Sean Scully
dal 20/3/2005 al 25/6/2005
Segnalato da
20/3/2005
Sean Scully
Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Cumbria
Scully's monumental canvases, with their interlocking bars of earthy colour reflect his early life as well as later influences. Critical of headline-grabbing conceptual artists, he believes that ''painting can have a strong and powerful renaissance''. In the exhibition large scale oil paintings, and a selection of his delicate watercolours, pastels and etchings.
Sean Scully (b.1945) is one of the most important abstract artists working today, a powerful painter who has achieved considerable success in Europe and America. He has recently had a major retrospective at the National Gallery of Australia, as well as a room dedicated to his work at Tate Modern, but this exhibition will be Scully's first major show in a British public gallery in recent years.
Scully's monumental canvases, with their interlocking bars of earthy colour reflect his early life as well as later influences. His experience of growing up within a tight-knit Catholic community, his love of music and his interest in figures like Rothko and Mondrian combine to create abstract, yet deeply human works. Professor at the art academy in Munich, Scully is dedicated to his art, and to the possibilities of painting. Critical of headline-grabbing conceptual artists, his reputation has - by contrast - grown steadily, and he believes that "painting can have a strong and powerful renaissance".
Although born in Dublin, Scully was raised in London. He attended Croydon Art College in the late 1960s, before studying at Newcastle. He moved to New York in 1975, and became an American citizen eight years later. Working between New York, Barcelona and Germany, he has exhibited widely in Europe and the United States.
The exhibition at Abbot Hall comes at an important stage in Scully's career, and will show a range of his rich and emotionally charged works. As well as large scale oil paintings, there will be a selection of his delicate watercolours, pastels and etchings. Some works will be seen for the first time at Abbot Hall, coming straight from the artist's studio, others will be important pieces from the last ten years. The exhibition will be accompanied by a full colour catalogue, and has been arranged in close collaboration with the artist. It will include an essay by the art critic, William Feaver.
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Kendal Cumbria LA9 5AL UK
Abbot Hall is open Monday - Saturday 10.30 am to 4.00 pm
(From April to October we stay open until 5.00 pm).