Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Birth of a Harpsichord



As seen at the Nasher, and the North Carolina Museum of Art!

This is my latest piece in its entirety- an exploration of the intersection between art, music and history. It pairs interview audio with handmade puppet and needle felted animation.

21 comments:

  1. Sean, Emma and I just watched this on our couch in the ew apartment. We love Elaine's(? Giles?!) dog. Nice work!

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  2. Wow. Wow wow wow wow wow. And just, um, wow.
    ---Candace

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  3. Andrea,

    You make me proud! I can't believe you jumped right into a project of this scale right after graduation. It's fantastic.

    Bill

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  4. Creativity exploding in all directions and mediums! Brilliant.

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  5. Terrific! This has the ring of truth to it -- the people, their desire and project, the instrument and music, and the dog, all resonate with authenticity.

    Thank you!
    Mike

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  6. Great work, never seen anything like it! Very inspiring in all sorts of ways.

    Greetings from Stockholm

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  7. So good! Super crush!
    xoxo
    DBanx

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  8. Andrea, I've had so many great comments from friends on my Facebook page. Can I have your felted autograph? Just kidding. Kind of. No really, I'll just have the pleasure of watching your career take off in a direction that nobody could have even dreamed. What fun!
    xoxo,
    Cape

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  9. Could you tell us the titles of the music that is played in this video -- Can we get the scores or recordings?

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  10. Amazing! Lovely animation!

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  11. Yes! The two contemporary pieces in the video are separate movements from a Sonata by Edwin Mclean. Elaine's CD 'Into the Millennium' (http://www.elainefunaro.com/cd_millennium.html) features that sonata and more. Unfortunately it is out of print, so if you are moved to buy it, send me an email and I will put you in touch with her.

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  12. Fantastic, you've gotten so good with body language and posture since "some like it raw".

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  13. Pure magic! Congratulations, Andrea, on creating another animation with your unique skills and vision.

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  14. What a marvelous blending of fact and imagination, Andrea! Your work infuses the documentary process with joy and humor!

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  15. Jane A,
    If it opened for me, I'm sure I'd say, "It's lovely!"
    Granddad Arnold

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  16. I just got around to watching this, Andrea. It's great! I especially love the felt and yarn stuff, and the kitchen set!! I'm lending my copy of Some Like It Raw to a friend of mine tonight. :)

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  17. Andrea, a true art form. What a wonderful collaboration of music, art, architecture, fiber, and imagination. I am so proud to have met you - please talk with me about future projects; HYS would love to be a sponsor! - Anne

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  18. Onya, Australian Sienna is my favourite colour too! Matisse-Derivan make great paint in greaat colours. Made in Australia, of course!!

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  19. just ran into this:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJmEEfrmIj0&feature=player_embedded#!
    thought you might be interested... a predecessor!

    j.

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  20. long after...finally, leisure to watch, absorb...

    amazing, fun, engaging, alive, so right on with expressions, gestures, everything! a real joy. wish i'd watched it sooner!

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  21. Oh my! I just loved everything about this! What a delight to find it. Looking forward to seeing more work from all four of these artists. Thank you.

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