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**Rain Man** · 02-07-2019, 02:40 PM

I'm not an art expert at all, so I just found out about Cy Twombly. He lived from 1928 through 2011 and his work is apparently highly coveted.

Wikipedia described his style as follows, and I think they're accurate: "Twombly soon developed a technique of gestural drawing that was characterized by thin white lines on a dark canvas that appear to be scratched onto the surface."

This piece of his ("Untitled") sold in 2015 for $70.5 million.

Here are some other example of his work:

I work hard. I try to succeed. But man, this guy had it down. No one has ever been as successful at conquering life as Cy Twombly. He figured out how to make a living doing this. Nothing that anyone else can ever do is going to impress me as much as that.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 02-07-2019, 08:59 PM

Well, the market has clearly spoken.

And should probably have its mouth duct-taped.

**Rain Man** · 02-07-2019, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by RealSNR

There's good modern art out there. I'm not a huge fan of these Twomblys, though.

Rothko is one of my favorites.

In my younger days I didn't appreciate abstract art. As I've gotten older, I've come to like a lot of it. And I prefer modern art in general any more. I just had to laugh at the Twombly stuff. It's very hard for me to look at it and see great art.

Jamie · 02-07-2019, 09:12 PM

The 20th century in art was one long deconstruction of what was allowed to be art. It was necessary, but it also allowed some questionable things to become venerated just because someone hadn't done it before.

That said, I like the second one, and particularly the fourth one.

Pitt Gorilla · 02-07-2019, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by RollChiefsRoll

Yeah and if you look really close at Jackie Treehorn's notepad:

It's...beautiful.

EPodolak · 02-08-2019, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Jamie

The 20th century in art was one long deconstruction of what was allowed to be art. It was necessary, but it also allowed some questionable things to become venerated just because someone hadn't done it before.

That said, I like the second one, and particularly the fourth one.

This is right, and it's really a fascinating period for art. The tumultuous times and the fact pure rendering had long been mastered led to all the experimenting. The best of it is more pleasing to me than any other period.

CoMoChief · 02-08-2019, 12:28 AM

stevieray · 02-08-2019, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by EPodolak

This is right, and it's really a fascinating period for art. The tumultuous times and the fact pure rendering had long been mastered led to all the experimenting. The best of it is more pleasing to me than any other period.

More along the lines of we are devolving, there isn't ever going to be another Michelangelo, just like there won't ever be another Beethoven, or Shakespeare.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 02-08-2019, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by stevieray

More along the lines of we are devolving, there isn't ever going to be another Michelangelo, just like there won't ever be another Beethoven, or Shakespeare.

We're turning in to machines.

View Poll Results: How do you feel about Cy Twombly?
I like Twombly's works and own a few.	0	0%
I like Twombly's works and I often try to recreate them during long meetings.	8	25.81%
I think my young child might be inspired by Twombly's works.	1	3.23%
I don't really like the symbolism of Twomby's works, but I appreciate his craftsmanship.	1	3.23%
I avidly dislike Twombly's works. I've seen better scribbles.	6	19.35%
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