In an interview with the New York Times, the famous painter Sean Scully describes his “fascination” with Morocco
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The American painter of Irish origin, Sean Scully, internationally known for the quality of his abstract paintings, expressed in an interview published Thursday by the New York Times newspaper his great fascination for Morocco, which has become a source of inspiration for his works.
Scully mentioned that while he was a student at Newcastle University, he took a road trip to Morocco, in his quest to trace the source of inspiration of the famous French artist Henri Matisse.
Between 1912 and 1913, Matisse made two trips to Morocco which distinguished his vision of the world and his art.
Speaking about his first visit to Morocco, Scully said he had been fascinated by the country and its people ever since. The artist, born in Dublin in 1945, said: “I loved the people, I loved the strange patterns, the tents on the beach and the monuments scattered in every direction.”
In his description, the painter, whose abstract works have been praised, considers the carpets, like the tiles, “present on the walls and on the floor”, expressing his fascination with these geometric shapes. Among his most famous works are “The Green Rise” and “The Red Rise”.
The artist often combines geometric structures with contrasting edges and thick surfaces to form alternating panels of colored squares or bands.
In 2013, Sean Scully became a member of the Royal Academy of Arts in London. He has also received honorary degrees from prestigious institutions, such as the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, the National University of Ireland in Dublin, the Miguel Hernandez University in Valencia, the Burien College of the Arts of the National University of Ireland and Newcastle University in the United Kingdom.
The artist will exhibit several of his latest works at Thaddeus Roebuck Gallery in Seoul, as part of the exhibition “Soul,” which opens next Tuesday. Starting in late October, New York’s Lisson Gallery will present the paintings Scully painted in the American city in the early 1980s.
