John Nixon
Artwork Detail
John Nixon’s work is an ongoing sequence of experiments within a tightly defined visual language. Nixon’s rigorous approach builds on the revolutionary work of early 20th-century abstractionists such as Kasimir Malevich. However, where Malevich had spiritual aspirations, Nixon is stubbornly material.
Making pragmatic use of trade materials like commercial paint and MDF board, his art exists firmly in this world. As Nixon says, ‘[My artworks] are objects, not art as illusion but art as matter.’
- Title
- 1A/1B
- Artist/creator
- John Nixon
- Production date
- 2009
- Medium
- enamel on MDF
- Dimensions
- 450 x 600 mm
- Credit line
- Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010
- Accession no
- C2010/1/26/1.1-2
- Copyright
- Copying restrictions apply
- Department
- International Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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