Violoncelle Dans L'espace (Cello in Space)

Violoncelle Dans L'espace (Cello in Space)

1. Provenance

   • Arman (Armand Fernandez)
   • French/American
     • Nice/New York City
   • Nouveau Réalisme
     • "New ways of perceiving the real"
     • "Bringing life and art closer together"
     • "Opposition to the lyricism of abstract painting"
   • 1967 - 8
   • Part of a series called "Colères"
   • Arman practiced Judo

2. Colères

   • Anger
     • Aggressive
     • Staccato
     • Linear
     • Violent
     • Manic
     • Chaotic
     • Frozen
       • Still moments
       • Cold
         • Angry but with emotions are held in check
           • More complex considerations of anger
       • Suspension
       • Slow motion
         • Contrasting with high speeds to illustrate the idea of being frozen in time
       • The calm before the storm
       • Contrasting mixture of dynamics
         • Sharp, choppy & staccato
         • Fluid suspension
     • Speedy
     • Explosion
       • Confusion
         • Disordered circular pathways
       • Constant change and contrast in dynamics
       • Moment of suspension into speed
       • Aftermath of the explosion
         • Debris flying everywhere
           • Small random jumps
           • Flinching and dodging
           • Instrumentation
           • Isolations
         • Expansive
       • Impulsive
       • Unexpected
     • Conflict
       • Internal Confliction
         • Indecision
           • Constant change
             • Space
             • Pathways
             • Dynamics
             • Relationship with self
       • Stimuli of confliction

3. Accompaniment

   • Minimalist
     • Steve Reich
       • 'Cello Counterpoint' 2003
       • 'Advaya' 1994
     • Phillip Glass
       • 'Façades' 1981
     • La Monte Young
       • 'B Flat Dorian Blues' 1963
   • Could include cello
   • Simple
   • Broken?
     • Inconsistent

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