American - Artist | April 25, 1928 - July 5, 2011
Once I said to my mother: 'You would be happy if I just kept well-dressed and had good manners,' and she said: 'What else is there?'
Cy Twombly
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To my mind, one does not put oneself in place of the past; one only adds a new link.
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I work in an impatient way.
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Graffiti is usually a protest - ink on walls - or has a reason for being naughty or aggressive.
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I swear if I had to do this over again, I would just do the paintings and never show them.
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I look at a lot of artists. I'm inspired by - I suppose I shouldn't say 'inspired,' but it's not really influenced. I am inspired. Art comes from art.
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White paint is my marble.
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I love my sculptures, and I was lucky I had them for 50 years because no one would look at them, and I really liked having them around.
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I have my pace and way of living, and I'm not looking for something.
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I used to change things in my early paintings to get the nuance or feeling I wanted, but now I plan everything in my head before I do it.
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It's absurd to talk about paintings that you haven't finished.
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I hate roses. Don't you? It's all right if you can hide them in a cutting garden, but I think a rose garden is the height of ick.
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