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Claire Chase taps the primal power of the flute

A monumental project to expand the flute repertory will continue until 2036
by Alex Ross
The New Yorker, December 27, 2021
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/03/claire-chase-taps-the-primal-power-of-the-flute
I had a lot of fun making these colored pencil illustrations! This article from The New Yorker was special to me because, as an amateur flutist, I agree with the fact that this fine instrument needs more repertoire, and its versatility acknowledged.
Me divertí mucho haciendo estas ilustraciones con lápices de colores! Este artículo de The New Yorker fue especial para mí porque toco flauta, y he sentido la falta

This is the main illustration of the series, inspired by cave paintings.
While flutes are nowadays silver, I decided to paint these yellow because this color is closer to bones or wood, the materials flutes were made of in earlier times.
I also chose to draw the flutes with various colours, to reinforce the instrument's versatility. The one with a face is based in actual flutes by the Caral culture, the oldest pre-Hispanic civilization, well-known for building these instruments.
Esta es la ilustración principal de la serie, inspirada en pinturas rupestres.
Si bien las flautas actualmente son plateadas, decidí pintarlas de amarillo porque este color es más cercano a hueso o madera, los materiales de los cuales estaban hechas en la antigüedad.
También decidí dibujar las flautas con varios colores para reforzar la versatilidad del instrumento. La flauta con una cara se basa en flautas de la cultura Caral, la civilización prehispánica más antigua, muy conocida por elaborar estos instrumentos.

"She made heavy use of her contrabass flute, which she has nicknamed Big Bertha; more than six feet tall, it emits tones of unearthly, breathy depth, suitable for an audience of whales".

"Hace gran uso de su flauta contrabajo, a la cual ha apodado Gran Bertha, de más de seis pies de altura, que emite tonos de profundidad sobrenatural y entrecortada, idónea para una audiencia de ballenas"

"Short in duration, cosmic in scope, "Density 21.5" transforms the flute into a luminous vessel of abstraction".

"Breve en duración, cósmico en alcance, "Density 21.5" transforma la flauta en un receptáculo luminoso de abstracción"