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Fairweather : for string quartet and koto, with narration & video
by Erik Griswold and Rodney Hall (2013)
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Performance by Satsuki Odamura, Konoha String Quartet, Rodney Hall from the CD Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 55 |
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Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 55 / Works by Eric Griswold.
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Work Overview
"No one thought he was who he was. But he was." - Rodney Hall
Fairweather is a new collaboration of composer Erik
Griswold, author Rodney Hall, and artist Glen Henderson exploring
the remarkable life, work, and psychology of artist Ian
Fairweather. This multi-media work is scored for string quartet,
koto virtuoso Satsuki Odamura, with Rodney Hall himself as
narrator, framed by Henderson's evocative video works.
Starting from the artist's early years in Scotland, Fairweather
traces his experiences as a soldier in World War I, his myriad
travels through the Asia-Pacific, his life changing journey
aboard a home-made raft, and his final years in a dilapidated
shack on Bribie Island.
Reflecting on scenes, events and images from the artist's life,
Griswold, Hall, and Henderson create a collage of music, text,
and image which mirror the intricate, textured layers of
Fairweather's paintings.
Work Details
Year: 2013
Instrumentation: String quartet, koto, narrator.
Duration: 50 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: Childhood -- 1A. War, pt 1 -- 1B - War, pt 2 -- 2. China -- Bali 1 -- 3A - The Raft, pt. 1 ("Epiphany") -- 4. Bribie.
Commission note: Supported by Philip Bacon Galleries, Bruce & Jocelyn Wolfe.
Subjects
- Has as subject/About: Visual Arts
Performances of this work
2 Mar 13: Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane. Featuring Konoha String Quartet, Satsuki Odamura, Rodney Hall.
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