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Julian Schnabel is one of the key figures of the American Neo-Expressionism, who became known for his large scale paintings that incorporated unusual materials, like wax, velvet, and broken ceramic plates.
- American
- October 26, 1951
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
Julian Schnabel (born October 26, 1951) is an American painter and filmmaker. In the 1980s, he received international attention for his "plate paintings"—with broken ceramic plates set onto large-scale paintings.
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- The Legacy of Julian Schnabel
Julian Schnabel was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 26, 1951 to Esta and Jack Schnabel, the youngest of three children. His long-standing fascination with Mexican culture and Catholic imagery and symbolism, so inherent to much Mexican folk art, was sparked when he was an adolescent. Leaving behind the lively Jewish community of his birthplac...
Schnabel received his BA in Fine Arts from the University of Houston in 1973. Shortly thereafter he returned to New York to attend the Independent Study Program at the Whitney Museum. In the late 1970s he spent time traveling in Europe and was especially impressed with the architecture of Antonio Gaudi. After returning to New York City, Schnabel to...
Schnabel continued to live and work in New York and in 1980 he married Jaqueline Beaurang and they had three children. Schnabel's work gained favor in the 1980s in chic, up-and-coming collector circles. After his successful first solo show he continued on with three more solo shows at the Pace gallery in New York in 1984, 1986 and 1989. He was ofte...
Schnabel's painting responded to the dry intellectualism and non-objectivity of the Minimalist and Conceptual movements, which to him were antithetical to the powerful emotional expressionism of his own painting. He was among the group of painters deemed "Neo-Expressionists," a contingent of artists of the early 1980s who are considered to have ush...
- American
- October 26, 1951
- Brooklyn, New York
Discover and purchase Julian Schnabel’s artworks, available for sale. Browse our selection of paintings, prints, and sculptures by the artist, and find art you love.
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Bones and Trumpets Rubbing Against Each Other Towards Infinity. At the forefront of the Neo-Expressionism of the 1980s, Julian Schnabel’s paintings applied the monumental scale and vigorous brushwork of 1950s Abstract Expressionism to figurative painting.
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Victory Plate Paintings. 2020—2021. Website of artist and director Julian Schnabel.
