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Julian Schnabel — Grand Cayman to Haiti Including Jamaica
Julian Schnabel

Grand Cayman to Haiti Including Jamaica

"Grand Cayman to Haiti Including Jamaica" by Julian Schnabel layers gestural, expressive oil paint across vintage navigational maps mounted on linen, merging the language of cartography with raw painterly energy. The geographic contours and nautical markings of the Caribbean region bleed through Schnabel's bold brushwork, creating a tension between documentary precision and emotional abstraction. The work reflects Schnabel's signature use of unconventional supports, transforming functional objects into charged, monumental surfaces that collapse the boundaries between history, place, and personal mythology.

Medium
oil on navigational maps, laid on linen

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 15, 2015

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Julian Schnabel, Grand Cayman to Haiti Including Jamaica

"Grand Cayman to Haiti Including Jamaica" by Julian Schnabel layers gestural, expressive oil paint across vintage navigational maps mounted on linen, merging the language of cartography with raw painterly energy. The geographic contours and nautical markings of the Caribbean region bleed through Schnabel's bold brushwork, creating a tension between documentary precision and emotional abstraction. The work reflects Schnabel's signature use of unconventional supports, transforming functional objects into charged, monumental surfaces that collapse the boundaries between history, place, and personal mythology.

Medium
oil on navigational maps, laid on linen
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Bold Colors, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Bold Gestural Marks, Earthy Tones, American Artist, Abstract Expressionism, Found Documents, Navigational Maps, Gestural Abstraction, Figurative Art, Oil Painting, Cartographic Collage, Unconventional Support, Contemporary Art, Established Artist, Caribbean Subject, Cartographic Substrate, Neo-Expressionism, Found Materials

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