Sean Scully and David Carrier in Conversation : Abstract Painting, Art History and Politics

Neil Holt

ISBN 10: 3775748067 / ISBN 13: 9783775748063

Published by Hatje Cantz Verlag Aug 2021, 2021

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Neuware - What makes a person an artist How do works of art and their very own, extraordinary style come into being And how does the prominent painter view his own work The world-famous painter Sean Scully met with the philosopher David Carrier for several in-depth interview sessions. Their conversations explore these and many more questions about Scully's life, work, and ideas. The result is a rich manuscript that very closely approaches the status of a valid autobiography. Scully provides personal insights into his life and the important sources of inspiration for his career. He discusses his own view of his entire oeuvre, of art history and his position within it. Thus, this text becomes a literal eye-opener for Scully's art, which can be (re)discovered through his words.SEAN SCULLY (\*1945, Dublin) is one of the most famous artists of his generation. In addition to numerous exhibitions worldwide, he has been honored with important awards such as the Guggenheim Fellowship and Harckness Fellowship.DAVID CARRIER (\*1944) is a philosopher and art critic. His contributions to art appear in ArtForum and ArtUS, among others. With this interview tape, he takes up an interest of his teacher Arthur C. Danto, whose texts on Scully were published by Hatje Cantz in 2015.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sean Scully and David Carrier in Conversation : Abstract Painting, Art History and Politics
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag Aug 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3775748067
• ISBN 13: 9783775748063
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 268W x 198H x 18D millimeters 268 millimeters width by 198 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 818 grams

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Synopsis

The acclaimed Irish American abstractionist discusses his artistic influences and philosophy with a leading aesthetic thinker

In this volume, Irish American painter Sean Scully (born 1945) meets with American philosopher and art critic David Carrier for a series of in-depth interviews on the nature of art and the artist’s relationship to his own work. An early job loading trucks at a cardboard factory inspired the stacked rectangle symbolism that would become the hallmark of his career; travels to Venice also greatly influenced his use of textured brushstrokes to evoke movement and flow even within carefully structured geometric patterns.

Carrier probes these central elements of Scully’s art along with many more questions about art history and Scully’s own position within it. The assembling of such personal insights results in a book that functions as both a collection of compelling dialogues and an autobiography of Scully. Readers are able to discover Scully’s art anew through his answers to Carrier’s incisive questions.