Sean Scully body of light

This account of the recent work of the Irish–American painter Sean Scully—widely regarded as one of the most significant contemporary painters—reproduces over 70 of his paintings, watercolours, pastel drawings and prints, and includes essays by renowned figures giving close readings of Scully’s work, and a reflection on the relationship of Scully’s paintings and spirituality. An interview with the painter outlines the trajectories of his recent work, and an extended photographic essay illustrates the complex process used to produce one of his large, visually-compelling abstract paintings.