Twombly’s Untitled
Untitled, by Cy Twombly. Sold at Christie's auction house in 2010 for $2,378,500. It's referred to, by some, as the "I can't get this pen to work" painting.
Comments
These are handwriting exercises. There should be another one of vertical lines. These exercises were to train the writer to move his/her arm to write with and not the fingers.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 07/24/15 at 11:23 AM
Q: "What is the difference between fine art and trash?"
A: Marketing. That and a rich patsy.
A: Marketing. That and a rich patsy.
Posted by tadchem on 07/24/15 at 11:42 AM
I'm reminded of a toy I once had called a "Spirograph" that would leave designs like that. Too bad I didn't keep it - it could have paid for my retirement.
Posted by KDP on 07/24/15 at 03:36 PM
I will now go collect the artwork, including cursive writing practice from my partners 3-4-5 grade class and frame it using yard sale frames and sell it as great art.
Posted by Gator Guy on 07/24/15 at 07:51 PM
KDP in Madill, OK: Spirographs were cool. Always seemed like they should be able to do something *more,* but for what they did, they were cool, on summer days when it was too rainy to play outside.
Posted by mindful webworker on 07/24/15 at 09:23 PM
You know, if you spend five minutes pooting forth a pile of steaming excreta onto a canvas, at least take another four seconds to name it. Jackson Pollock did. Admittedly he called some of them "Number 7" and "Composition" and the like but at least he took a shot at it. "Untitled" is just lazy.
Posted by puptentacle on 07/24/15 at 09:32 PM
Devine Scribbles! I made a bunch of those as a kid, who knew they'd be worth something if I'd kept them.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 07/25/15 at 08:51 AM
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