Of Mind and Gravity
Richard Killeen, Artist
This is one of the
painting assemblages
in our collection.
It was made in
Auckland Region, New Zealand
in 1982.
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Object Detail
About the Work
This
work
was
part
of
the
exhibition
"Artist's
Project
No.1:
Richard
Killeen:
Chance
and
Inevitability"
first
exhibited
at
the
Auckland
City
Art
Gallery
in
August
1982,
which
was
delivered
as
a
performance
where
the
audience
where
invited
to
hang
the
works
in
which
ever
way
they
wanted.
Killeen
was
not
interested
in
the
composition
but
more
about
the
idea
of
bringing
elements
together.
A
small
accompanying
catalogue
was
produced.
It
was
also
shown
at
the
Robert
McDougall
Art
Gallery,
Christchurch
14
June
1983
-
22
July
1983.
Measurements
Installed dimensions approx 2000 x 3500mm
Media
alkyd on aluminium shapes
Description
Wall-hung work comprising of 15 shapes cut from aluminium and painted in bold mostly primary colours. The shapes can be hung in any arrangement on the wall. The shapes include a horse, pukeko, hand, camel, fish, bolt, as well as other less easy-to-define shapes.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua. Purchased, 1983.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
Dec 1983
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Accession Number:
1983/30/2