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In
1988-1989 Maria Korporal completed the project "The Song of the
Earth", which consists of 54 drawings and paintings, each of these
representing a musical work of Gustav Mahler. The Lieder aus "Des
Knaben Wunderhorn" have been expressed in a series of drawings/collages
of small size, while ten larger pastel drawings are dedicated to the Kindertotenlieder
and the Lieder nach Rückert. Ten
paintings, each measuring 100 x 210 centimeters, form the heart of the
project and contain the most remarkable elements. They are inspired by
Mahler's ten Symphonies, although it might be better to speak of nine
and of one unfinished work. The idea of incompletedness has been caught
in the tenth painting.
The symphonic song-cyclus "Das Lied von der Erde" has a special place. For this the artist made a large two-sided screen of 300 x 100 cm, a construction made of wood in which six smaller screens.
The Song of the Earth is a painting project by Maria Korporal, Dutch artist living in Italy, dedicated to the music of Gustav Mahler.
The project consists of 54 drawings and paintings, each of these representing a work by the composer.
-The Song of the Earth- is richly documentated on this website.