The power of a painting has to come from the inside out, not the outside in. It's not just an image. It's an image with a body and that body has to contain its spirit...What's behind it decides everything. How it starts will define how it ends.
I work on stretched linen canvas, sized so that the surface already has a sense of tension when I begin. It is a very rich and reactive surface. I be… - Sean Scully
I work on stretched linen canvas, sized so that the surface already has a sense of tension when I begin. It is a very rich and reactive surface. I be…
- Sean Scully
I do believe abstraction is and was meant to embody deep emotion. I believe that's its job, in the history of art. - Sean Scully
I do believe abstraction is and was meant to embody deep emotion. I believe that's its job, in the history of art.
The power of a painting has to come from the inside out, not the outside in. It's not just an image. It's an image with a body and that body has to c… - Sean Scully
The power of a painting has to come from the inside out, not the outside in. It's not just an image. It's an image with a body and that body has to c…
I was always artistic - right from childhood - but my love of painting came a bit later. It followed my love of music. - Sean Scully
I was always artistic - right from childhood - but my love of painting came a bit later. It followed my love of music.
When I got into art school, I thought it was paradise. I wanted to be an artist so much that I was really driven and nothing could stop me. - Sean Scully
When I got into art school, I thought it was paradise. I wanted to be an artist so much that I was really driven and nothing could stop me.
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