My cultural life: Artist Sean Scully
Dublin-born artist Sean Scully is known worldwide for his abstract paintings of blocks and stripes of bold colour. read more
A beautiful exhibition of a magnificent painter: Sean Scully at the National Gallery reviewed
Sean Scully once told me about his early days as a plasterer’s mate. At the age of 17 he was helping a craftsman who would often accidentally drop a good deal of plaster on his youthful assistant’s head, especially after a midday break in the pub. Scully spent his own lunchtimes differently. He would roar on his scooter to the Tate Gallery, and spend the time staring at a single picture: ‘The Chair’ by Vincent van Gogh.
That picture is one of two reference points in Sea Star, his beautiful exhibition at the National Gallery.
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Sean Scully on self-belief, election billboards and the perils of rural Germany
Ahead of a major retrospective at the Hungarian National Gallery, Irish abstract artist Sean Scully reflects on six decades of redefining abstraction ... read more
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Ahead of Major Retrospectives, Take a Look at Sean Scully's Latest Monumental Sculptures in Germany
"The Waldfrieden Sculpture Park in Wuppertal, Germany, is presenting an exhibition entitled INSIDEOUTSIDE, by the Irish artist Sean Scully, through Ja... read more