QAGOMA COLLECTION: ‘Living Patterns’

Living Patterns: Contemporary Australian Abstraction

‘Living Patterns’ includes works from QAGOMA’s Australian Art collection, as well as works on loan. Find out more about these Collection works below, or explore the works on loan to the Gallery.

Installation view of ‘Living Patterns’, featuring works by (l–r) Paul Bai, Timothy Cook, Tyza Hart and Jonny Niesche, Watermall, QAG, October 2023 / © The artists / Photograph: C Callistemon, QAGOMA

Emily Floyd’s Labour garden (detail) 2015 and Daniel Boyd’s Untitled (HNDFWMIAFN) 2017 installed for ‘Living Patterns’, QAG, October 2023 / Collection: QAGOMA / © The artists / Photograph: C Callistemon, QAGOMA

Artwork Unwritten #1-5 this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint and charcoal on paper, created in 2017-01-01

Unwritten #1-5 2017

AH KEE, Vernon - Creator

Artwork The infinite distance between two points (no. 6) this artwork made of Vinyl or paint on wall, created in 2021-01-01

The infinite distance between two points (no. 6) 2021

BAI, Paul - Creator

Artwork Untitled (HNDFWMIAFN) this artwork made of Oil, charcoal and archival glue on polyester, created in 2017-01-01

Installation view of ‘Living Patterns’, featuring works by (l–r) Lindy Lee, d harding (foreground) and Salote Tawale, QAG, September 2023 / © The artists / Photograph: C Callistemon, QAGOMA

Artwork Pepper’s ghost, wind turners, blue and yellow this artwork made of Acrylic, foam core, steel, reflective tinting, LEDs, motor, paint, wood, vinyl, created in 2018-01-01

Pepper’s ghost, wind turners, blue and yellow 2018

MACKENZIE, Taree - Creator

Artwork Milngurr this artwork made of Enamel paint on aluminium composite board (Alupanel), created in 2018-01-01

Milngurr 2018

MARIKA, Dhuwarrwarr - Creator

Artwork Dhomala (Macassan canoe) sail this artwork made of Woven pandanus (pandanus spiralis), hand-rolled kurrajong (brachychiton populneus) bark string, created in 2019-01-01

Dhomala (Macassan canoe) sail 2019-20

RARRU, Margaret - Creator

Artwork Reinhardt Dammn: Things the mind already knows this artwork made of Enamel on aluminium, created in 2010-01-01

Reinhardt Dammn: Things the mind already knows 2010

REDFORD, Scott - Creator

Artwork Untitled #I (from 'ALWAYS' series) this artwork made of Synthetic polymer and flash paint on cotton on cedar stretches, created in 2018-01-01

Untitled #I (from 'ALWAYS' series) 2018

RENNIE, Reko - Creator

Artwork Schein blossom (feueur) this artwork made of Dye sublimation print on polyester voile, powder-coated steel, wood and mirror-polished brass, created in 2020-01-01

Schein blossom (feueur) 2020

NIESCHE, Jonny - Creator

Artwork Schein blossom (mond) this artwork made of Dye sublimation print on polyester voile, powder-coated steel, wood and mirror-polished brass, created in 2020-01-01

Schein blossom (mond) 2020

NIESCHE, Jonny - Creator

Artwork Schein blossom (sonnen) this artwork made of Dye sublimation print on polyester voile, powder-coated steel, wood and mirror-polished brass, created in 2020-01-01

Schein blossom (sonnen) 2020

NIESCHE, Jonny - Creator

Artwork Larrakitj this artwork made of Wood with white clay pigment, created in 2017-01-01

Larrakitj 2017

WANAMBI, Mr. W. - Creator

Artwork Buyku this artwork made of Natural pigments on incised bark, created in 2019-01-01

Buyku 2019

WUNUNGMURRA, Djirrirra - Creator

Artwork Aggregate Icon (Kaleidoscopic Catchment) this artwork made of Hand-cut digital photographs and archival tape, created in 2014-01-01

Aggregate Icon (Kaleidoscopic Catchment) 2014

WYMAN, Jemima - Creator

An installation view of a kinetic sculpture glowing yellow and blue in a dark room, with a view of another work on the wall in the background.

Taree Mackenzie’s Pepper’s ghost, wind turners, blue and yellow 2018 installed for ‘Living Patterns’, with Jemima Wyman's Aggregate Icon (Kaleidoscopic Catchment) 2014 visible in the background, QAG, October 2023 / Collection: QAGOMA / © The artists / Photograph: C Callistemon, QAGOMA