Firewall

In 2019, IAP Fine Art and the Sleaford Mods embarked on a collaborative film project, entitled ‘Firewall’. This unique film installation—combining Chris Gollon’s imagery with the Sleaford Mods’ track ‘Firewall’ (Eton Alive album, 2019) – premiered at the private view of CHRIS GOLLON: Beyond the Horizon.
Jilted John

After the song ‘Jilted John’ by Jilted John (aka Graham Fellows).
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’.
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, ‘Beyond the Horizon’, from the 2006 album ‘Modern Times’.
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.
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.
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’ .
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.
Happiness Is Easy

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

(After the eponymous song by Talk Talk.)
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.
Fool on the Hill

19.75” x 39” (50 x 99 cm), acrylic on canvas, 2007. Private collection.

This painting takes its initial inspiration from lyrics in The Beatles’ 1967 song, ‘Fool on the Hill’.
Heaven Help Us

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.
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’.
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, pleasecontact us.
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.
Einstein and 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’ .
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 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).
House of Sleep

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
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.
Gimme Some Wine (Final Version)

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
'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.

CHRIS GOLLON: Beyond the Horizon

A collection of paintings, curated by IAP Fine Art for the eponymous exhibition at the Huddersfield Art Gallery (12 Oct. 2019 – 4 Jan. 2020): a retrospective of Chris Gollon’s paintings inspired by music or music lyrics; from those of Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Talk Talk, Yi Yao and Thurston Moore to those of Eleanor McEvoy, with whom Chris Gollon collaborated in the last two years of his life. It includes paintings that shed light on Gollon’s lifelong interest in ‘boundary crossing’, how one art form can influence another and take it into new areas of thought and feeling.

Firewall

Jilted John

Davey the Brothel Keeper

Beyond the Horizon

Boot Hill

The Last Pianist (II)

Desolation Row

Welcome to the Pleasure Dome

Happiness Is Easy

And It Came To Pass

Fool on the Hill

Heaven Help Us

Last Radio Playing (II)

I Knew the Bride When She Used To Rock 'N' Roll

The Party's Over

Einstein and the Jealous Monk (after Bob Dylan)

NAKED (II)

The Thought of You (after Eleanor McEvoy

House of Sleep

Figure in a Landscape (Self Portrait)

Gimme Some Wine (Final Version)

Driftin' Back (after Neil Young)

'Wanna Look Like Me (II)'

CHRIS GOLLON: Beyond the Horizon