"Scott Sandell was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and studied at the University of Minnesota where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting in 1975. He was awarded a Jerome Foundation Grant/The Printmaking Workshop Fellowship Grant in 1982. Sandell abandoned his career as an accomplished sail maker to become an artist. Describing himself as a "third generation abstract ex
...see more »pressionist," Scott Sandell combines mixed-media in his vibrant painted prints: oil and acrylic paint, photography, intaglio, woodblock and lithographic printing techniques are all employed. Printmaking has been an integral aspect of Sandell's artistic expression since he began experimenting with multicolor printmaking in one press runs which he began while living and working in Minnesota and continued after relocating to New York in 1982. Scott Sandell has appeared in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States since 1977, including the Chicago Art Center for the Print, C.G. Rein Gallery, The Hudson River Museum, Frick Art Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, The Library of Congress, Harvard University, Time Life/Warner, Chemical Bank, Sperry Univac and Prudential Insurance. In 1987 he received the Best of Show award from the exhibition, The Printed Image which is held in the Hudson River Museum. Scott Sandell's work is also in many prestigious national and international collections such as: Morgan Stanley, The Chrysler Museum, The Deutsche Bank, Walker Art Center, Mano Golf Club, Tokyo, Emory University, Atlanta and Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis. Sandell has a style that is a blend of East and West. An elongated vertical composition derived from Japanese banners is one characteristic of the artist's elegant style as demonstrated in the series of original collaged monotypes titled Waterlines. Sandell likes to use handmade Japanese Kozo paper which incorporates pieces of tree bark and natural fibers into the work which manifests an organic surface in the work, along with European papers to chine coll? and collage his monotypes. Silk-screened grids, curvilinear and geometric lines, brush strokes, in brilliant color and gold, enhance the surface while directing the eye through the print. Although Sandell includes recognizable themes, his work is primarily abstract, focusing on the harmonious aesthetics of nature. Scott continues his exploration of shape, composition and color into work which he calls 'personal experiences.'"« see less
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