Edwin Parker ‘Cy’ Twombly Jr was an American artist born April 25th
1928 in the state of Virginia, USA. He is well-known for creating
simple, calligraphic styled graffiti paintings in shades of grey, blue,
off-white and tan colours. His works blur the lines between drawings,
writing and painting, and he is often influenced by classical myths and
poetry.
This piece is called ‘Apollo and the Artist’ (1975). It was created
using mixed media, and incorporates a limited colour scheme of
off-white, blue and black. The background of the picture is white in
colour, and two rectangular shaped pieces of paper seem to have been
stuck on it: one above the other (the top being the largest). Several
off-white brush strokes can be seen over the top of this white page and a
light blue-white colour has been painted over these pieces of paper. At
the top, the word/name ‘Apollo’ has been written in a bold, blue ink.
Below this is some drawings of leaves, lines and musical notes in black
ink. Across the very top of the picture is a long black arrow, pointing
right, which is broken up by more unclear drawings of what appear to be
musical notes or leaves.
The fact that the word/name ‘Apollo’ is written at the top of the
picture suggests to me that the meaning behind the piece is related to
the God that shares the name Apollo. This idea is echoed by the leaves
(Apollo was often depicted wearing a wreath of laurel leaves upon his
head) and the musical notes, as he was known as the god of music.
This piece links with my project because it is very much centred
around the past, which is what I plan on focusing my work on (memories).
Also, the use of tonal colours and the colour blue (which is a primary
colour) is something I intend to use in my own work, as I feel that too
much colour makes an image look unrealistic and distracting
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