Reading Richard Lacayo’s Time article Cy Twombly: Radically Retro, after my recent visit to Rome, I was struck by Twombly’s understanding of the spirit of the place. According to Lacayo:
The classical world that Twombly invokes in his art isn’t the white marble realm of Apollo. It’s the sweaty Dionysian scrimmage.
On my recent visit, I was struck by the web of graffiti that adorns buildings, doors, bridges and railway sidings in and around Rome. It usually lacks an aggressive edge I often see in graffiti in Australia. Here’s a taste of that Dionysian energy in some photos I took on my recent trip.
And finally, one from Sienna:
