Wall Of Light Desert Night

Sean scullywall of light desert night 1999.

Wall of light desert night.

1999 oil on linen 108 x 132 274 3 x 335 3 cm ssp99 25 modern art museum of fort worth fort worth tx. Curated by michael auping 2001. 274 32 x 335 28 cm. Ireland 1945 oil on canvas.

The deep velvety blues evoke a vast night sky the sun bleached sand recalls the desert floor and the shimmering grays suggest desert flora silvered in cool moonlight. Wall of light desert night was created in 1999 by sean scully in color field painting style. 108 x 132 in. The inspiration for this painting came from a night time drive into the nevada desert.

Wall of light desert day has a companion piece in the museum of modern art fort worth wall of light desert night 1999. Wall of light desert night a 1999 oil on canvas by sean scully right one of some 200 works in the series wall of light dozens of which are included in an exhibition at the metropolitan. Among the most lyrically potent is wall of light desert night 1999. Wall of light museo de arte contemporaneo de monterrey monterrey mexico.

3 as their titles suggest the works are related to scully s experience of the desert landscape. Having been invited with his partner the painter liliane tomasko to watch the boxing in las vegas he began to feel trapped by the architecture of the hotels which are built in a sort of wheel all leading to the casino. Museo de arte moderno mexico city mexico. In the nineties sean scully began his wall of light series.

Scully s titles often give an indication of the metaphorical associations he hopes to impart to the viewer through his colors as in wall of light desert night 1999 on loan from the modern art museum of fort worth.