Untitled, (Blooming, A Scattering of Blossoms & Other Things) 2007

This piece is an untitled work by Cy Twombly, made with paint and maybe even some crayons. I love Twombly's energy, his paintings always look like an experiment. You can see him trying things out, wiping things away and starting again. It's like watching a dance! Look at how the red paint drips down the canvas like tears, or maybe rain, and the smudged scrawls that might be words or poems, or just doodles. I can imagine him making this, standing back, and then attacking the canvas again! There's a real physical presence in his paintings that I find so inspiring. He's been a huge influence on so many artists. It’s all about the hand, the body, the gesture. It feels like Twombly is speaking to us, but in a language we can't quite understand, but we can still feel. It's like he's saying, "Here I am, making a mess, trying to figure things out, just like you."