EPW: 2001

Fine Arts, Sydney presents a solo exhibition of work by John Nixon, focusing on works made in 2001 from his extended Experimental Painting Workshop (EPW) project. This inaugural exhibition with the gallery showcases minimalist approaches to shape and colour through enamel paint on MDF and thick plywood, with occasional found objects including glass shards, coins and bottle tops. The exhibition features Nixon's engagement with EPW: Orange, begun in 1995, alongside a renewed concentration on EPW: Silver. In 2001, Nixon's work was presented internationally, including a survey of EPW: Orange at Kunsthaus Baselland in Basel and 'Works: 1968–2001' at the Stiftung für konkrete Kunst in Reutlingen, Germany. A visit to New York that year reinvigorated his silver paintings, while a subsequent move to Melbourne and artist residency at Longridge Farm marked a significant shift in his practice.