Julian Schnabel, Born in 1951, 1975–1979.
St. Sebastian
Oil, wax, modelling paste on canvas
281.9 x 167.6 cm
Oko Gallery
Saint Sebastian (died c. 288
AD) was an early Christian saint and
martyr. Sebastian had prudently concealed his faith, but in 286 was
detected. Diocletian reproached him for his betrayal, and he commanded him to
be led to a field and there to be bound to a stake so that archers from
Mauritania would shoot arrows at him. "And the archers shot at him till he
was as full of arrows as an urchin is full of pricks, and thus left him there
for dead." Miraculously, the arrows did not kill him.
Sebastian later stood by a staircase where the emperor
was to pass and harangued Diocletian for his cruelties against Christians. This
freedom of speech, and from a person whom he supposed to have been dead,
greatly astonished the emperor; but, recovering from his surprise, he gave
orders for his being seized and beat to death with cudgels, and his body thrown
into the common sewer. A pious lady, called Lucina, admonished by the martyr in
a vision, got it privately removed, and buried it in the catacombs at the
entrance of the cemetery of Calixtus, where now stands the Basilica of St.
Sebastian. More St.
Sebastian
Julian Schnabel (born October 26, 1951) is an American painter and filmmaker. In the 1980s, Schnabel received international media attention for his large-scale paintings set on broken ceramic plates.
Schnabel directed Before Night Falls, which became Javier Bardem's breakthrough Academy Award-nominated role, and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, which was nominated for four Academy Awards.
He has won the award for best director at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, a Golden Globe, as well as BAFTA, a César Award, two nominations for the Golden Lion and an Academy Award nomination.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, he moved with his family to Brownsville, Texas in 1965.
Schnabel's style is characterised by very large scale paintings. He uses diverse materials such as plaster, wax, photographs, antlers, velvet and ceramics. His paintings make use of canvas, wood, muslin and even surfboards. His paintings often combine abstract and figurative elements. Due to the size, weight and depth of his works, they are often given sculptural properties. More on Julian Schnabel
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