Sean Scully

by Carrier, David

• ISBN13: 9780500286265
• ISBN10: 0500286264
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-13
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc

Summary

"The best single source on his compelling work."--Chicago Tribune Over more than thirty years, Sean Scully has produced a vibrant and compelling body of work that is widely collected and internationally exhibited. His 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. In this, the first fully illustrated monograph to present an account of the artist's life and career to date, eminent art historian and critic David Carrier traces the development of Scully's oeuvre and assesses its significance. Lavish reproductions of his major works illustrate the text, while photographs taken by Scully on his travels show some of the forms that inspire them. A concise chronology, exhibition history, and select bibliography, as well as an interview with the artist, complete a volume that should be found on all contemporary art bookshelves. 200 illustrations, 190 in color.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	14	(2)
Introduction The sources of Sean Scully's style	16	(24)
PART 1 SEARCHING FOR A STYLE
A London childhood	40	(20)
Early visits to America	60	(18)
Becoming established in New York	78	(12)
PART 2 DISCOVERING A STYLE
Backs and Fronts	90	(10)
PART 3 USING A STYLE
Staging abstract narratives	100	(54)
Art on paper	154	(14)
``Plaids,'' ``Mirrors,'' ``Floating Paintings''	168	(18)
``Walls of Light:'' Scully's Utopian pictures	186	(22)
PART 4 CONVERSATION WITH SEAN SCULLY	208	(7)
Chronology	215	(1)
Solo Exhibitions	216	(1)
Selected Group Exhibitions	217	(2)
Public Collections	219	(1)
Selected Bibliography	220	(2)
Picture Credits	222	(1)
Index	223