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September 3rd 2009

Euler and Twombly

What do these two have in common? Probably nothing. I read a cute quote from Euler, then saw a work of Twombly, and felt that they fit well together.

When I see a house or a tree I pronounce instantly that there exists out of me a house or a tree of which I know certain properties such as the size and color and location. Accordingly we find neither man nor beast that calls this truth into question. If a peasant were to conceive and announce that he did not believe his bailiff existed though he stood in his presence he would be taken for a madman and rightly so. Yet when a philosopher expresses similar sentiments he expects that we should admire his greater knowledge and sagacity that far surpass the apprehensions of the vulgar. Leonard Euler

And here is the picture:

Cy Twombly, Untitled (1972), Pencil and wax crayon on paper, 50.2 x 70.2 cm