Sean Scully
Body of light
23 Jul – 10 Oct 2004
Sean Scully, Bigland, 1987–88, purchased 1988
About
Sean Scully is one of the most significant international figures of postwar abstract painting. His work draws on the influence of Mark Rothko, bringing a sensuous, painterly quality to the application of geometry. Scully's work involves the sequence, variation and repetition of squares, rectangles and chequerboard patterns. This exhibition – conceived and organised by the Sara Hilden Art Museum, Tampere, Finland – is broadly representative of the artist's work, consisting of oil paintings, watercolours, drawings, etchings and photographs from the last 15 years. The inclusion of Scully's photographs will provide visitors with an understanding of the starting point for his evocative use of form and colour in vernacular buildings.
Archived site
The original website for this exhibition was published in 2004 and has been archived for research purposes.
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