Specifically by the patterns of light and shadow he saw on the stacked stones of ancient maya walls.
Sean scully wall of light.
He works and exhibits throughout the world with active studios in the united states spain and germany.
He made a watercolor to try to capture the sensation and this was followed by two more the second of which was titled wall of light 4 84 1984.
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Dublin city gallery the hugh lane dublin ireland.
In the early 1980s sean scully made the first of several influential trips to mexico where he used watercolor for the first time to paint works inspired by the patterns of light and shadows he saw on the stacked stones of ancient walls.
In 1983 84 while traveling in mexico mr.
Begun in the late 1990s these architectonic configurations of colour were inspired by trips scully took to mexico.
Scully s exploration of surface texture and abstract forms in these works evokes a range of emotional and narrative themes.
2000 oil on linen 96 x 144 in.
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In the 1980s and 90s scully embarked on a significant body of work following a number of trips to mexico entitled wall of light.
Exhibitions sean scully galeria carles taché barcelona spain.
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Wall of light will showcase the artist s most important series to date and highlight his mastery of color light gesture and range of emotional and narrative themes.
Wall of light sky.
Scully s wall of light and landline series.
The wall of light series by celebrated artist sean scully born 1945 will be the focus of an exhibition at the metropolitan museum of art from september 26 2006 through january 15 2007.
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Inspired by a trip to mexico more than twenty years ago the wall of light series builds from the artist s memory of light and shadow playing on ancient mayan ruins.
He described the maya as a culture of walls and light.
Scully s wall of light series is his most important series to date.
In this series scully transcribed his experience of color and light as he traveled through mexico and witnessed the interplay of light and shadow on the stacked stones of ancient ruins and architectural formations.
Perhaps his best known works are his ongoing wall of light paintings.
A mezzanine done over in bricks evocative and immediate 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.
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He became fascinated with the surfaces of mayan stone walls which animated by light seemed to reflect the passage of time.
Scully became fascinated by the southern sun s play of light on walls in particular on the monumental mayan ruins.
