Artist: Sven Wunder
Title:Natura Morta
Format: 12″ vinyl
Label: Piano Piano
Cat nr: PP1003 Repress
Genre: Jazz-Rock/Funk/World
Tracklist
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A1 En Plein Air 2:43 A2 Impasto 3:12 A3 Prussian Blue 4:05 A4 Natura Morta 3:05 A5 Panorama 3:39 B1 Alla Prima 3:08 B2 Umber 2:57 B3 Barocco, Ma Non Troppo 2:36 B4 Memento Mori 2:41 B5 Pentimento 2:11 B6 Natura Morta (Reprise) 2:14
- Lacquer Cut at – Timmion Cutting
- Lacquer Cut By – Jukka Sarapää
- Music By – Sven WunderThis pressing is identified by “Ensemble « S.W. »” printed at bottom on the labels.
On Natura Morta, Sven Wunder is exploring art as a bridge between nature and the human ability to judge and observe in eleven musical compositions with brightly colored textures and an emphasis on vibrant melodies.
Throughout human history, we have depicted the world we live in through art. By reworking what we see in the world, the simplest things have helped us understand the beauty of nature and to evaluate the material world that we have created around us, as a window to a constantly changing reality, through our own perception. It is that absolute reality that appears in the seam of human and nature and that can be revealed through art.
Still life painting, also referred to as natura morta (”dead nature”) in Italian, stretches back to ancient times. Some of the earliest works, found in Pompeii, depict commonplace objects such as fresh autumn fruits alongside man-made objects such as a small amphora and a small terracotta heap with dried fruits. These two thousand year old paintings give a snapshot of Roman life, and also creates a link to time and space. A slice of life has been created by binding the earth’s pigments with extracts of oil, made from nuts and seeds, painted with brushes, made from a variety of fibers, such as trees and hair… more
9 violins, 4 violas, 3 cellos, 1 flute, 1 piano, 1 electric piano, 1 cembalo, 1 twelve-string guitar, 1 electric guitar, 1 trumpet, 1 flugelhorn, 1 tenor horn, 1 marimba, 1 electric bass, drums and percussions.
