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Rain Man 02-07-2019 02:40 PM

I have a new life hero.
 
I'm not an art expert at all, so I just found out about Cy Twombly. He lived from 1928 through 2011 and his work is apparently highly coveted.

Wikipedia described his style as follows, and I think they're accurate: "Twombly soon developed a technique of gestural drawing that was characterized by thin white lines on a dark canvas that appear to be scratched onto the surface."

This piece of his ("Untitled") sold in 2015 for $70.5 million.

https://static.independent.co.uk/s3f...ombly.jpg?w968

Here are some other example of his work:

https://artinvictoria.files.wordpres...ytwombley3.jpg

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...BPX6sjO5GhR8LA

I work hard. I try to succeed. But man, this guy had it down. No one has ever been as successful at conquering life as Cy Twombly. He figured out how to make a living doing this. Nothing that anyone else can ever do is going to impress me as much as that.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3689/1...79d3c725_b.jpg

luv 02-07-2019 02:46 PM

$70.5 million, huh? My toddler does very similar work. I'll sell you a canvas for half that.

RollChiefsRoll 02-07-2019 02:47 PM

Did he sell any of his shit while he was still alive?

I know Jackson Pollock stuff sells at a mint and all he did was splatter paint all over the canvas willy-nilly, but I don't think he ever saw a dime when he was alive.

Kiimo 02-07-2019 02:48 PM

Modern art is often more about the story and background these days than the actual execution.

See: Basquiat.

stumppy 02-07-2019 02:52 PM

Holy shit!!! I have a couple of my 9 year old granddaughters 'art' pieces on my fridge door.

I'M RICH BITCHES

RollChiefsRoll 02-07-2019 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi (Post 14096048)
Modern art is often more about the story and background these days than the actual execution.

See: Basquiat.

No shit. Somehow these dipshits thought it was appropriate to charge $29,000 a month for an apartment that had the following "tag" by Basquiat:

https://thenypost.files.wordpress.co...rip=all&w=1286

I know New York real estate prices are insane, what the ****?

Rain Man 02-07-2019 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RollChiefsRoll (Post 14096046)
Did he sell any of his shit while he was still alive?

I know Jackson Pollock stuff sells at a mint and all he did was splatter paint all over the canvas willy-nilly, but I don't think he ever saw a dime when he was alive.

I'm trying to figure that out, but I'm not seeing anything. However, he apparently won awards during his lifetime, which would indicate that he was selling work. And he sure traveled a lot, which would either indicate a good income or family money. His father was a pro baseball player, so maybe there was some income there, but it seems like he was a paid professional artist.

http://www.cytwombly.org/biography

Here's more on why we should all be investing in Twombly.

https://news.artnet.com/market/twomb...n-greve-363083

Here's another nice piece that auctioned for $3,135,000.

http://www.sothebys.com/content/dam/...mb.500.500.png

Bowser 02-07-2019 02:58 PM

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Beef Supreme 02-07-2019 03:00 PM

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Hydrae 02-07-2019 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 14096079)
I'm trying to figure that out, but I'm not seeing anything. However, he apparently won awards during his lifetime, which would indicate that he was selling work. And he sure traveled a lot, which would either indicate a good income or family money. His father was a pro baseball player, so maybe there was some income there, but it seems like he was a paid professional artist.

http://www.cytwombly.org/biography

Here's more on why we should all be investing in Twombly.

https://news.artnet.com/market/twomb...n-greve-363083

Here's another nice piece that auctioned for $3,135,000.

http://www.sothebys.com/content/dam/...mb.500.500.png

Well yeah, there are two colors on that one! Just, WOW!

Kiimo 02-07-2019 03:17 PM

As an Art History major focusing on Italian Renaissance and since I just saw the Sistine Chapel for the first time last Sunday, I truly appreciate the standard of excellence in this thread mentioned twice now.

Bowser 02-07-2019 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi (Post 14096145)
As an Art History major focusing on Italian Renaissance and since I just saw the Sistine Chapel for the first time last Sunday, I truly appreciate the standard of excellence in this thread mentioned twice now.

Very cool. That's a bucket list item for me.

luv 02-07-2019 03:19 PM

Again, my toddler can make you something similar for half the cost. He'll use five colors, too. AND he'll be able to name them all and count them, too.

Pitt Gorilla 02-07-2019 03:24 PM

http://s2.storage.akamai.coub.com/ge...2273_00032.jpg

Kiimo 02-07-2019 03:26 PM

People can make fun of modern art but in my opinion it's performance art that truly is the biggest clown show.



Have fun with this guy:

https://www.instagram.com/janerichsen/?hl=en



On second thought this dude kind of rules


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