Landline series

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The Landline series is a body of abstract paintings by Sean Scully characterized by stacked horizontal bands of rich, layered color that explore rhythm, structure, and emotional depth.

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instanceOf abstract painting series
series of paintings
associatedWith lyrical abstraction
post-minimalism
continuedIn 2010s
2020s
countryOfOrigin Ireland–United States
creator Sean Scully
creatorNationality Irish-American
developedBy Sean Scully
exhibitedAt Cheim & Read Gallery
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Kerlin Gallery
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
hasArtisticStyle abstraction
hasCharacteristic exploration of emotional depth
exploration of rhythm
exploration of structure
rich layered color
stacked horizontal bands
hasColorPalette blues
earth tones
greens
reds
hasCompositionalFeature repetition of bands
subtle asymmetry
visible brushwork
hasCriticalReception praised for emotional resonance
praised for painterly depth
hasGenre abstract art
hasMedium oil on aluminum
oil on canvas
hasNotableWork Landline Blue
Landline Green
Landline Red
hasTheme emotion
horizon
landscape evocation
memory
influencedBy color field painting
geometric abstraction
movement contemporary art
partOf Sean Scully’s mature work
linked to: Sean Scully
startTime early 2000s
usesFormalElement banded composition
horizontal stripes

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Sean Scully notableWork Landline series