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Wednesday, July 15, 2020
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Julian Schnabel (1951-now) is an American painter and filmmaker best known for his contributions to abstract art. Wikipedia says,
"In the 1980s, Schnabel received international media attention for his 'plate paintings' - large-scale paintings set on broken ceramic plates... Schnabel's style is characterized by very large scale paintings. He uses diverse materials such as plaster, wax, photographs, antlers, velvet and ceramics." (Wikipedia: Julian Schnabel, 8.20.21 UTC 22:05)
The rest of this post is some quotes from Schnabel.
"Paintings are not like the Internet. They're not like movies. They're not electronic-friendly. You have to go see them. You have to stand in front of them. That's the great thing about them." (AZQuotes.com)
"A lot of what I do is about being in the moment and I think that's hard for people to get... The residue on what happens, that's what's in the paintings." (AZQuotes.com)
"I like when people get really close to the paintings, when they can't really get away from them, I like them to operate in that way on the viewer." (AZQuotes.com)
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