Cy Twombly is like marmite, you love him or you don't, but whatever category you fall into, you can't deny that he is a beautiful mark maker. His most recent work captures my interest the most, with pieces like those of the Lepanto series. I find it somewhat romantic how he lets his liquid paint tumble down his canvas, and i am visually ensnared when faced with an image as eye catching as this:
Purely from an aesthetic point of view i draw heavy inspiration from works like this from not only the deliciously warm and mellow colour scheme but the passionate and energetic handling of the paint. Some of my recent work is beginning to draw parallels with that of Twombly's:
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