Comments on: Robotic Guitars, Lyrics as Art Installation

By: fint

fint — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:44:57 +0000

And he’s repeated himself too in the work “Black Chords” for the Documenta 2007 in Kassel. Which is the same but only this time with Les Paul guitars instead of Strats. So what’s the concept here … since he’s repeating himself he must have a different concept drawn here. Choosing archetypal opposites like a Strat or a Les Paul or a black or white guitar signifies a dichotomy between the perceived schism of both the social and ethnicity of the viewer and the artist himself.

By: Saadane Afif

Saadane Afif — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:53:16 +0000

In the eighties artist Remko Scha already did this very successfully, look up ‘machine guitars’ on Google. [..]

By: Dri

Dri — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:30:14 +0000

Don’t forget… this work is challenging the established paradigm and pushing at the boundaries of pre-conceived artistic expression. Breaking new ground and eschewing obfuscation.

By: Robots Are Playing It For Themselves

Robots Are Playing It For Themselves — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:08:28 +0000

[...] CDM has a slightly different way of expressing their interpretation of the installation: “…he puts 13 guitars in a room and they play mysterious, ethereal strumming sounds as you walk through, a bit like a minimalist haunted Guitar Center.” [...]

By: Michael Una

Michael Una — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:07:02 +0000

Yeah, those art writers. Always talkin’ about something other than what’s in front of their faces.

By: lertica

lertica — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:27:23 +0000

Look at this installation: zazobrull.blogspot.com