Aaron Anderson & Eric Timothy Carlson hanno lavorato a lungo come art director per Bon Iver e difendono, strenuamente, l’esperienza fisica del disco come oggetto creativo complesso, a partire dalla realizzazione dell’artwork. Con Justin Vernon hanno realizzato tutto il lavoro grafico, gli artwork e i packaging per “22, A Million” e per il premiatissimo “i,i”. Sono di Aaron le animazioni per il video di iMi innesto tra performing arts e grafica animata. Ripetono lo stesso setting per il recente AUATC, realizzato in piena crisi epidemiologica per raccogliere fondi destinati ad associazioni che si occupano di diritti civili, che riportiamo in calce all’articolo. “AUATC” sta per Ate Up All Their Cake (Mangiammo tutta la loro torta) ed è inciso con i cori di Elsa Jensen, Jenny Lewis, Bruce Springsteen e Jenn Wasner.
In uno spazio urbano deserto, un uomo con mascherina disegna la sua danza personale fino ad uscire definitivamente dalla città per confondersi con la flora forestale. Anderson e Carlson confermano un approccio concettuale eminentemente legato alla relazione fisica e immediata con la materia.
Bon Iver – AUATC, official video – dir: Aaron Anderson & Eric Timothy Carlson
Aaron Anderson and Eric Timothy Carlson have worked extensively for Bon Iver as art director and strenuously defend the physical experience of the record as a complex creative object, starting with the artwork creation . With Justin Vernon they did all the graphic work, artwork and packaging for “22, A Million” and for the award-winning “i, i”. Aaron’s animations for the iMi video graft between performing arts and animated graphics. They repeat the same setting for the recent AUATC, created in full epidemiological crisis to raise funds for civil rights associations, which we report at the bottom of the article. “AUATC” stands for Ate Up All Their Cake and is recorded with backing vocals from Elsa Jensen, Jenny Lewis, Bruce Springsteen and Jenn Wasner.
In a deserted urban space, a man with a mask like the ones used against Covid-19 draws his personal dance until he finally leaves the city to blend in with the forest flora. Anderson and Carlson confirm a conceptual approach eminently linked to the immediate physical relationship with matter.
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