September 29, 2004
Sean Sully
Sean Scully, 9.15.01 2001, from the series Body of Light
Sean Scully makes these remarks:
"There’s a lot of force to these paintings. There’s a lot of physical force to them, a lot of tactile sexual energy, a lot of sensuality. But there’s a lot of uncertainty about what the relationship between the parts actually means and I think that that’s a very important aspect of my work. I mean if I have to choose a course between Puritanism and extreme romanticism, I think it’s clear than I’m going to choose extreme romanticism. But I think what I can contribute is something that has both in it, something that has the possibility of both in it, and it’s that extreme stretch that I want to try to achieve in my work. That’s my ambition."
I'm not sure about the force.
Nor am I sure what the middle course between puritanism and extreme romanticism is. What is Puritanism (with a captial P) in painting anyhow? Is it minimalism?
What is extreme romaticism? Does romanticism mean in painting? Decoration? Colour?
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