After his first foray into the 'Lattice,' Scott began new experiments into abstraction, one of which was the Asymmetrical Chevrons, a unique suite made between 1983 and 1984. Playful and bold, vari-coloured skies hover above abstracted cloud and landscape forms. With their dynamic, lightening-bolt shapes and high-key colours, these high-spirited paintings exude energy and optimism.

The Asymmetrical Lattices of 1983 are part of developments Scott made through the period 1982–1986. Unlike the even, diagonal emphasis of the earlier 'Lattice' works, the Asymmetrical Lattices involve thick bands of colour grouped either to one side or the top of the picture plane. There is a tightening and tension as well as a command of negative space.

Scott was frequently exhibited at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, including Abstract Attitudes (1976), The Grid (1983), and Local Revolutionaries: Art & Change 1965-1986 (2010). His work is held in the collections of Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington; Victoria University Art Collection, Wellington; the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and many other public and private collections in New Zealand.

Press release courtesy Michael Lett.