Black landscape

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Title

Black landscape

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Here, Colin McCahon – like Ralph Hotere – moves into more abstract territory. Both artists have restricted their palette to black – to dramatic effect. But the works diverge in their treatment of the painted surface. Hotere’s enamel paint on glass is immaculate, without any trace of the artist’s hand. McCahon, by contrast, has mixed sawdust into his paint to create texture, contrast, and dimension in his abstract representation of the land.

Format

Image

Date created

1965

Creator

Colin McCahon

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/40807

Related subjects

Landscape paintings / Landscapes (Representations) / horizon line / polyvinyl acetate / sawdust / hardboard / paintings / painting / abstraction / Auckland

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