Cy Twombly's died
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- Atkinson
Very sad news
http://www.artlyst.com/articles/…
- plash0
love his work. very sad indeed.
- SteveJobs0
when in rome..
rip
- Atkinson0
I can't remember where the quote was but he was interviewed about a young lady who stripped and rubbed herself on one of his paintings in Rome. His answer was along the lines of which other 80 year old painter can claim that!
- adumbratesly0
damn... one of my great favourites; been fortunate enough to have seen his work all over the world... a sad day.
- always in my top-five of all timeAtkinson
- 35 years ago, when attending art school I saw his work and went "whoa" - been trying to ride that horse ever since...adumbratesly
- adumbratesly0
As always The Grey Lady hits the just right amount of timbre...
- six0
- colin_s0
stunning art. will be missed.
- adumbratesly0
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow…
"Of reputation and artistic acclaim, Mr. Twombly said: 'It's something I don’t think about. If it happens, it happens, but don't bother me with it. I couldn’t care less.'"
- digitdaily0
great thread title
- desmo0
Ive been lucky to see Towmbly's work around the world as well. And it is definitely sad to see another artist pass on, but I still cant make the connection on why his work is so great. Abstract, yes. but what else am I missing? I say this in the utmost respect, but I feel like his paintings are just a cruel trick on people sometimes. I guess if you see just one or two of his paintings at one time its fine, but to see a entire room of his work, you may start to question things.
Please dont crucify me for this post ;)
- no crucifixion req'd - everyone is entitled to their opinion; it is art after-all...adumbratesly
- helpmeqbn0
I think his work is interesting and instantly recognizeable, but honestly, how did he get so famous?
He knew rich people or something?
- Dodecahedron0
- do you ride a fixie, have a mustache [if you're old enough] and wear tight trousers?Atkinson
- boobs0
I feel nothing.
- helpmeqbn0
I like his stuff, just don't know why he's so praised when he doesn't have too much technical ability.
I always wonder why he got so much success. His stuff isn't too unique.
- Atkinson0
'he doesn't have too much technical ability' - define that, you are saying it factually. Are you really the type of person who judges an artist on how 'real' something looks? Would you cast aside the majority of 20th C art because it's abstract or abstracted?
If his 'stuff' isn't too unique, can you name me some artists working in the same way - I'd love to see them. Photography, drawing, sculpture and painting.
I'm biased, I think he's a genius and one of the best modern painters there was. However, and this applies across fine art and design, if you're going to be critical of anything at least put some kind of context or at least reasoning to your comments. You sound like my gran, 'an elephant could have done it'.
- helpmeqbn0
Just looks like kid's art really, presented nicely.
I mean, really:
http://www.gagosian.com/exhibiti…- Tell me that if anyone else did that and if it were not in a fancy sophisticated gallery, anyone would care.helpmeqbn
