Sean Scully Cl (Carrier)

by Carrier. David

• ISBN13: 9780500093122
• ISBN10: 0500093121
• Edition: 00
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-05-17
• Publisher: THAMES&HUD

Summary

The first fully illustrated, full-color survey of this popular abstract painter's entire career. Sean Scully is one of today's best-loved abstract painters. Over more than thirty years, he has produced a vibrant and compelling body of work that is widely collected and internationally exhibited. His familiar signature style of lines or bands of color, alluding to architectural elements such as portals, windows, and walls, is one of the most instantly recognizable in contemporary painting. This book is the first fully illustrated monograph to present an account of the artist's entire life and career to date, from his childhood in 1950s London, via New York and Barcelona, to the present day in Munich. Lavish, full-page reproductions of all his major works illustrate the text, while photographs taken by Scully on his travels show some of the forms that inspire them. Photographs of Scully at work in his studio demonstrate stage-by-stage how he creates his pictures, from blank canvas to finished work. Eminent art historian and critic David Carrier traces the development of Scully's oeuvre and assesses its significance. Drawing on his many conversations with Scully, Carrier provides unique insights into the artist's working methods and the motivations for his art. Extracts from Scully's own passionate writings and lectures on painting complete a volume that should be found on all contemporary art bookshelves. 214 illustrations, 205 in color.

Author Biography

David Carrier is Champney Family Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Institute of Art.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 14
Introduction: The sources of Sean Scully's style	p. 16
Searching for A Style
A London childhood	p. 40
Early visits to America	p. 60
Becoming established in New York	p. 78
Discovering A Style
Backs and Fronts	p. 90
Using A Style
Staging abstract narratives	p. 100
Art on paper	p. 154
"Plaids," "Mirrors," "Floating Paintings"	p. 168
"Walls of Light:" Scully's utopian pictures	p. 186
Conversation with Sean Scully	p. 208
Chronology	p. 215
Solo Exhibitions	p. 216
Selected Group Exhibitions	p. 217
Public Collections	p. 219
Selected Bibliography	p. 220
Picture Credits	p. 222
Index	p. 223
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