"For Twombly, the first thing is the line. It is something deliberately artificial and artistic. He has worked on his line, has made it supple enough to convey form, pace, depth and much else besides (Catlo Huber). The line, which Paul Klee called a path, a guide through the imaginary territory of the picture, becomes in Twombly's hands, a vibrant, autonomous, complex 'self' and 'other' that roams through wider and wider landscapes, spaces and processes. Or, as Twombly himself says: each line is the present expedience of its own inherent history.."
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Quote of Harald Szeemann in: 'Cy Twombly: An Appreciation', Harald Szeemann - Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1987; as integrally reproduced on the website: Cy Twombly
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Cy Twombly
Cy Twombly (April 25, 1928 - July 5, 2011) was an American painter, sculptor and photographer, creating abstract art. He belonged to the generation of Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns; Twombly made the specific choice to live in Europe, Italy - after 1957.
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