Julian Schnabel
American · Neo-Expressionism
Julian Schnabel is an American painter and filmmaker who rose to fame in the 1980s for large-scale paintings embedded with broken ceramic plates. Since the 1990s, he has pursued a parallel career in independent cinema. His films have earned multiple Academy Award nominations and major directing prizes.
Things you might not know
- His 'plate paintings' feature shards of broken ceramic plates fixed directly onto the canvas surface.
- He won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
- His film Before Night Falls launched Javier Bardem to international fame with an Oscar-nominated performance.
