JULIAN SCHNABEL – UNTITLED (CHINESE PAINTINGS)
December 21st, 2008Robilant & Voena in partnership with Phillips de Pury & Company are exhibiting the latest paintings from Julian Schnabel at the Saatchi Gallery in London.
Schnabel spent this past summer alfresco on Montauk, Long Island creating these pieces that took the form of a mark making diary. Seven of the ten finished paintings are currently on display.
The inspiration for the ground of this work originated with a Chinese mirror the artist found more than two decades ago. Schnabel describes the coupling of the background with the calligraphic action of these paintings as “a serendipitous coincidence.”
Here is a story that aired earlier this month. The interviewer conducts himself without grace but it is worth watching to sneak a peek into Julian Schnabel’s life.
Julian Schnabel
Untitled (Chinese Paintings)
9 October 2008 – 18 January 2009
Saatchi Gallery
London
December 21st, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Always good to see what Schnabel is putting on the canvas.
Seems he is more known as a director these days, which is fine, but it is good to see he still likes to get his hands dirty with a brush.