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Podcast: The Arts House
Episode: WORK OF THE WEEK 45 SEAN SCULLY EAST COAST LIGHT 1
Description: Conor Tallon talks with curator Michael Waldron about East Coast Light 1 (1973) by Sean Scully.It is an example of hard-edge painting, which is characterised by sharp transitions between colours achieved using tape and spray paint. Consisting of a grid of layered bands, this work blends aspects of the artist’s background in graphic design and construction with the influence of Moroccan textiles and the impact of a fellowship to Harvard University in 1972.First exhibited at the Dixième Biennale Internationale d'Art, Menton (1974), this abstract painting may be seen to anticipate Scully’s subsequent use of a ch...