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Artist
Sean Scully
b. 1945, Dublin, Ireland · Irish-American · Based in New York, USA; London, UK; Munich, Germany
- Croydon College of Art
- Newcastle University
- Harvard University
- Oil Painting
- Pastel
- Monumental Stone Sculpture
Sean Scully developed an abstract language around stripes, grids and stacked blocks whose irregular edges and layered surfaces keep geometry visibly handmade. Moving between Europe and the United States, he returned emotional and physical weight to a language associated with Minimalism.
Painting; sculpture; works on paper
Gallery Representation
Major Works
- 1981Backs and Fronts
- 1984Paul
- 1998 onwardWall of Light series
- 1984Catherine
- 2011Doric
- 2013 onwardLandline series
- 1990Passenger
- 1997Yellow Seal
- 2018Dark Mirror
- 2018Human 3
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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