Self and Other: The Expressionist Spirit in New Zealand Art

Thu 18 Dec 2003 — Sun 17 Oct 2004

Self and Other: The Expressionist Spirit in New Zealand Art

Exhibition Details

New Zealand artists have frequently used intense subject matter to 'speak' visually about themselves. This exhibition draws upon the Gallery and Chartwell collections and brings together many artists fascinated by the intersections between self-confession and self-mythology.

Date: Thu 18 Dec 2003 — Sun 17 Oct 2004
Curated by: Ron Brownson
Location: Main Gallery, Ground Level
Cost: Free entry

Related artworks

Fresh from Walls — Fresh from Walls

Don Driver

Production date

1982

Medium

found objects and plastic

Size (h x w)

2680 x 6030 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1989

Accession no

C1994/1/329.1-4

Fresh from Walls

Portrait of Cassius Clay — Portrait of Cassius Clay

Tony Fomison

Production date

1972

Medium

enamel on hessian

Size (h x w)

766 x 790 x 60 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1993

Accession no

1993/22

Portrait of Cassius Clay

Green and Red — Green and Red

Jeffrey Harris

Production date

1986

Medium

oil on canvas

Size (h x w)

1822 x 3655 x 35 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr and Mrs Robert Ferrier, Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery, 1987

Accession no

1987/7

Green and Red

Hot Dog — Hot Dog

Euan MacLeod

Production date

1983-1984

Medium

acrylic on canvas

Size (h x w)

1211 x 1780 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1985

Accession no

C1994/1/143

Hot Dog

Buttocks — Buttocks

Greer Twiss

Production date

1968

Medium

fibreglass and paint

Size (h x w)

1590 x 210 x 550 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2003

Accession no

2003/32

Buttocks

Concerning Religion — Concerning Religion

Alan Strathern

Production date

1972

Medium

bronze

Size (h x w)

940 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1973

Accession no

1973/19/1

Concerning Religion

Standing Woman — Standing Woman

Jan Nigro

Production date

1968

Medium

pencil

Size (h x w)

425 x 178 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1969

Accession no

1969/16/1

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Alexis Hunter

Production date

1974-1975

Medium

oil on canvas

Size (h x w)

1015 x 1265 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1990

Accession no

1990/38.1-6

The Objects Series

Man And Woman Kissing — Man And Woman Kissing

Dick Frizzell

Production date

1984

Medium

acrylic on board

Size (h x w)

1260 x 1255 x 45 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1984

Accession no

C1994/1/126

Man And Woman Kissing

Menage a trois — Menage a trois

Barry Cleavin

Production date

1976

Medium

etching and photo-engraving

Size (h x w)

305 x 212 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Ms Jeanette McCracken, 1982

Accession no

1982/45/6

Menage a trois

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Jeffrey Harris

Production date

1970

Medium

oil on board

Size (h x w)

1218 x 1218 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1981

Accession no

1981/24

Figures in a landscape

Sugar and Spice — Sugar and Spice

Don Driver

Production date

1980

Medium

found objects, plastic, steel, hemp, nylon and wood

Size (h x w)

1430 x 720 x 590 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2001

Accession no

C2001/1/8

Sugar and Spice

Untitled Painting — Untitled Painting

Allen Maddox

Production date

1980

Medium

oil on canvas

Size (h x w)

1880 x 2000 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1985

Accession no

C1994/1/152

Untitled Painting

Embrace — Embrace

Maria Olsen

Production date

1985

Medium

fibreglass, gesso, cotton, rhoplex, and pigment

Size (h x w)

2120 x 1330 x 320 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1986

Accession no

C1994/1/174

Embrace

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Philip Clairmont

Production date

1978

Medium

oil on jute canvas

Size (h x w)

1570 x 980 x 45 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1985

Accession no

C1994/1/154

Untitled Painting (Chair)

Philip Clairmont

Staircase Night Triptych — Staircase Night Triptych

Philip Clairmont

Production date

1978

Medium

acrylic and oil on jute

Size (h x w)

1775 x 2820 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1987

Accession no

C1994/1/197.1-3

Staircase Night Triptych

Philip Clairmont

Encounter Haast Bridge V — Encounter Haast Bridge V

Jan Nigro

Production date

1970

Medium

pencil

Size (h x w)

250 x 358 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1970

Accession no

1970/25/2

Encounter Haast Bridge V

Fireplace — Fireplace

Philip Clairmont

Production date

1972

Medium

oil and acrylic on hessian

Size (h x w)

1830 x 3200 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1974

Accession no

1974/6/1

Fireplace

Philip Clairmont

Light Source — Light Source

Philip Clairmont

Production date

1978

Medium

oil and acrylic on canvas

Size (h x w)

1620 x 940 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1978

Accession no

1978/29

Light Source

Philip Clairmont

Three ladders — Three ladders

Don Driver

Production date

1981

Medium

tea chest, overcoat, ladder

Size (h x w)

595 x 505 x 410 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1982

Accession no

1982/29

Three ladders

The Hand (Study of a hand) — The Hand (Study of a hand)

Tony Fomison

Production date

1970

Medium

oil on hessian on board

Size (h x w)

840 x 580 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1982

Accession no

1982/33

The Hand (Study of a hand)

Rime — Rime

Maria Olsen

Production date

1989

Medium

pigment emulsion and gesso

Size (h x w)

1880 x 1030 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr and Mrs A T Gibbs, 1994

Accession no

1994/1/11

Rime

This sweet sickness — This sweet sickness

Jeffrey Harris

Production date

1984

Medium

oil on canvas

Size (h x w)

2138 x 1520 x 35 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr and Mrs A T Gibbs, 1994

Accession no

1994/1/5

This sweet sickness

Tiara — Tiara

Fiona Pardington

Production date

1990

Medium

gelatin silver print, toned with selenium and sepia

Size (h x w)

240 x 170 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1999

Accession no

1999/20/2

Tiara

Fiona Pardington

Photo Distorted Head — Photo Distorted Head

Terry Stringer

Production date

1976

Medium

fibreglass

Size (h x w)

260 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1977

Accession no

1977/3/1

Photo Distorted Head

Tool Trays — Tool Trays

Christine Hellyar

Production date

1982

Medium

mixed media

Size (h x w)

45 x 800 x 2800 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery, 1982

Accession no

1982/55

Tool Trays

Christine Hellyar