magentacomstockgallery:CHROMO VERTO, ca. 1899Charles and Loie Lumiere (French-English, 1856/59-192
magentacomstockgallery: CHROMO VERTO, ca. 1899Charles and Loie Lumiere (French-English, 1856/59-1920/22)Photography and PerformanceBequest of Transfiguration Today, 1997 As part of their experiments on the aesthetics of spellcraft, the Lumiere siblings cast specially-created transfiguration spells to conjure particular colours - purely the colours, not any specific object. Their series of photographs, with Loie performing for Charles’s camera, depicts the physical and mental strength needed to control and harness the intangible: work that many wizards and witches perform every day without a second thought. This and other work was picked up by scholarly journal Transfiguration Today for further exploration on how psychology and neurology affect the creation, development, and deployment of spells, particularly how the spellcaster’s mental wellbeing and ingrained beliefs can subtly affect the results and power of their magic. Their willingness to collaborate with artists was groundbreaking and somewhat controversial for their time, as at the time science and art were considered as separate entities, but Chromo Verto clearly demonstrates that the two are deeply intertwined, each side providing crucial insight to unlocking the rules and secrets of wizardry. [[source: La Loïe Fuller and the Lumière Brothers, Serpentine Dance]] -- source link
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