My father was a genius footballer, a natural, two-footed centre-forward who had played for Arsenal juniors, but he was sent out to work aged 14 and so lived out his life in a frustrated, rageful way. Sean Scully Read Quote
I was doing an interview with a curator, and he asked me to sum up art in one word. Before he even finished asking the question, I said, ‘Impurity.’ Because that’s it. Sean Scully Read Quote
As a child, the most important people in my life were my pet rabbit and Mary, mother of Jesus. Sean Scully Read Quote
I’m Irish in the mythic, romantic sense, but in the living sense, I’m a Londoner. Sean Scully Read Quote
I was always artistic – right from childhood – but my love of painting came a bit later. It followed my love of music. Sean Scully Read Quote
Painting is profoundly emotional. When I finish a painting, I’m usually extremely sad. Sean Scully Read Quote
I am a very spiritual person: I could say a Catholic with a strong underpinning of Zen. Sean Scully Read Quote
I’m quite a social person, quite a communicator, and I like to have the work of other people around. Sean Scully Read Quote
When I got into art school, I thought it was paradise. I wanted to be an artist so much that I was really driven and nothing could stop me. Sean Scully Read Quote
If you stand over on the edge of the west coast of Ireland and look west, you are looking at something you can’t see, only imagine. You know America is there, and you can imagine it being there. But you’re also looking into infinity, because you can see nothing. Sean Scully Read Quote
