Thursday, May 9, 2013

for you.









Put simply, this long piece of art reiterates the story that Ry Cooder wrote: Los Angeles Stories: La Vida es un Sueño.
I guess I'm trying to depict Agustin Lara's life in this short story, and to save myself from excessive 
words describing/ruining the piece, I will leave it to you to imagine the subtle details :) 
What I will say though, is that it's trying to say that regardless of Agustin Lara's life and the things that 
filled it, it ultimately comes down to the music he sings and plays, and the meanings of the songs and 
who it's for. 
I'd like to quote the article when it talks about "Sin Ti":

"Sin ti
Que me puede ya importar
Si lo que me hace llorar
Está lejos de aquí


The poetry is simple, the sentiment is common. But there is the art! Effortless, comfortable each thought set before the listener like pearls strung into a necklace by the hands of a beautiful woman, one by one" (p 60).

Although the music is undeniably connected to the atmosphere of the performance, it is ultimately a treasure on its own, strung together by the hands of a beautiful woman, to be presented in the hazy stage light, ultimately and truly

For you.

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