La Cuadrada cuadrados y ngulos a DPA animated
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La Cuadrada (cuadrados y ángulos) a DPA animated short inspired by the poetry of Alfonsina Storni
Background n About the author n Born May 29 1892 in the Italian sector of Switzerland n Returned to Argentina in 1894, age 2 n Financial troubles n Sexist Argentina n Breast cancer in 1935 n Suicide in 1938
The Poem n Cuadrados y ángulos Casas enfiladas, casas enfiladas. Cuadrados, cuadrados. Casas enfiladas. Las gentes ya tienen el alma cuadrada, ideas enfila y ángulo en la espalda. Yo misma he vertido ayer una lágrima, Dios mio, cuadrada. n Squares and Angles Houses in a line, In a line there, Squares, squares, Even people now have square souls, Ideas in file, I declare, And on their shoulders, angles wear. Just yesterday I shed a tear and it Oh, God, was square!
Critical Response “…a forceful and poignant interpretation of modern city life, with its piercing loneliness, its chilling indifference, its soulless uniformity and maddening monotony, its spiritual vacuity, its unending vulgarity which rots and perplexes the soul. The same mathematical impersonality of the houses in rows, in angles, in squares, is reflected in their souls, in their ideas, in their very physical outlines, and even in her own tears. ” -Sidonia Rosenbaum
Artist’s Statement Ultimately, the goal is to communicate the hopeless inevitability of conformity and indifference that Storni shows in her work, to show this inevitability is still relevant in today's world, and to do this in a visually compelling way.
Research and Inspiration n Architecture
Research and Inspiration n Architecture
Research and Inspiration n Architecture
Research and Inspiration n Architecture
Research and Inspiration n Architecture
Research and Inspiration n Suburban Hell
Research and Inspiration n Suburban Hell
Research and Inspiration n “Little Boxes, ” Malvina Reynolds, 1962 n Linkin Park Cover (Weeds theme) n Billy Bob Thorton Cover (Weeds theme)-that’s right BILLY BOB THORTON
Research and Inspiration n Cube World
Research and Inspiration n 21 c Museum n Text Rain
Research and Inspiration 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremonies n Link 1 n Link 2 n Pin Impression Toy n
Concepts n Keepers n n Cityscape Grid work Box Room Cortex
Concepts n Maybes n n n TVs “Two-face” “Lego Man”
Early Concepts - Two-face +
Concepts n Maybes n “Lego Man” n gallery
Audio n Voice Over n Dr. Monica Massei n Professor at Clemson n Native to Argentina n Loves Storni n Music n Michael Hovan n MA student at Clemson n “born to do the project” n website
Summary n n n Alfonsina Storni, revolutionary poet of early 20 th century Argentina Short animation based off of her work, Cuadrados y angulos Keywords: n monotonous n conformity n bitter n hopeless n overwhelmed n bleak Visuals should show her themes are relevant today More abstract than literal? Key moments: n Cityscape n Grid n Cortex n Box room n Others TBD (leaning very strongly towards “Lego Man, ” strongly towards “Two-face”)
Storni on fellow writer Leopoldo Lugones, who also committed suicide in 1938… “I would ask: why should the dead be locked in a gilded cage? Their work lives on as their best testimony, far superior to any critical opinion. The greatest homage one can pay a writer is to refrain from burying his tragedy with bouquets of beautiful words. We should try, instead, to penetrate its meaning without being afraid to face the truth. ”
