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Cy Twombly Quotes

Every line is the actual experience with its own unique story Picture Quote #1

I was brought up to think you don’t talk about yourself Picture Quote #1

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?’ Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Paint is something that I use with my hands and do all those tactile things. I really don’t like oil because you can’t get back into it, or you make a mess. It’s not my favourite thing... pencil is more my medium than wet paint Picture Quote #1

My parents were from New England. It’s very funny, but when I grew up, you always had to say, ‘Yes, ma’am’ and ‘Yes, sir.’ Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

I listed to Tchaikovsky. He is both kitsch and profound. I love that lack of Good taste Picture Quote #1

Graffiti is usually a protest - ink on walls - or has a reason for being naughty or aggressive Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I never really separated painting and literature Picture Quote #1

I had my freedom and that was nice Picture Quote #1

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Paint is something that I use with my hands and do all those tactile things. I really don’t like oil because you can’t get back into it, or you make a mess. It’s not my favourite thing... pencil is more my medium than wet paint Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

And we who have always thought of happiness climbing, would feel the emotion that almost startles when happiness falls Picture Quote #1

It’s instinctive in a certain kind of painting... It’s like a nervous system. It’s not described, it’s happening. The feeling is going on with the task. The line is the feeling, from a soft thing, a dreamy thing, to something hard, something arid, something lonely, something ending, something beginning Picture Quote #1

I work in waves, because I’m impatient. Because of a certain physicality, of lack of breath from standing. It has to be done and I do take liberties I wouldn’t have taken before Picture Quote #1

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Graffiti is linear and it’s done with a pencil, and it’s like writing on walls. But in my paintings it’s more lyrical Picture Quote #1

When I work, I work very fast, but preparing to work can take any length of time Picture Quote #1

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Every line is the actual experience with its own unique story (Cy Twombly Quotes) I was brought up to think you don’t talk about yourself (Cy Twombly Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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. (Cy Twombly Quotes) Paint is something that I use with my hands and do all those tactile things. I really don’t like oil because you can’t get back into it, or you make a mess. It’s not my favourite thing... pencil is more my medium than wet paint. (Cy Twombly Quotes) My parents were from New England. It’s very funny, but when I grew up, you always had to say, ‘Yes, ma’am’ and ‘Yes, sir.’ (Cy Twombly Quotes) 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. (Cy Twombly Quotes) I listed to Tchaikovsky. He is both kitsch and profound. I love that lack of Good taste. (Cy Twombly Quotes) Graffiti is usually a protest - ink on walls - or has a reason for being naughty or aggressive (Cy Twombly Quotes) 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. (Cy Twombly Quotes) I never really separated painting and literature (Cy Twombly Quotes) I had my freedom and that was nice (Cy Twombly Quotes) Paint is something that I use with my hands and do all those tactile things. I really don’t like oil because you can’t get back into it, or you make a mess. It’s not my favourite thing... pencil is more my medium than wet paint (Cy Twombly Quotes) 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 (Cy Twombly Quotes) 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 (Cy Twombly Quotes) And we who have always thought of happiness climbing, would feel the emotion that almost startles when happiness falls (Cy Twombly Quotes) It’s instinctive in a certain kind of painting... It’s like a nervous system. It’s not described, it’s happening. The feeling is going on with the task. The line is the feeling, from a soft thing, a dreamy thing, to something hard, something arid, something lonely, something ending, something beginning (Cy Twombly Quotes) I work in waves, because I’m impatient. Because of a certain physicality, of lack of breath from standing. It has to be done and I do take liberties I wouldn’t have taken before (Cy Twombly Quotes) Graffiti is linear and it’s done with a pencil, and it’s like writing on walls. But in my paintings it’s more lyrical (Cy Twombly Quotes) When I work, I work very fast, but preparing to work can take any length of time (Cy Twombly Quotes)