The artists that influenced his work include Williem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Jackson Pollock, and Robert Motherwell. These artists made him become associated with the well known Abstract Expressionist movement, however, he disconnected himself from this by his relationship with Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Jones. His work was sometimes connected with minimalism, for example Black, White, and Gray. His work was sometimes deemed "high-art graffiti". He had more than just paintings though. Twombly had produced many sculptures produced from a variety of materials such as found objects, clay, and plaster that were all painted white to suggest Classicism.
Twombly began his artistic career studying at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and at Washington and Lee University, and at the Arts Students League in New York City where he met the previously mentioned Robert Rauschenberg. Twombly and Rauschenberg both attended Black Mountain College in North Carolina followed by a trip to Italy and North Africa. Rome became Twombly's primary residence in 1957. With the Abstract Expressionist movement in mind, Twombly began to use calligraphic, graffiti like repetitive marks on his canvas using oil, pencil, and crayon. It was as though he was achieving some kind of stream of consciousness hand writing in art. His marks often include pieces of poetic text. Upon close look one can tell that his marks have a variety of tension and have a wide range of emphasis. His work was eventually placed in the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York in 1979, and at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1994. In 1995 the Cy Twombly Gallery was opened at the Menil Collection in Houston. A year after, he won the Praemium Imperiale award, which was presented by the Japanese to artists who have "contributed significantly to the development of international arts and culture." I personally fell in love with the Abstract Expressionist unit last year, and I've wanted to explore back into that style without completely throwing away the linear elements that my art usually has. I am currently experimenting with carving into an abstract painting, but I wanted to try to add drips to it as-well. I may not do it with this piece, but I am hoping to try oil with the next one and take inspiration from his marks. My piece is similar to his in the fact that it tells a story and gives light to the inner state of mind similar to how old masters gave light to the outer states. I have included words in mine similar to how he often uses excerpts from poetry. I also like how he separated himself from the AbEx movement because he did not want to limit himself, and his use of 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional art is really intriguing. I think he fits on my list of my top 5 favorite artists. For further information of Cy Twombly, here are some Interesting Articles and the sources I used to find my information about him: Biography Information about his Art Interview Video Credit line for piece above: Leda and the Swan 190.5 cm x 200 cm oil on canvas
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