朱利安·施纳贝尔是20世纪80年代的明星画家、美国新表现主义的代表人物。有评论认为,“他几乎单枪匹马地把绘画从美国70年代的委靡不振中给拯救了出来”。朱利安·施纳贝尔以艺术家身份自居,但在过去的10年间,他还以电影导演的身份赢得了声誉。他最近以法语电影《潜水钟和蝴蝶》获得了2007年美国金球奖最佳导演奖和最佳影片奖。 Julian Schnabel is a celebrity painter of the 1980s and a representative of American neo-expressionism. Some commented that “he almost single-handedly rescued the painting from the downturn in the United States in the 1970s.” Julian Schnabel is the artist, but for the past 10 years he has earned his reputation as a film director. He recently won the 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Director and Best Picture in the French movie Diving Bell and Butterfly.