Cy Twombly (b. 1928) is widely considered to be one of the greatest living American artists, and he has received much admiration and international critical praise throughout his fifty-year career.Yet his work defies easy categorization. Subverting traditional distinctions between painting and drawing, brush and pencil-work, written words and images, he has made a highly individual contribution to the history of twentieth-century art. This book interprets Twombly's huge and complex body of work through a close study of his ...
Read More
Cy Twombly (b. 1928) is widely considered to be one of the greatest living American artists, and he has received much admiration and international critical praise throughout his fifty-year career.Yet his work defies easy categorization. Subverting traditional distinctions between painting and drawing, brush and pencil-work, written words and images, he has made a highly individual contribution to the history of twentieth-century art. This book interprets Twombly's huge and complex body of work through a close study of his pictures, following both a thematic and chronological progression from the late 1950s to the most recent work. It demonstrates that the signs found in Twombly's paintings - pictograms, numbers, words, colours - which at first sight form an eclectic and multifaceted whole, are in fact organized into a true language whose often archaic forms are combined on canvas with allusive fragments of an enormous cultural world. From a scrawl to a drawing or a word,Twombly's work is an articulation of the language of memory and desire, from a place in which painting, drawing and writing are one single thing.
Read Less
Add this copy of Cy Twombly: a Monograph to cart. $155.00, very good condition, Sold by Hennessey + Ingalls rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Flammarion-Pere Castor.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Used-Very Good. The pictorial creations by American artist Cy Twombly have represented, for more than 50 years, a sort of enigma that reinforces the mythic status of the artist. This book, takes into consideration Twombly's immense and complex body of work from the 1950s up through his current works, offers a thematic and chronological interpretation of his paintings, drawings, sculptures, and collages. Richard Leeman's study elucidates the symbols found in Twombly's paintings― pictograms, numbers, words, colors― that, at first glance, constitute diverse and unique entities, but then assemble to form a veritable language, where their often primitive forms mix on the canvas with allusive fragments of a vast culture. From scribbles and drawings to words, Twombly's work profoundly articulates a language and memory of desire where painting, drawing, and writing meld into a single art form. This exquisitely produced volume, complete with six gatefolds, is an important addition to the existing bibliography of works on one of America's preeminent contemporary artists. Exhibition Schedule 'Cy Twombly: Fifty Years of Works on Paper' Whitney Museum of Art: January 27--May 8, 2005 Menil Collection, Houston, TX: May 27--September 4, 2005 BEAUTIFUL COPY! ! ! wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector...
Add this copy of Cy Twombly: a Monograph to cart. $210.00, good condition, Sold by Found Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Flammarion.
An excellent reference and inquiry into what Cy Twombly is up to. The book is well organized and flows from theme to theme. The text is thoughtful and perceptive. The illustrations are copious. The detailed close-up illustrations are incredibly revealing. The references to other texts concerning Twombly extend the scope of this study even further.
