Untitled I-IX
2008
Cy Twombly
According to the philosopher Roland Barthes, “painting and writing began in a single area of corporeal practice with the same non-figurative and non-semantic act, which was simply rhythm”. It is indeed an emotive rhythm that is materialised in Untitled I-IX by Cy Twombly (1928–2011). What the artist called “pseudo-writing”, emotional calligraphy, the pure integrated sensation of artistic experience confronted with the vastness of the sea, offers a perfect welcome to visitors to the Louvre Abu Dhabi. It introduces the public to the maritime architecture and luminous calligraphy of the museum and invites them to surrender to the emotion of the discovery of civilisations in this living light.
Artwork Details
Artist: Cy Twombly |
Title: Untitled I-IX |
Geography: Italy |
Date: 2008 |
Medium: acrylic on canvas |
Classification: graphic arts (drawing, painting, engraving, calligraphy) |
Dimensions: 274 x 146 cm (Untitled I), 272 x 145 cm (Untitled II), 265 x 144.5 cm (Untitled III), 272 x 145 cm (Untitled IV), 261.5 x 144.5 cm (Untitled V), 266.2 x 145 cm (Untitled VI), 270 x 145 cm (Untitled VII), 267 x 145 cm (Untitled VIII), 265.4 x 144.8 cm (Untitled IX) |
Inventory number: LAD 2010.012 |
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