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PABLO PIKASO (25. oktobar 1881 – 1973)
Teško je naći umetnika koji je toliko puta preosmišljavao samog sebe kao Pablo Pikaso. Rođen u Malagi, odmalena je pokazivao talenat toliko impresivan da se priča kako je prvu reč koju je izgo- vorio bila „piz“ – što je skraćeni oblik španske reči „lápiz“, a zna- či olovka. Njegova majka se sećala kako je crtao pre nego što je progovorio, pa je zato prvo naučio kako da traži olovku. Njegov opus broji preko 20.000 radova: od čuvenog Plavog perioda do revolucionarnog kubizma i eksperimenata koji su uvek izaziva- li burne reakcije. Zanimljivo je da Pikaso nikada nije želeo da bude zarobljen u jed- nom stilu. Govorio je: „Trebalo mi je četiri godine da naučim da slikam kao Rafaelo, a ceo život da naučim da crtam kao dete“. Njegova znatiželja i hrabrost da razbije formu učinile su ga sinoni- mom za modernu umetnost. I privatni život mu je bio jednako dramatičan kao platna. Bio je strastven, komplikovan i okružen muzama koje su ga inspirisa- le. Iza svih kontroverzi ostaje činjenica da je Pikaso svet učinio od- važnijim mestom. Njegove slike i dalje nas uče da umetnost nije samo lepa već i provokativna, uznemirujuća i oslobađajuća.
PABLO PICASSO (25 TH OCTOBER 1881 – 1973)
ŽORŽ BIZE (25. oktobar 1838 – 1875)
It would be difficult to find an artist who reinvented himself as much as Pablo Picasso. Born in Málaga, he demonstrated such impres- sive talent from an early age that it’s no wonder the first word he is alleged to have spoken as a small child was “piz”, a shortened form of the Spanish word lápiz, meaning pencil. His mother once recalled how he was able to draw before he could speak, which is why he first learnt to ask for a pencil. His oeuvre encompasses over 20,000 works: from those of his famous Blue Period to revolutionary Cubism and experiments that always prompted passionate reactions. It is interesting to note that Picasso had never wanted to be trapped by a single style. He used to say: “It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child”. His curiosity and cour- age in extending boundaries led to him becoming synonymous with modern art. His private life was also just as dramatic as his canvases. Passionate and complicated, he surrounded himself with muses who served as his sources of inspiration. And the fact remains, behind all the con- troversies, that Picasso made the world a more courageous place. His paintings continue to teach us that art isn’t only beautiful, but can also be provocative, disturbing and liberating.
Francuski kompozitor Žorž Bize proslavio se tek nakon smrti, a danas je njegovo ime neraskidivo vezano za jednu od najpoznatijih opera svih vremena – „Karmen“. Ironično, kada je 1875. nastala u Parizu, publika ju je dočekala mlako, smatrajući je „neprimereno nemoralnom“. Bize je umro samo tri meseca nakon premijere, u 37. godini, nikada ne dočekavši da vidi kako njegova „Karmen“ osvaja svet. Danas se to delo igra na svim kontinentima, od Milanske Skale do improvizovanih scena pod otvorenim nebom, a arija „Habanera“ ili „Toreadorova pe- sma“ prepoznatljive su i onima koji nikada nisu kročili u operu. Pored „Karmen“, Bize je napisao i niz drugih dela – od simfonija do scenskih komada – ali upravo ta priča o fatalnoj ciganki, slobodnoj i strastvenoj, ostaje njegov muzički potpis. Život mu je bio kratak, ali je ostavio delo koje je zauvek promenilo operu, učinivši je bližom svima i još strastvenijom.
GEORGES BIZET (25 TH OCTOBER 1838 – 1875)
French composer Georges Bizet only rose to fame posthumously, while his name is today inextricably linked to one of the most famous operas of all time: Carmen. Ironically, it received only a lukewarm reception when it was first performed in the Paris of 1875, with the public consid- ering it “inappropriately immoral”. Bizet died just three months after the premiere, at the tender age of 37, never having lived to see his Carmen conquer the world. It is today per- formed on all continents and in all venues, from Milan’s La Scala to im- provised openair stages, while its music, most notably Habanera’s aria or Toreador Song, are even recognisable to those who’ve never attend- ed an opera. Apart from Carmen, Bizet also wrote a number of other works – rang- ing from symphonies to stage plays – but it is this story of a free-spirit- ed and passionate gypsy woman that remains his signature work. His life was short, but he nonetheless left behind a work that would forever change opera, rendering it even more passionate and closer to all.
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