in online exhibitions Painterly, Print & Handwork and 55 Years of Schellmann Art
Malfi, 1998
From Sequences
Three silkscreens, printed in five to seven colors on primed Rising museum board, each handworked with monotype and poured resin. Each print 50 x 40 cm (19¾ x 15¾ in), each signed and numbered. Edition of 60.
Julian Schnabel’s edition Malfi is composed of three silkscreen prints; each uniquely finished with monotype and poured resin. The works are derived from Schnabel’s larger series The Conversation of St. Paolo Malfi, a visceral tribute to the artist’s late friend and former studio assistant, Paolo Malfi, who died in a car accident near Rome in 1995. Layering vibrant yellow grounds with sweeping red gestures and raw textures, this edition captures the emotional turbulence of grief. With their expressive physicality and radiant surfaces, the silkscreens exemplify Schnabel’s ability to fuse painting, printmaking, and sculpture into a deeply personal and spiritually charged visual language.
