28 March 09
Cy Twombly joins forces with Rainer Maria Rilke and a beautiful relationship blossoms... Art, poetry and nature working together in perfect harmony!
These latest Twombly creations are stunning. They burst off the walls with joyous daubs of energetic exuberance! Each painting comprises four wood panels on which three roses in full bloom are depicted in pulsating colours, ranging from deepest burgundy to tangerine, gold, violet and crimson, set against a background of vibrant turquoise. Inscribed on the last panel of each painting are fragments from Rilke's poem cycle 'The Roses.'
The limited edition catalogue is shown above - Text by Jonathan Jones; Selections from Les Roses by Rainer Maria Rilke 24.1 x 34.3 cm. Fully illustrated and beautifully printed - yours for just $80... Bargain!
Get this... 'He allows the paint to flow down the panels so that liquidity and gravity interact, asserting the vertical passage of the medium over the broad horizontality (...is that a real word?) of the support.' I could not have put it better myself!
The Rose (IV) acrylic on plywood - and gallery installation.
9 out of 10The limited edition catalogue is shown above - Text by Jonathan Jones; Selections from Les Roses by Rainer Maria Rilke 24.1 x 34.3 cm. Fully illustrated and beautifully printed - yours for just $80... Bargain!
Get this... 'He allows the paint to flow down the panels so that liquidity and gravity interact, asserting the vertical passage of the medium over the broad horizontality (...is that a real word?) of the support.' I could not have put it better myself!
The Rose (IV) acrylic on plywood - and gallery installation.