon Abstraction / Colour is an Abstraction

Sat 15 Apr 2017 — Sun 19 Aug 2018

John Nixon Abstraction / Colour is an Abstraction — David Shrigley
Untitled (Good) 2015
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2015

Exhibition Details

Enjoy the dynamism of works from the Auckland Art Gallery and Chartwell Collections in Colour is an Abstraction, and reflect on how international artists have explored colour in the late 20th and 21st centuries.

The exhibition includes works by the Australian artist John Nixon collected over the last 30 years and installed by the artist on a background of his colour palette. The explorative and multifaceted contemplations of these artists challenge traditional boundaries and encourage contemplation on the social and psychological role of colour.

Date: Sat 15 Apr 2017 — Sun 19 Aug 2018
Curated by: Natasha Conland and Dr Zara Stanhope
Location: Level 1 exhibition spaces

Related artworks

Homage to the Square I - S L XX 111 b — Homage to the Square I - S L XX 111 b

Josef Albers

On display

Production date

1973

Medium

screenprint

Size (h x w)

443 x 443 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1975

Accession no

1975/32/2

Homage to the Square I - S L XX 111 b

On display

Cross Over

Production date: 1974
Medium: screenprint
Size (h x w): 889 x 666 mm
Credit line: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Institute of Contemporary Prints, 1976
Accession no: 1976/57/9

Cross Over

Three and Blue Loop

Production date: 1971
Medium: screenprint
Size (h x w): 851 x 641 mm
Credit line: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Institute of Contemporary Prints, 1976
Accession no: 1976/57/8

Three and Blue Loop

White Flip

Production date: 1974
Medium: screenprint
Size (h x w): 889 x 660 mm
Credit line: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Institute of Contemporary Prints, 1976
Accession no: 1976/57/10

White Flip

Roly-Poly-Tower-and-Sky

Michael Challenger

Production date: 1969
Medium: serigraph
Size (h x w): 965 x 685 mm
Credit line: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1971
Accession no: 1971/9/2

Roly-Poly-Tower-and-Sky

Michael Challenger

For A Brown Magician

Production date: 1970
Medium: oil on canvas
Size (h x w): 1219 x 1524 mm
Credit line: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1970
Accession no: 1970/29

For A Brown Magician

Self Portrait (Stencil) — Self Portrait (Stencil)

Jim Dine

Production date

1970

Medium

stencil, collage

Size (h x w)

1628 x 1125 x 67 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1975

Accession no

1975/54

Self Portrait (Stencil)

Arc D

Production date: 1971
Medium: screenprint
Size (h x w): 1022 x 698 mm
Credit line: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Institute of Contemporary Prints, 1976
Accession no: 1976/57/30/2

Arc D

Arc A

Production date: 1971
Medium: screenprint
Size (h x w): 1016 x 698 mm
Credit line: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Institute of Contemporary Prints, 1976
Accession no: 1976/57/30/1

Arc A

Circle E

Production date: 1971
Medium: screenprint
Size (h x w): 1022 x 698 mm
Credit line: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Institute of Contemporary Prints, 1976
Accession no: 1976/57/31

Circle E

Triangle D

Production date: 1971
Medium: screenprint
Size (h x w): 1022 x 698 mm
Credit line: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1976
Accession no: 1976/57/33/2

Triangle D

Triangle A

Production date: 1971
Medium: screenprint
Size (h x w): 1022 x 698 mm
Credit line: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Institute of Contemporary Prints, 1976
Accession no: 1976/57/33/1

Triangle A

Triangle G

Production date: 1971
Medium: screenprint
Size (h x w): 1022 x 698 mm
Credit line: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Institute of Contemporary Prints, 1976
Accession no: 1976/57/33/3

Triangle G

Circular Shift — Circular Shift

Richard Larter

Production date

1983

Medium

acrylic on canvas

Size (h x w)

1800 x 1580 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1984

Accession no

1984/59

Circular Shift

Chance and Order IV

Production date: 1972
Medium: screenprint
Size (h x w): 686 x 686 mm
Credit line: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983
Accession no: 1983/52

Chance and Order IV

Odeon II — Odeon II

William Scott

Production date

1966

Medium

colour lithograph

Size (h x w)

495 x 622 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1970

Accession no

1970/21/1

Odeon II

Women's ceremonies at Winparrku

Maxie Tjampitjinpa

Production date: circa 1988
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Size (h x w): 120 x 910 mm
Credit line: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1988
Accession no: 1988/37/2

Women's ceremonies at Winparrku

Maxie Tjampitjinpa

(Tingarri Dreaming)

Gideon Tjupurrula

Production date: 1988
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Size (h x w): 1350 x 910 mm
Credit line: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1988
Accession no: 1988/36/4

(Tingarri Dreaming)

Gideon Tjupurrula

AAMIII — AAMIII

Imi Knoebel

Production date

2013

Medium

hand coloured acrylic on paper

Size (h x w)

634 x 938 x 32 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/6

AAMIII

Pop Goes The Weezel — Pop Goes The Weezel

Dale Frank

Production date

1989

Medium

acrylic on printed cotton

Size (h x w)

3000 x 2010 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1989

Accession no

C1994/1/332

Pop Goes The Weezel

Untitled (Good) — Untitled (Good)

David Shrigley

Production date

2015

Medium

oil on canvas

Size (h x w)

1600 x 1200 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2015

Accession no

C2015/1/4

Untitled (Good)

After Ellsworth Kelly — After Ellsworth Kelly

Elizabeth Newman

Production date

2006

Medium

fabric

Size (h x w)

1540 x 1110 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2013

Accession no

C2013/1/42/2.1-2

After Ellsworth Kelly

Elizabeth Newman

Black Came In

Helen Frankenthaler

Production date: 1965-1966
Medium: acrylic on canvas (blue tinted canvas)
Size (h x w): 1752 x 711 mm
Credit line: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1970
Accession no: 1970/28

Black Came In

Helen Frankenthaler

Five Block Row

Production date: 1974
Medium: screenprint (25 colour)
Size (h x w): 311 x 666 mm
Credit line: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1979
Accession no: 1979/50/1

Five Block Row

Mono Rojo

Production date: 2000
Medium: acrylic, polyester resin, paper collage, glitter, map pins and elephant dung on canvas
Size (h x w): 1825 x 1219 mm
Credit line: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from a private collection through Victoria Miro, London
Accession no: L2017/7.1-3

Mono Rojo

Block Painting (Brown Triangle on White) 1993 — Block Painting (Brown Triangle on White) 1993

John Nixon

Production date

1993

Medium

enamel on canvas board

Size (h x w)

114 x 114 x 45 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1993

Accession no

C1994/1/417

Block Painting (Brown Triangle on White) 1993

Block Painting (Black Cross on Red) 1993 — Block Painting (Black Cross on Red) 1993

John Nixon

Production date

1993

Medium

enamel on cardboard

Size (h x w)

152 x 151 x 45 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1993

Accession no

C1994/1/416

Block Painting (Black Cross on Red) 1993

Orange monochrome with two colours — Orange monochrome with two colours

John Nixon

Production date

2002

Medium

enamel on MDF

Size (h x w)

910 x 610 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2003

Accession no

C2003/1/30

Orange monochrome with two colours

Orange monochrome with four colours — Orange monochrome with four colours

John Nixon

Production date

2001

Medium

enamel on MDF

Size (h x w)

610 x 610 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2003

Accession no

C2003/1/31

Orange monochrome with four colours

EPW:O — EPW:O

John Nixon

Production date

1995

Medium

mixed media on canvasboard

Size (h x w)

280 x 280 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2003

Accession no

C2003/1/32

EPW:O

Black Orange + Silver — Black Orange + Silver

John Nixon

Production date

2002

Medium

enamel on MDF on canvas stretcher

Size (h x w)

305 x 255 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2005

Accession no

C2005/1/6

Black Orange + Silver

Polychrome Painting — Polychrome Painting

John Nixon

Production date

2006

Medium

enamel and acrylic on MDF

Size (h x w)

605 x 460 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2007

Accession no

C2007/1/8

Polychrome Painting

Untitled II — Untitled II

John Nixon

Production date

2006

Medium

enamel on MDF

Size (h x w)

450 x 600 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2007

Accession no

C2007/1/33

Untitled II

Untitled - Colour Group E (Random) — Untitled - Colour Group E (Random)

John Nixon

On display

Production date

2008

Medium

enamel on MDF

Size (h x w)

600 x 1800 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2010

Accession no

C2009/1/39

Untitled - Colour Group E (Random)

On display

Colour Group C I, 2007 (In Memory of Julian Dashper 1960 to 2009) — Colour Group C I, 2007 (In Memory of Julian Dashper 1960 to 2009)

John Nixon

Production date

2010

Medium

enamel on MDF

Size (h x w)

460 x 600 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2010

Accession no

C2010/1/26/2

Colour Group C I, 2007 (In Memory of Julian Dashper 1960 to 2009)

1A/1B — 1A/1B

John Nixon

Production date

2009

Medium

enamel on MDF

Size (h x w)

450 x 600 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010

Accession no

C2010/1/26/1.1-2

1A/1B

Silver Mountains #2 — Silver Mountains #2

John Nixon

Production date

2009

Medium

enamel on canvas

Size (h x w)

450 x 600 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2011

Accession no

C2011/1/17.1-2

Silver Mountains #2

UNTITLED (group 1 B) — UNTITLED (group 1 B)

John Nixon

Production date

2013

Medium

enamel on canvas

Size (h x w)

580 x 600 x 295 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/30.1-2

UNTITLED (group 1 B)

Silver Monochrome — Silver Monochrome

John Nixon

Production date

2004

Medium

enamel on plywood

Size (h x w)

2400 x 1500 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/2

Silver Monochrome

Self Portrait: Non objective composition (Night) — Self Portrait: Non objective composition (Night)

John Nixon

Production date

1987

Medium

enamel and eggshell on Masonite

Size (h x w)

1800 x 1200 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/3

Self Portrait: Non objective composition (Night)

Self Portrait: Non objective composition (Night) — Self Portrait: Non objective composition (Night)

John Nixon

Production date

1987

Medium

enamel and eggshell on Masonite

Size (h x w)

1800 x 1200 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/4

Self Portrait: Non objective composition (Night)

Block Painting: Green Circle — Block Painting: Green Circle

John Nixon

Production date

1992

Medium

Perspex and acrylic on canvas board

Size (h x w)

125 x 125 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/6

Block Painting: Green Circle

Block Painting: Cream Monochrome — Block Painting: Cream Monochrome

John Nixon

Production date

1992

Medium

enamel on hessian on cardboard

Size (h x w)

100 x 100 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/9

Block Painting: Cream Monochrome

Block Painting: Yellow Monochrome — Block Painting: Yellow Monochrome

John Nixon

Production date

1993

Medium

felt on cardboard

Size (h x w)

100 x 100 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/10

Block Painting: Yellow Monochrome

Silver Monochrome — Silver Monochrome

John Nixon

Production date

2003

Medium

enamel on hessian

Size (h x w)

380 x 310 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/15

Silver Monochrome

Orange Monochrome with Pale Blue (for Emma) — Orange Monochrome with Pale Blue (for Emma)

John Nixon

Production date

1996

Medium

enamel on Masonite

Size (h x w)

205 x 150 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/16

Orange Monochrome with Pale Blue (for Emma)

Silver Monochrome — Silver Monochrome

John Nixon

Production date

2003

Medium

enamel on hessian

Size (h x w)

210 x 270 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/22

Silver Monochrome

Orange Test Painting — Orange Test Painting

John Nixon

Production date

1999

Medium

enamel and paper with rubber stamp (EPW) on plywood

Size (h x w)

340 x 340 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/23

Orange Test Painting

Orange Test Painting — Orange Test Painting

John Nixon

Production date

2000

Medium

mixed media on plywood

Size (h x w)

330 x 330 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/24

Orange Test Painting

Orange Test Painting — Orange Test Painting

John Nixon

Production date

2002

Medium

mixed media on cardboard

Size (h x w)

310 x 310 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/25

Orange Test Painting

Orange and Red Cross — Orange and Red Cross

John Nixon

Production date

1996

Medium

enamel on plywood

Size (h x w)

460 x 460 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/27

Orange and Red Cross

Orange Monochrome with White — Orange Monochrome with White

John Nixon

Production date

2000

Medium

enamel on canvas

Size (h x w)

430 x 430 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/28

Orange Monochrome with White

Model Painting — Model Painting

John Nixon

Production date

2000

Medium

enamel on canvas

Size (h x w)

850 x 850 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/29

Model Painting

Black Square — Black Square

John Nixon

Production date

1986

Medium

enamel and acrylic on Masonite

Size (h x w)

900 x 600 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/31

Black Square

Red and Black Cross — Red and Black Cross

John Nixon

Production date

1986

Medium

acrylic on hessian

Size (h x w)

690 x 565 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/38

Red and Black Cross

Brown and White Cross — Brown and White Cross

John Nixon

Production date

1986

Medium

enamel and acrylic on hessian

Size (h x w)

700 x 635 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/39

Brown and White Cross

Polychrome Painting, Colour Group B Part I — Polychrome Painting, Colour Group B Part I

John Nixon

Production date

2007

Medium

enamel on MDF

Size (h x w)

450 x 600 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/40/1

Polychrome Painting, Colour Group B Part I

Polychrome Painting, Colour Group B Part II — Polychrome Painting, Colour Group B Part II

John Nixon

Production date

2007

Medium

enamel on MDF

Size (h x w)

450 x 600 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/40/2

Polychrome Painting, Colour Group B Part II

Polychrome Painting Part A — Polychrome Painting Part A

John Nixon

Production date

2009

Medium

enamel on MDF

Size (h x w)

450 x 600 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/41/1

Polychrome Painting Part A

Polychrome Painting Part B — Polychrome Painting Part B

John Nixon

Production date

2009

Medium

enamel on MDF

Size (h x w)

450 x 600 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/41/2

Polychrome Painting Part B

Orange Monochrome with White — Orange Monochrome with White

John Nixon

Production date

2003

Medium

enamel on MDF

Size (h x w)

600 x 900 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/42

Orange Monochrome with White

Silver Monochrome

Production date: 2015
Medium: enamel and glass on hessian
Size (h x w): 300 x 230 mm
Credit line: Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2015
Accession no: C2015/1/27/1

Silver Monochrome

Untitled (AUK)

Production date: 2015
Medium: mixed materials on canvas
Size (h x w): 360 x 270 mm
Credit line: Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2015
Accession no: C2015/1/27/2

Untitled (AUK)

Untitled

Production date: 2015
Medium: enamel and mixed materials on canvas
Size (h x w): 470 x 350 mm
Credit line: Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2015
Accession no: C2015/1/27/3

Untitled

Untitled — Untitled

John Nixon

Production date

1993

Medium

enamel, mallet and coins on hardboard, newspaper, paper and metal

Size (h x w)

1900 x 3500 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1997

Accession no

C1997/1/23/1-6

Untitled

Orange Monochrome — Orange Monochrome

John Nixon

On display

Production date

1999

Medium

enamel on baked enamel

Size (h x w)

425 x 385 x 30 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2000

Accession no

C2000/1/2

Orange Monochrome

On display

Orange Monochrome — Orange Monochrome

John Nixon

Production date

1999

Medium

enamel on masonite

Size (h x w)

560 x 560 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2000

Accession no

C2000/1/3

Orange Monochrome

Orange Monochrome — Orange Monochrome

John Nixon

Production date

1999

Medium

enamel on customwood

Size (h x w)

445 x 380 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2000

Accession no

C2000/1/4

Orange Monochrome

Block Painting: White Circle — Block Painting: White Circle

John Nixon

Production date

1993

Medium

felt, sand and acrylic on canvas board

Size (h x w)

125 x 125 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/7

Block Painting: White Circle

Red and Black Cross — Red and Black Cross

John Nixon

Production date

Unknown

Medium

enamel on poster paper

Size (h x w)

820 x 610 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2014

Accession no

C2014/1/32/33

Red and Black Cross

Black Monochrome With Violin — Black Monochrome With Violin

John Nixon

Production date

1993

Medium

enamel and violin on hardboard

Size (h x w)

1800 x 1200 x 150 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1997

Accession no

C1997/1/21

Black Monochrome With Violin