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Sean Scully Quotes



Quotes by Sean Scully - (5 quotes)

Sean Scully - From the Art category:

Art is transformative. It's not 2 2=4. It works like the sea. It changes geography through its constant and relentless movement, just the way plants and water shape the world. (Sean Scully)

Sean Scully - From the Artists category:

I look at my paintings for a very long time before letting them out of my studio. I like to get on the treadmill and look around at all of my paintings while I exercise. I try to stare them down to make them reveal their weaknesses. If they reveal weaknesses, they get repainted. (Sean Scully)

Sean Scully - From the Culture category:

My art is based on impurity. You have to mix things from different refined cultures to get something raw, to make it go again. (Sean Scully)

Sean Scully - From the Emotion category:

Painting is profoundly emotional. When I finish a painting, I'm usually extremely sad. (Sean Scully)

Sean Scully - From the Painting category:

I think that I make chords when I paint, so I think you would be listening to the cello. It's deep, and it's resonant. (Sean Scully)