Reducing Landscapes

Overview

John Nixon and the late Fred Williams have both been widely recognised as leading figures in the Australian art world, with each man creating works that have stood the test of time. Reducing Landscapes brings their work together in a seven-week exhibition at Hawthorn's Town Hall Gallery.

Opening on Saturday, January 16, the exhibition will highlight the process of abstraction that was integral to both men's work. Williams, whose art has been featured in more than 70 solo exhibitions, worked with wash and impasto oil paint and brush. Nixon takes a different approach, using enamel paints, sponges and alternate methods of construction, building his paintings beyond the frame.

Running alongside Reducing Landscapes will be a separate exhibition featuring work from the Town Hall Gallery's collection, including pieces by Helen Maudsley, Ian Armstrong and Noel Counihan.

Image: John Nixon, Eltham (2014), courtesy Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne.