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Memoirs of Youth Poster
by Eric Edelman
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Memoirs of Youth poster by Eric Edelman. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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In 1838, German composer Robert Schumann published a set of thirteen short piano pieces, titled Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood). Living a life... more
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In 1838, German composer Robert Schumann published a set of thirteen short piano pieces, titled Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood). Living a life filled with struggles, difficulties in love, lack of musical recognition, physical illness, and suicide attempts, Schumann seems in these simple compositions to look back with affection on an equally simple time in his youth: a period when even troubles were fast zu ernst (“almost too serious”).
The son of a writer, Schumann grew up strongly influenced by both literature and music, and practiced both. The early nineteenth century saw the philosophy of German idealism and the literature of German romanticism in their fullest blossom. It was the age of Hegel, Goethe, and Schiller. More than many composers of his time, Schumann was especially susceptible to the emotional and episodic possibilities inherent in music. Many of his pieces seem to be musical stories, which is not surprising, given their inspiration by literature of the R...
About Eric Edelman
Eric Edelman is a collagist and found-object sculptor. His work has been featured in one-person shows and group exhibitions in museums and private galleries, and.is represented in several private and institutional collections. Edelman's collages and other work have appeared in The New York Review of Books and in the books The Art of the Miniature and Genius in a Bottle, as well as the monograph “Eric Edelman Collages the Unconscious.“ Click HERE for the Art of RetroCollage blog, about art, collage, creativity, and inspiration, featuring Eric Edelman's most recent artwork. Click HERE to subscribe to Art of RetroCollage and receive email updates about new artwork and subscriber offers.
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