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Peter Saul. You Better Call Saul. Gary Tatintsian Gallery, 22 Apr–31 Aug 2016
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Peter Saul. You Better Call Saul. Gary Tatintsian Gallery, 22 Apr–31 Aug 2016
Peter Saul San Francisco, CA, USA, b. 1934
Fall of Constantinople (1453 A.D.), 2004Acrylic on canvas198 x 274 cmFurther images
'You never know about the art world because it's a matter of opinion. If you look at old art like Rembrandt and Vermeer, it's not completely a matter of opinion...."You never know about the art world because it's a matter of opinion. If you look at old art like Rembrandt and Vermeer, it's not completely a matter of opinion. The pictures confront you, and you see exactly what it is. In modern art, a lot of it is suggestive, and it becomes a matter of opinion...
My idea of what Constantinople looked like in 1453 comes from a sixteenth century illustration in John Norwich’s “Byzantium, the Decline and Fall,” a very good account of the final battle as well as having a portrait of Mehmet II, the Turkish conqueror on the cover. However, aside from those two helpful illustrations, I paid no attention to the historical facts. That’s because my picture has to be interesting to look at in today’s art world, not a history classroom.” – Peter Saul
Exhibitions
Peter Saul. Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA, USA. 22 Jun–21 Sep 2008
Peter Saul. You Better Call Saul. Gary Tatintsian Gallery. 22 Apr–31 Aug 2016Publications
Catalogue 'Peter Saul', Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA, USA, 2008, p. 29
Catalogue 'Peter Saul. You Better Call Saul'. Gary Tatintsian Gallery, 2016, pp. 14–21
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