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Sean Scully "Opulent Ascension", 2019
 Felt on wood 10.4 x 3.6 x 3.6 m
Poignant and poetic, Sean Scully is a master abstract artist invested in making the spiritual available. His newest installation, “HUMAN" was conceived for a Venetian abbey and will be on display through October. HUMAN is devoted to the ongoing tension between our heart’s striving in a world of beauty and struggle, and our soul’s yearning for eternal transcendence. The installation includes Scully’s sculpture “Opulent Ascension" which directs our gaze heavenwards like Jacob’s Ladder. “HUMAN” at the abbey makes Sean Scully, our artist of the week.

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Add captionSean Scully was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1945 and brought up in a working-class neighbourhood of South London.
Sean Scully "Arles-Abend-Vincent 2", 2015
 Oil on linen Each 160 x 160cm
Sean Scully "Arles-Abend-Vincent 2", 2015
 Oil on linen Each 160 x 160cm
Sean Scully "Madonna Triptych", 2018 Oil on aluminum 215.9 x 190.5 cm each
Sean Scully "Opulent Ascension", 2019 (detail) 
 Felt on wood 10.4 x 3.6 x 3.6 m