Sean Scully"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. |
What people are saying - Write a review
LibraryThing Review
User Review - petervanbeveren - LibraryThingOver 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 ... Read full review
User Review - Flag as inappropriate
This is easily the best book on Sean Scully out there. Carrier seamlessly weaves together incredibly precise insights on Scully's artistic process with an intimate view of what makes Scully tick as an artist. This is a remarkable book on one of the most important artists working today. It's a must-read for anyone interested in contemporary abstract painting.
Contents
Acknowledgments | 14 |
DISCOVERING A STYLE | 91 |
USING A STYLE | 101 |
Copyright | |
1 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
abstract art Abstract Expressionism Abstract Expressionist abstract painting Acrylic on canvas all-over American Art Gallery Art Museum Arthur Danto artist Backs and Fronts Barcelona beauty blue Boris and Gleb canvas 84 canvas 96 Catherine Paintings Center Chelsea Wall Cibachrome cm Untitled color Contemporary Art culture Danto dark drawing Dublin emotional everything exhibition expressive feeling field of stripes figurative film Floating Paintings Galerie Lelong grid horizontals Ian Stephenson insert Irish Jasper Johns linen 96 London look Matisse Matisse's metaphors Mirrors Modern Art Mondrian Moroccan Morocco move Munich Museum of Art Museum of Modern narrative Oil on canvas Oil on linen Oil pastel painter panels pastel on paper photographs Plaids Prints relationship rhythms Rothko Rowan Gallery Scully's paintings Sean Scully sense spirituality structure studio style surface things tradition triptych verticals visual Walls of Light wanted Yellow York
Bibliographic information
| Title | Sean Scully |
| Author | David Carrier |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson, 2006 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | Jun 4, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0500286264, 9780500286265 |
| Length | 224 pages |
| Subjects | › › Art / History / Contemporary (1945-) Art / Individual Artists / General |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |