'Gimme Some Wine' (after Eleanor McEvoy)

36″ x 48″ (91cm x 122cm), acrylic on canvas, 2017. To enquire about this work, please contact us.

In a continuation of his ongoing experiment in artistic “boundary crossing” with Irish singer-songwriter Eleanor McEvoy, entitled NAKED MUSIC, in late 2016 Chris Gollon embarked on a new series of paintings entitled ‘Gimme Some Wine’. They are inspired by Eleanor’s song of the same title, which she wrote for Chris Gollon and dedicated to him. The song in turn took its inspiration from Gollon’s painting ‘Dreaming of Leaving’, which had been inspired by the song of same title co-written by Eleanor McEvoy and Lloyd Cole. This exciting to-and-fro of lyrics and paintings was how McEvoy and Gollon worked and interviews with both about their collaborations are in the new book about this unique collaborative project: NAKED MUSIC.
Driftin' Back (after Neil Young)

10ft x 36″ (3m x 91cms) panels 1-4 oil on canvas, panel 5 acrylic on canvas, 2014. To enquire about this painting, please contact us.

For more information on this major work, click: Driftin’ Back
House of Sleep (from ROOT exhibition, Chisenhale Gallery)

48″ x 36″ (122 x 91cm), acrylic on panel, 1998. Private collection.

This painting was inspired by the tape Thurston Moore (of Sonic Youth) made for Chris Gollon along with an invitation to take part with David Bowie, Gavin Turk and Yoko Ono in ‘ROOT’at the Chisenhale Gallery, London. A crossover exhibition of contemporary music and art, it features along with an interview with Chris Gollon in Nick Soulsby’s new biography of Thurston Moore: News
Einstein & The Jealous Monk (after Bob Dylan)

60″ x 48″ (153 x 122cm), acrylic on canvas, 2004. Permanent collection, Huddersfield Art Gallery.

This painting takes its initial inspiration from lyrics in Bob Dylan’s great 1964 ballad ‘Desolation Row’ .
'Wanna Look Like Me (II)'

30″ x 22″ (76 x 56cm), acrylic on paper, 2016. From the NAKED MUSIC series and after the Eleanor McEvoy song. To enquire about this work, please contact us.
Firewall

FIREWALL a new film installation, a work of art music and film, combing a moving collage of Chris Gollon’s imagery with the Sleaford Mods’ track ‘Firewall’ (Eton Alive album, 2019)—will be shown a first time at the private view on 1.30-4pm Saturday October 12th and throughout the duration of the exhibition.
'I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll'

48″ x 36″ (122 x 91 cm), acrylic on canvas, 2016. This painting by Chris Gollon takes its title from Eleanor McEvoy’s version of the Nick Lowe song. To enquire about this work, please contact us.
Heaven Help Us (after Eleanor McEvoy)

48″ x 36″ (122 x 91 cm), acrylic on canvas, 2015. (re-thought and altered for the Eleanor McEvoy-inspired NAKED MUSIC series). To enquire about this work, please contact us.
The Thought of You (after Eleanor McEvoy)

48″ x 36″ (122 x 91cm), acrylic on canvas, 2016. Private collection. After the eponymous song by Eleanor McEvoy (From the Eleanor McEvoy-inspired NAKED MUSIC series).
NAKED (II)

36″ x 24″ (91 x 61cm), acrylic on canvas, 2015. Private collection. (From the Eleanor McEvoy-inspired NAKED MUSIC series).

This painting was the cover image for McEvoy’s album ‘NAKED MUSIC’.
The Party's Over

36″ x 48″ (91 x 122 cm), acrylic on canvas, 2002. Private collection. This painting features in art historian Tamsin Pickeral’s biography, CHRIS GOLLON: Humanity in Art (Hyde & Hughes, 2010). See Publications page for details.
Fool On the Hill

19.75” x 39” (50 x 99 cm), acrylic on canvas, 2007. To enquire about this work, please contact us.

This painting takes its initial inspiration from lyrics in The Beatles’ 1967 song, ‘Fool on the Hill’.
And It Came To Pass

Panels 8 and 9 of the 41′ x 5′ (12.5 x 1.53 m) painting in 9 panels. Acrylic on canvas, 2013-2014. The result of a two year artistic collaboration between Chris Gollon and Grammy-nominated classical musician Yi Yao. To enquire about this work, please contact us.
Last Radio Playing (II)

30″ x 22″ (76 x 56 cm), acrylic on paper, 2015. Private collection.

This painting takes its initial inspiration from lyrics in Bob Dylan’s 1989 song, ‘Shooting Star’.
Desolation Row

40” x 30” (101 x 76 cm), acrylic on canvas, 2004. Private collection.

This painting takes its initial inspiration from lyrics in Bob Dylan’s great 1964 ballad ‘Desolation Row’ .
The Last Pianist (II)

72″ x 48″ (180 x 121 cm) in 4 panels, acrylic on canvas, 2014. To enquire about this work, please contact us.
Figure in a Landscape (Self Portrait)

48″ x 36″ (122 x 61 cm), acrylic on canvas, 2017. Private collection.

Chris Gollon’s last self portrait.
Boot Hill

40” x 30” (101 x 76 cm), acrylic on canvas, 2004. To enquire about this work, please contact us.

This work was painted at the same period as ‘Einstein & The Jealous Monk’ (after Bob Dylan’s Desolation Row), the latter acquired by the Huddersfield Art Gallery in 2005, for its permanent collection. Both works will feature in the museum retrospective CHRIS GOLLON: Beyond the Horizon at the Huddersfield Art Gallery in autumn 2019, showcasing Gollon’s music related works. ‘Boot Hill’ takes its title from a line in a song ‘Billy 1’ on Bob Dylan’s album ‘Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid’, which was the soundtrack to the Peckinpah film of the same title. In the old Wild West, the town cemeteries we sometimes referred to as ‘boot hill’ because they would steal your boots before burying you.
Welcome to the Pleasure Dome

40″ x 30″ (101 x 91cm), acrylic on canvas, 1999. Private collection.

This painting takes its initial inspiration from lyrics in Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s 1984 song, ‘Welcome to the Pleasure Dome’, from the album of the same name.
Beyond the Horizon

36″ x 48″ (91 x 122 cm), acrylic on canvas, 2006. Private collection.

This painting takes its initial inspiration from lyrics in Bob Dylan’s song, ‘Tempest’, from the 2006 album ‘Modern Times’.
Happiness Is Easy

48″ x 36″ (101 x 91 cm), mixed media on panel, 1996. Private collection.

(After the eponymous song by Talk Talk.)
Davey the Brothel Keeper

30″ x 22″ (76 x 56cm), acrylic on paper, 2016.

This painting takes its initial inspiration from lyrics in Bob Dylan’s song, ‘Tempest’, from the 2006 album ‘Modern Times’.
Jilted John

After the song ‘Jilted John’ by Jilted John (aka Graham Fellows).

CHRIS GOLLON – Beyond the Horizon

Huddersfield Art Gallery & Museum 12 Oct 2019 - 18 Jan 2020 Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield, W. Yorks HD1 2SU

(12 Oct – 18Jan 2020) Co-curated by IAP Fine Art, this major solo museum exhibition is a retrospective of Chris Gollon’s paintings inspired by music or music lyrics; from those of Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Talk Talk, Yi Yao, Thurston Moore to those of Eleanor McEvoy, with whom Chris Gollon collaborated in the last 2 years of his life. It includes a selection of Chris Gollon’s paintings inspired by and/or related to music, which shed light on his lifelong interest in ‘boundary crossing’, how one art form can influence another and take it into new areas of thought and feeling. The exhibition includes ‘Einstein & The Jealous Monk (after Bob Dylan)’, which was acquired in 2005 by Huddersfield Art Gallery for its permanent collection, where it hangs alongside works by Francis Bacon, Henry Moore, Frank Auerbach and Walter Sickert. Pictured: ‘Gimme Some Wine – Final Version’ (after the song Eleanor McEvoy wrote for Chris Gollon), 36″ x 48″ (91 x 122cm) acrylic on canvas 2017.

In 2019, IAP Fine Art and the Sleaford Mods embarked on a collaborative film project, entitled FIREWALL . This unique film installation, a work of art, music and film—combining Chris Gollon’s imagery with the Sleaford Mods’ track ‘Firewall’ (Eton Alive album, 2019)—will is shown a first time throughout the duration of the exhibition. It is also now online, here: FIREWALL.

FIREWALL was also shown at the Louder Than Words Festival in Manchester, supported by Arts Council England, accompanied by a discussion and a Q&A session with the film makers.

An official Spotify playlist to accompany this exhibition has been created by IAP Fine Art, featuring the songs related to the paintings. To listen, follow the link to CHRIS GOLLON: Beyond the Horizon. To purchase the exhibition catalogue, with all paintings reproduced and texts by Nick Soulsby, Thurston Moore, Tamsin Pickeral and Laura Gascoigne, click: museum catalogue.

For further information: contact us. The exhibition is kindly sponsored by Williams & Hill. Daniel Dylan Wray ‘s extensive article on the exhibition in the Yorkshire Post’s magazine is here: Chris Gollon.

'Gimme Some Wine' (after Eleanor McEvoy)

Driftin' Back (after Neil Young)

House of Sleep (from ROOT exhibition, Chisenhale Gallery)

Einstein & The Jealous Monk (after Bob Dylan)

'Wanna Look Like Me (II)'

Firewall

'I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll'

Heaven Help Us (after Eleanor McEvoy)

The Thought of You (after Eleanor McEvoy)

NAKED (II)

The Party's Over

Fool On the Hill

And It Came To Pass

Last Radio Playing (II)

Desolation Row

The Last Pianist (II)

Figure in a Landscape (Self Portrait)

Boot Hill

Welcome to the Pleasure Dome

Beyond the Horizon

Happiness Is Easy

Davey the Brothel Keeper

Jilted John

CHRIS GOLLON – Beyond the Horizon