The Walk Home

In the 1980s, following decades of cool minimalism and conceptual art, Julian Schnabel’s paintings of romantic and heroic content were openly emotive and subjective. Along with the attention Schnabel garnered for his painting, the artist himself was surrounded by hype and a controversial stardom never before seen in the art world. In The Walk Home, Schnabel paints on broken plates and tableware mounted on wood in his signature 1980s style. The work possesses the sculptural and tactile vitality that catapulted Schnabel into the limelight. Though he is best known for his plate paintings, Schnabel has created an enduring legacy through his use of a range of materials, the often audacious quality of his large canvases, and his ability to morph and change using a vast alchemy of sources.