Sea Star: Sean Scully at the National Gallery - Hardcover

Herrmann, Daniel; Wiggins, Colin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1857096452 ISBN 13: 9781857096453

Publisher: National Gallery London, 2019

Synopsis

Sean Scully (b.1945) is an Irish-born, American-based painter and printmaker, best known for his monumental oil paintings which draw on the traditions of Abstract Expressionism.
 
This catalogue showcases a recent body of work inspired by the National Gallery’s own collection and in particular by J.M.W. Turner’s The Evening Star (c.1830). For Scully, this elegiac picture constitutes one of Turner’s most profound paintings, leading to new departures in his own work. Using the motif of stripes or chequerboards, Scully evokes landscapes and architecture, horizons, fields, and coastlines, in which his contemplative forms become reminders of personal experiences and distinctive moments. Vast, bold panel paintings with richly textured surfaces are illustrated together with delicate works on paper: aquatints and luminous pastels. The accompanying text includes newly commissioned essays, and poetry by Vahni Capildeo and Kelly Grovier, while a unique photo essay by Irish novelist Eimear McBride highlights the sweeping impasto, strong brushstrokes, and vivid colors that distinguish Scully’s painting.
 

About this title

Book Description:

Explore new work produced by Sean Scully in response to J. M. W. Turner’s paintings in the National Gallery, London.

About the Author:

Daniel F. Herrmann is special projects curator and Colin Wiggins formerly special projects curator, both at the National Gallery, London.

About this edition

• Publisher: National Gallery London
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1857096452
• ISBN 13: 9781857096453
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128