Saul Bernstein,
US
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Beethoven
As I began to think about
Beethoven I became aware of his anxieties. His frustrations
stemmed from his deafness. The most popular work of his time was
Moonlight Sonata, which he grew to dislike for all the audiences
wanted to hear was it. Never mind his symphonies, No Moonlight
will do, thank you. I started with this piece as an irritant to
remind me of my purpose throughout the work. The other element
that became apparent to the work were the hands. In all of art
history it was the hands that were used to express emotions. In
the Renaissance it was codified. Each digit had a meaning. A
thumb up in the air meant something different than the
forefinger in a circle. Two fingers up in the air means victory.
I began to study conductors use of the hand and that became the
starting point for this work. The hands slowly became his figure
and head. |
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