In TRUTH, Invercargill born Nigel Brown creates a powerfully interesting work, both visually and verbally. During the late 1960s he attended Elam School of Art with tutors Pat Hanly, Colin McCahon, Garth Tapper, Greer Twiss and Robert Ellis. McCahon was a major influence and Brown followed his advice to utilize personally meaningful motifs in his work. TRUTH is a further exploration of Brown's tribute I AM series of paintings.

While the word is rendered as monumental and stands alone, the soft pink palette, references the artist's Cosy Nook home in Southland, a house painted pink. Works like this extend McCahon's text investigations beyond the biblical into more general areas of questioning. Painted in 2005, TRUTH is a work which has gained in relevance, it is truly a painting of our times.