PORTLAND ART MUSEUM PRESENTS THREE WORKS BY CY TWOMBLY

AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT AND INFLUENTIAL ARTISTS OF HIS GENERATION, CY TWOMBLY HAS USED MARK-MAKING AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE AS THE CORE OF HIS ARTISTIC PRACTICE SINCE THE LATE 1950s. TWOMBLY'S WORK HAS COME TO DEFINE AN IMPORTANT BRANCH OF GESTURAL ABSTRACTION THAT CONFLATES PAINTINGS AND POETRY, LINE AND WORD. A NEW EXHIBITION WILL SHOWCASE THREE RECENT WORKS; TWO VIRTUOSIC PAINTINGS AND A BRONZE SCULPTURE, THAT ILLUMINATES THE ARTIST'S CONTINUING ENGAGEMENT WITH PROCESS AND CONTENT, THE IMMEDIACY OF MATERIALS, AND THE CONTINUUM OF HISTORY. THE ARTIST'S INSTINCTIVE AND INTUITIVE BRUSHSTROKES COAX POETRY FROM THE INTERACTION OF THE PULL OF GRAVITY AND THE LIQUIDITY OF PAINT, DAZZLING THE VIEWER'S SENSES. LIVING AND WORKING IN GAETA, ITALY AND LEXINGTON, VA, THE 82 YEAR OLD TWOMBLY CONTINUES TO CREATE CHALLENGING NEW BODIES OF WORK IN PAINTING AND SCULPTURE. HIS WORK HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF TWO RECENT RETROSPECTIVES AT THE TATE MODERN, LONDON, AND THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, AND IS IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS INTERNATIONALLY. THE STUNNING EXHIBITION OPENED 6.FEBRUARY AND RUNS THROUGH 16.MAY.2010 AT THE PORTLAND ART MUSEUM, PORTLAND, OR.