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(made public 5 days after original submission due date, as it seems nothing yet has come out of the actual flip event At All)

making this flip was the first time i'd ever been hearing anything about this artist, 'midwext'. after looking them up a bit, i presume this will also be the 'last' time i have any disclosable interest in this artist, 'midwext'.

I made this [midwext flip] after I was sick with a cold for 3 days

Performed by Carter Johnson and Vitaly Starikov in Sprague Hall of Yale University in 2024. Composed in 2023.
Recorded by Brittney Benton and Matt LeFevre, mixed and mastered by Jules Bastin-Fontaine
Cover art by Johann Pacheco-Veissiere

i. à mauve ouvert - à McEwen
ii. abstraction verte - à Borduas (1:23)
iii. autriche iii - à Riopelle (3:24)
iv. blanc sur blanc - à Tousignant (5:58)
v. ghost hills - à Ferron (8:27)

Program Notes:

A group of Québécois.e painters known as The Automatistes were inspired by the notion of surrealist automatism, valuing spontaneity of gesture and the unconscious mind in the creation process. What followed this fascination was an artistic movement rich with dynamic, abstract works, with each painting offering unique and striking contrasts of color and form. Through texture and harmony, I sought to translate these evocative visual contrasts into musical chiaroscuro in The Chiaroscurist: Five Contrasts for Pitch Black Night. Each of the short pieces in the set was inspired by a different painting by a Québécois.e artist working in the 20th century, including Jean McEwen, Paul-Émile Borduas, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Marcelle Ferron, and Claude Tousignant, the latter of which painted in a reactionary style to automatism, known as geometric abstraction. Four of the five paintings are part of the permanent collection of the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, while Ferron’s Ghost Hills is located in the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. This piano duo was commissioned by the Luba Zuk Piano Duo Composition Prize at McGill University.

The Chiaroscurist: Five Contrasts for Pitch Black Night

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PFP Art made by DynastyLobster, done for my 19th birthday

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