The power of a painting has to come from the inside out, not the outside in. It's not just an image. It's an image with a body and that body has to contain its spirit...What's behind it decides everything. How it starts will define how it ends.


Sean Scully: Resistance and Persistence : Selected Writings (ed. Merrell Pub Limited, 2006)

Sean Scully Quotes

The power of a painting has to come from the inside out, not the outside in. It's not just an image. It's an image with a body and that body has to...

The power of a painting has to come from the inside out, not the outside in. It's not just an image. It's an image with a body and that body has to...

The power of a painting has to come from the inside out, not the outside in. It's not just an image. It's an image with a body and that body has to...

The power of a painting has to come from the inside out, not the outside in. It's not just an image. It's an image with a body and that body has to...