A friend had mentioned the American artist Cy Twombly, whose work is, to be polite, beyond my understanding and I commented that this may be how he made some of his work. But joking apart, I recalled reading that he had lived for periods of time in Italy in a small town called Bassano in Teverina, an hour or so away from Rome where we spent a holiday, 7 years ago, staying in a very old house full of character. I tried at that time to find out where it was that Cy Twombly had been living, but I never knew found out exactly where, or indeed if he had ever lived there. But now, with time to look back at photos, sketch books etc, and doing a bit of research with a view to appreciating his work, as some obviously do, I finally located a photo of the Palazzo which he had owned and renovated, and where he produced a lot of his work, some of which I have found a little more interesting, and possibly even inspiring. The massive old building looked familiar, and we had indeed passed it on walks.
I'm no closer in understanding his work but for some reason am now becoming more intrigued by it and I feel it may lead me to explore different ways of working,but hopefully something other than just scribbling!
Bassano in Teverina |
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