
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
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Day Sale
May 15, 2015
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