Rain clouds by Richard Killeen

Being

Creative visual thinking is fundamental to us all as human beings as we strive to understand our sense of self and the world. Chartwell seeks to deepen understanding about the importance of art and creative thinking for our future and our wellbeing.

Making

Chartwell supports artists as they make and think. Making is an active and connected process, involving the interaction of intention, intuition and intellect with the mediums of the world. Chartwell is making too - making a difference through philanthropy and enabling access to creative activities and research.

Return to Collection

Rain clouds

Rain clouds

Artist

Richard Killeen
Production Date

1997
Medium

acrylic and gesso on aluminium
Size

680 x 1140 mm
Credit

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1997
Accession Number

C1997/1/25/1-165
Accession Date

Sep 1997
Department

New Zealand Art
Classification

Installation
Collection

Chartwell
Subjects

clouds, weather
Description

Richard Killeen began making cut-outs in 1978. They released his paintings from the boundaries of a frame and allowed his art to become sculpture and painting at the same time. Rain clouds is an outstanding example of Killeen playing with how we experience scale. While the work is smaller than many of his previous cut-outs, it expresses a multitude of responses about how we relate to clouds. (Local Atlas, 2004)