Naming the Gods: Cy Twombly’s Passionate Poiesis t. jahan Volta Pavilion

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his relationship with the written word

and scratches—bring back the aggressiveness of Stingel’s working process in the studio

and they were an important part of his practice

and significance of his practice

Naming the Gods: Cy Twombly’s Passionate Poiesis t. jahan Volta PavilionNaming the Gods: Cy Twomblys Passionate Poiesis is a monographic study by clinical psychologist and Jungian psychoanalyst Gary D. Astrachan. The books analysis focuses on Twombly and his radically creative practice, framing it in relation to classical Greek mythology. Astrachan examines Twomblys work through the entwined figures of Orpheuslyre player, lover, and traveler to the underworldand Dionysos Bacchusgod of wine, ecstasy, and madness. These two