{"product_id":"sean-scully-human-hardcover","title":"Sean Scully: Human - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSean Scully\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eKelly Grovier\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books)), \u003cb\u003eCarmelo Grasso\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA contemporary master abstractionist responds to a Venetian Renaissance masterpiece\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis generous volume gathers recent works and new, unseen pieces by celebrated New York-based Irish abstract artist Sean Scully (born 1945), who has created a series of new sculptures, paintings, drawings and watercolors directly inspired by the Venetian abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore, its vast illuminated manuscript collections and the 16th-century Benedictine church. These works are instantly recognizable for Scully's visual vocabulary of horizontal and vertical stripes, which reflects fifty years of constant refining. \u003ci\u003eHuman\u003c\/i\u003e includes paintings from his \u003ci\u003eMadonna\u003c\/i\u003e series, Scully's return to figuration after having ceased figurative painting five decades ago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fulcrum of the volume is the new and impressive \u003ci\u003eOpulent Ascension\u003c\/i\u003e, a site-specific sculpture that is Scully's tallest sculpture ever at 33 feet high, constructed from stacked frames, each wrapped in rich and varying colors of felt.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 10.8 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769309266208,"sku":"9788857241234","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d77604c5138596cd1b3ab139103f142b.webp?v=1780345626","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sean-scully-human-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}