Cy Twombly, Ferragosto V, 1961. Oil paint, wax crayon, lead pencil on canvas. 164.5 x 200 cm.

This image is from Art Daily.

Since I have moved all my images to a separate gallery I thought that I would expand the contents of the weblog to include some of the artwork that influences me. Lately I've been looking at some work by Cy Twombly. I like his work but it challenging.

Hello,

I've added a large number of pieces to a different location on the web in a more straightforward gallery. There are 50 works posted:

www.colinraymondgallery.blogspot.com

falling
ink on paper
~ 3" x 5"


Reproduction is a bit blurry.

squares
5" x 4.5"
oil on canvas

This piece is close to finished.

New art in progress:

Today I constructed four 5"x 4.5" canvasses.

eisenhauer
approximately 15" x 18"
oil on canvas

Three Kings
approximately 8" x 9"
oil pastel on paper

I made this piece in the early Fall. Don't let the title push you into a certain mindset. This is an abstract piece and the interpretation is flexible. I consider the title as a place to begin appreciation. I'll share what I think, but perhaps you would care to take a moment to make your own interpretation before reading mine:


When I made this piece I was thinking about cities, and I wanted to create an image where the buildings seemed like people. I didn't want to clearly depict a city, but rather the sense of commotion and vertigo. I didn't want the buildings to look exactly like people but I wanted them to have a human-like posture, like a group of statesman questioning somebody (or should I say an auto executive?) Above all, I wanted the image to be simple.


If you have the time, on this cold snowy day, I'd like to read what you think when you see this.