Glow Worms Of Musik, The Sounds Of The Violin Burst Through It's Body And Up It's Neck, 1987; Serigraph on Rives vellum paper; Signed Arman in pencil lower right and numbered 50/200 in pencil lower left; Published by GKM Editions, Sweden with stamp lower left; Size: Sheet 18" x 16 1/4", Frame 22 1/4" x 24 1/4"; Catalog Raisonne: Otmezguine/Moreau: 250A, pg. 296; Framed with an acid free linen liner, a silver and black wood frame, and UV conservation clear glass.
New Realism was an art movement that started in France in 1960 with Pierre Restany writing it's original manifesto which proclaimed: "Nouveau Realisme -new ways of perceiving the real." This group of artists was interested in new ways in which to create art, and in the process subvert the status quo. The artist Arman was one of the original founding members and he was known for his "accumulations" and for his destruction/recomposition of ordinary objects. Arman featured objects with a strong "identity" such as musical instruments, with the violin being his most famous subject matter. In this work the violin is first deconstructed and it's individual components are constructed in outline by bold brushstrokes of color. Arman has titled this work, "Glow Worms Of Musik, The Sounds Of The Violin Burst Through It's Body And Up It's Neck" which further enhances the concept of the short solid color lines enhancing the concept of deconstruction or "bursting;" and re-enforcing the idea of sound and music.
Framed Arman - "Glow Worms Of Musik, The Sounds Of The Violin Burst Through It's Body And Up It's Neck," 1987
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