Artist's Profile: Cy Twombly

In 1962 Cy Twombly (born 1928 in Lexington, Virginia) painted a work that illustrates many of the abiding engagements of his practice. Untitled is divided into two zones by a horizonal line about two thirds of the way up. Across the bottom edge of the canvas, Twombly has scribbled a textual fragment gleaned from the poet Sappho: "But their heart turned cold + they dropped their wings." The phrase, suggesting a hovering between higher and lower realms, conjures up a distant classical realm, even as the grappling, awkward hand renders the words materially present.

Cy Twombly has long been an Arriviste favourite, revealing through Abstract Expressionism a non-linear approach to poetry through painting & sculpture. Often calling upon Roman mythology, his graffiti-like scribblings create a visual terrain in which his words can settle and exist. Chaotic, visceral, alive.

To learn more about the artist and his work, please visit www.cytwombly.info

The Rider: Arriviste Essentials

Gwyneth Paltrow in Emma, an Arriviste essential.

Arriviste is going on a world tour. Berlin, Paris, Sicilia, Lisboa...anything is possible. Although I could forward a list of demands longer than James Joyce's Ulysses, I prefer to keep to the essentials (as good help is so hard to find).



Life would be undignified without the following...



1: Power Plate. For in-room workouts
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6: Diptyque Figuier Candles

1: Hermes Cashmere Blanket

1 Bottle: Rodin Olio Lusso Body Oil

2 Cases: Ars Poetica Vulcano Aglianico. You may have to fly to Basilicata to source this wine. Contact your private wine agent.

2 Cases: Sanfaustino Mineral Water from Umbria. The best-tasting water on earth.

Thanksgiving: An Arriviste Survival Guide

Chanson du Jour: "La Musique," YELLE

Cliquez ici!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFlREop_Ufw

"Turning the Pages of OK! Magazine Is My Cardio."

Do you relate to the above title? Do you arm yourself with a pile of gossip magazines to peruse while barely breaking a sweat on the elliptical machine (yet making a big show of huffing and puffing)? Chew on a Lara Bar and consider this: if you're able to truly focus on what you're reading, you're probably not working very hard.

The East coast's descent into cooler weather is no excuse to become lazy (and flabby). In fact, boosting your workout will provide the energy and endorphins you'll need to make it through a winter full of pedestrians in Annie Sez sweaters and Chico's caftans. And if you're headed to a warm and sunny destination such as Rio, well, your tight & lean figure is just a beach bonus.

Interval training refers to the method of training that employs short, concentrated bursts of higher intensity movement for a fixed period of time, followed by a return to a moderate rate of cardio. Coupled with weight training and plyometrics, this fitness method forces your body to move in unexpected ways, therefore challenging your muscles in a new fashion.

Result: a higher metabolic rate, resulting in fat & weight loss in the same, or often less, time than you're spending on that tired old Precor.

For a more in-depth explanation of interval training, read this piece from The New York Times:

http://http//www.nytimes.com/2007/05/03/fashion/03Fitness.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

See you at Ipanema Beach, fatties!

xxxo

Une Écharpe : Tie One On

In the United States, the lowly scarf is often an afterthought, relegated to the bottom of the accessories closet (you DO have one of those, correct?) to be dug out once the weather turns bitter.

If you've ever purchased a scarf from a street vendor, or God-forbid referred to one as "a muffler" (See what I did there? I'm judging you!), pay close attention to the video found in the title of this post.

From a piazza in Firenze, a gentleman demonstrates how to turn una sciarpa from dowdy cold weather-accessory into sartorial glitter, taking you from domestic to international first-class.

Why remain State-side?

*Click on title to view the video demonstration.

Video courtesy of www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com