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Argentyńska wokalistka i kompozytorka Luciana Morelli osiadła przed kilku laty w szwajcarskiej Bazylei. Swoją przeprowadzkę z Argentyny do Szwajcarii udokumentowała wydanym w roku 2021 albumem „Lo abismal, el agua”.
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The David Zwirner Podcast – Inside ‘The Red Studio: Ann Temkin with 6 Artist on Matisse | Special Episode
While listening to the David Zwirner Podcast, I got to hear a special episode about one of Matisse's paintings. The point of the podcast was to get inside the mind of Matisse and analyze what were the reasons behind his decisions. Artists were curious why he used so much venetian red in his painting, The Red Studio, after it had sat still and completed for so long. The topic was explored by numerous conversations amongst various artists.
One of the first artists brought on to the podcast was Rashid Johnson. During his conversation with the interviewer, Ann Temkin, Johnson mainly discusses the idea of a never truly being finished until it is no longer his or published out into world. This serves as Johnson's perspective on Matisse's approach towards his painting.
The next person brought on to the podcast was another painter named Sarah Z. Sarah believed Matisse wanted to do something innovative with his artwork and was very eager to add the venetian red to his painting. She explains this belief by saying that paintings normally tell the artist what needs to be done and she believed that adding color was something Matisse felt needed to be done.
Afterwards, Temkin interviews Caroll Dunham. Dunham thought on the painting was that there likely wasn’t a clear, logical reason for adding red to his painting. Dunham also believes that there was something that moved Matisse to add the red but couldn’t be clearly interpreted by others. In addition, Dunham noted that Matisse may have even been a little baffled by what he had done to his painting, possibly thought it was an awful idea.
Next was a painter named Joe Bradly. While discussing the painting, he stated that adding the red was an odd decision. However, he believed the addition of the color drew more action to the subjects within his painting such as the flowers. Brandly viewed Matisse as an excellent colorist and felt it was good that artwork had a distinct and unfamiliar appearance; the work itself should transcend the artist's imagination.
After hearing from Brandly, Tamkin went to chat with another painter, David Reed. Matisse was saw as a careful man by Reed. He stated that Matisse had spent at least a month contemplating the decision of adding red to his painting. The venetian red also surprised Reed as it was much brighter than he originally thought. Like Joe Bradly, Reed also believed Matisse to be an excellent colorist as he believed the Red Studio was intentionally given the illusion of making the red appear much brighter and saturated than it really was. Simply put, Reed was both impressed and surprised by the work Matisse did on the painting.
Finally, Tamkin interviews Charline Von Heyl, another painter; surprise. It is mentioned by Heyl that Matisse’s decision for adding red likely was cause by the art feeling stale and boring. Heyl believed that adding a color in the style Matisse did was a radical and desperate move that could have either ruin a painting or allowed an artist to evolve and do something innovative. She claims the Red Studio as being one of the most modern paintings in art history. Deep satisfaction was the response Heyl thought Matisse had to the Venetian red. Overall, Heyl thought that adding the red to the Red Studio was an innovative and effective move which turned a representation of space into a picture plane.
Escrito por Santiago Gonzalez
La nuit du 12
Francia, 2022, 114′
Dirigida por Dominik Moll
Con Bastien Bouillon, Bouli Lanners, Théo Cholbi, Johann Dionnet, Thibaut Evrard, Julien Frison, Paul Jeanson, Mouna Soualem, Pauline Serieys, Lula Cotton-Frapier, Charline Paul, Matthieu Rozé, Baptiste Perais, Jules Porier, Nathanaël Beausivoir, Benjamin Blanchy, Pierre Lottin, Camille Rutherford, David…
(This will be in order of release of the videos at the official JESC YouTube channel)
🇦🇱 Kejtlin Gjata "Pakëz Diell":
From the dancing rhythm songs we now go to the JESC ballads with this entry of Albania. But don't leave, please, this one hits as hard as possible with its purpose, considering the actual situation we all know about, and the song's tune is something good.
The videoclip really takes the title of the song almost seriously: A bit of Sunshine to illuminate a monocrome world, a ray of hope for those difficult times and for those who feel alone. And Kejtlin's voice is something astonishing to join the ethereal soft melody. I can understand that most of the JESC fandom are not rooting for this one, but at least we can give Albania a chance to shine with this song and place it at Top 10 at least. It's something good, indeed.
🇰🇿 David Charlin "Jer-Ana":
Kazakhstan: The country we can say "Why aren't they competing at the official adults' Eurovision Song Contest?". They share their potential at Junior and THEY HAVE IT: One example, before this entry, is their 2020's entry "Forever" by Karakat Bashanova. If the live version has not been strong enough with the lyrics and emotions, the studio version and context behind the song (Karakat sings this to her dead father) can make it heartbreaking and say "again, how did this not win?". (I can't hear the fricking song in any version once without crying at least a bit. I loved "J' Imagine" and France as a JESC host, but this was a winner too)
Now, to this year's entry. They want to avenge their failed good attempts to win every JESC they competed with a strong ballad and a strong message: a boosted and less groovy version of "Green Forces" with a touch of "Pakëz Diell" with the vibes of "Everything I Need" from Skylar Grey. And they don't dissapoint.
While it's not as heartbreaking as Karakat's song, it is something strong both in melody and message. Most of the videoclip visuals talk for themselves. And again, singing one portion in English and then hit it hard with their native language, something that is becoming less common in both ESC and JESC but reinvindicated slowly recently. One of the songs not into my "greatest" favorites, but if David wins or enters the Top 3, this can be not only surprising, but also give Kazakhstan their boost to enter the adults' ESC and the victory they could have had years ago.
🇷🇸 Katarina Savić "Svet Bez Granica":
Serbia at JESC. If there's something they like to do well, regarding their rhythm and their place at the voting results, is to send their melodies in their native language. And if I expected my thought of "Jovana and Dunja are JESC's Hurricane but only two of them and more into a ballad" to be the only "JESC-ESC" coincidence I imagined, this year's JESC song was something that made me say "This is the Molitva (Serbia's ESC winning song at 2007) of JESC..."
Calm, orchestrally soothing, moving vocals and graceful movements at the videoclip...The song (after researching a bit) talks about the feeling of finding your true love, not letting anything to diminish it, and telling it in a poetic way to everyone. And THE TROMBONE, FROM ALL THE INSTRUMENTS. Katarina plays the trombone in a way that surprisingly complements the song well. While again, not into my "greatest" favorites, this song is soothing for relaxing you and help you rest well. I could give her a chance :D
🇫🇷 Lissandro "Oh Maman!":
Now returning to your scheduled moving songs...
France giving quality JESC songs 4 times in a row? Yes, it's not an illusion. From Carla's "Bim Bam Toi" to Valentina's "J' Imagine", followed by Enzo's "Tic Tac", and now succeded by Lissandro's "Oh Maman!". And each one not dropping the quality of the other, regardless of the rhythm.
This is, in my POV, what happens when one mixes Enzo with "Hamilton" with a portion of "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "I'm Still Standing", and luckily, it resulted fantastic! Look at him, just vibing and imagining himself being a superstar at the stage, living his dreams and telling everyone about them. :3 Not for my "podium" favorites, but let's be honest, with that French tone and happy vibes, he can get easily into the Top 5!
Ps. Stupid Pokemon X/Y-related random thoughts in my mind. I know Lissandro is derived from Lyssandre and so on, but please, this kid is NOTHING like said villain!
🇵🇱 Laura "To The Moon":
After their second place at the podium of last year's JESC, Poland had to put their bar higher or at least the same Sara James left for this year's JESC. And MY GOSH, this electronic space-vibing song got the spot BY FAR!
The setting of the videoclip could not be more futuristic than ever, and reminds me of Malta's entry by far. Laura's imagination and curiosity come true, even for just some minutes, complementing the song's vibes. She is one of the strongest contenders in this edition, competing with the Netherlands, Malta, UK, Spain and so on with such good moving vibes! Not the "greatest" favorite of mine, but hey, maybe Poland could get a second victory or Top 3 in a row? :o
Ps. Finally, an accurate depiction about how some folks like me are like in an interactive museum: a neurodivergent playground to explore and be curious and imagine! ;w;
Two detectives at different points in their careers are teamed together to hunt a serial killer that is using the seven deadly sins when picking his victims. Somerset a veteran and on the verge of retiring and Mills a rookie who will do anything to impress. They must put this together to catch the John Doe killer!
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