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Julian Schnabel — Licaboles
Julian Schnabel

Licaboles

A monumental and viscerally expressive work, *Licaboles* exemplifies Julian Schnabel's signature approach of layering oil and resin onto canvas to create a richly textured, almost geological surface that seems to pulse with raw energy. The artist's custom frame becomes an integral part of the composition, reinforcing Schnabel's belief that the boundaries of a painting are as meaningful as the work itself. Bold, gestural mark-making merges with the luminous depth of the resin, producing a complex interplay of opacity and translucency that rewards sustained contemplation.

Medium
oil, resin on canvas, in artist's frame

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September 17, 2015

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Julian Schnabel, Licaboles

A monumental and viscerally expressive work, *Licaboles* exemplifies Julian Schnabel's signature approach of layering oil and resin onto canvas to create a richly textured, almost geological surface that seems to pulse with raw energy. The artist's custom frame becomes an integral part of the composition, reinforcing Schnabel's belief that the boundaries of a painting are as meaningful as the work itself. Bold, gestural mark-making merges with the luminous depth of the resin, producing a complex interplay of opacity and translucency that rewards sustained contemplation.

Medium
oil, resin on canvas, in artist's frame
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Artist Frame, Dark Moody Palette, Bold Colors, Resin, Male Artist, Heavy Texture, Canvas, American Artist, Oil Painting, Late 20th Century, Contemporary Art, Abstract Figurative, Large Scale, Neo-Expressionism, Oil And Resin, Raw Texture

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