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July 6, 2011
CyTwombly's paintings in the 1950s bear the marks of graffiti on bare blackboard like surfaces.
Cy Twombly, Untitled, 1953
From an art historical perspective these abstract expressionist works refer to the themes of archaism and ‘primitivism’ that informed many Abstract Expressionist representations. They reference the primitive, the ritual and fetish elements and express the abstract expressionist ethos of creating a penetrating access to the non-rational forms of knowledge and experience.
They claim that the so-called ‘primitive’ mind have more emotional, intuitive depth and humanity than the reasoned, controlled, modern one.
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