Work Schnabel, constantly causing skirmishes between their adherents and opponents, participated in the revival of painting in the 1980-ies. They are characterized by enigmatic iconography, on the verge of kitsch. Recognizability works of this period is provided by the regular use of fragments of plates, which Schnabel painted and glued to their works on canvas or wood. Scenes Schnabel very diverse - from zristianskoy subject to children's books, from comics to film, including the ancient mythology and references to classical and contemporary art. Sex and death are also his favorite themes.
Since 1995 Schnabel drawn to the cinema. His first movie was a biography of Jean-Michel Basquiat. This was followed by other folmy.
"The use of existing paintings, finished goods allows for" ethnography "work, ie to bring the aesthetic reality of real time and place." Schnabel.
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