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
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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Dublin-born artist Sean Scully is known worldwide for his abstract paintings of blocks and stripes of bold colour. read more
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