Luigi Loir, The Night Cafe (1910) / Sufjan Stevens, They Also Mourn Who Do Not Wear Black (For the Homeless in Muskegon) (2003)
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Luigi Loir, The Night Cafe (1910) / Sufjan Stevens, They Also Mourn Who Do Not Wear Black (For the Homeless in Muskegon) (2003)
Hi! Have you ever thought about putting your prints on shirts? Id really love the Impossible Soul Gustav Klimt print on a t shirt!
Hey, that's a cool idea but we are small college students who don't have the time or resources. We also don't know if that's breaking any copyright infringement laws.- Isabel
was this oregon show not advertised??? im so sad! i really wanted to see him!
He didn’t really advertise very much, but I saw a buuunch of ads online, mostly on apps I played and on random music sites. That might’ve been the internet using my cookies to aim ads at me, though.
Also, Sufjan just announced an addition to the C&L tour, so maybe you’ll have a chance to see him again! I’m sorry you couldn’t see him in Portland, though!
- Olivia
Hey all! Last night I got to see Sufjan Stevens live at his Portland show. It was his only Oregon show, which I was excited about considering C&L is very focused in and on Oregon.
It was one of the most incredible experiences I’ve ever had, and by far the best concert I’ve ever been to. I think it’s because I feel such a connection to Sufjan and his music-- he feels like a real person that I know, not just someone who makes music I enjoy.
He was so wonderful and awkward and funny; all of his stories made me smile so hard my face hurt. He’s just such a kind person. He said Oregon is a “magical and profane” place, and I agree with him. He also talked about how wonderful it was to be back in the state.
In terms of the actual music he played, it was an absolutely stunning show. Fourth of July was overwhelming and amazing, it might have been my favorite live song. Every single song sounded different; he mixed up C&L with some electronic sounds and added other instruments to most of it. Blue Bucket of Gold was an experience in its own right-- it culminated in a 4-5 minute long cacophony of noise and lights streaming and strobing everywhere. At one point the lights created the effect of being underwater, it was wonderful.
He forgot some words to Eugene and he forgot an entire verse of Fourth of July, which was so, so endearing. It just made him seem more human, I loved it.
It was such a great show and seeing Sufjan so close to me-- a person who has created music that has changed my life-- was an experience I will always hold dear to me. I felt so moved hearing all of this with my own ears and seeing it all happen right in front of me. I am so overjoyed that I got a chance to see him live, I hope I might be able to have another chance like this in the future!
- Olivia
Could you make some posts using Caravaggio paintings? I love your blog!
Hell yeah, anon! Caravaggio is one of my favorite painters, I’ve been working on coming up with a few ideas using his pieces. Hopefully we’ll get one posted really soon!
- Olivia
Carl Moll, Twlight (1900) / Sufjan Stevens, Fourth of July (2015)
hey! i love the blog :) sorry if this is a silly or a annoying question, but where do you get the pictures for this blog from? thank you !!
We actually don’t have a specific site we use!! Often if you google a specific painting, there’s a high res pic in the first few images. For lesser known pieces it’s a bit more difficult to find a quality image, though.
If you mean where we get our ideas for pictures on this blog, it’s a mixture of knowing we want to use a specific painting/art piece and searching for lyrics to match, or vice versa. Finding a picture to match lyrics is almost easier, in my experience.
And both of us have some art history knowledge, so that’s basically where we start when we want to come up with a new idea.
- Olivia
Today this blog reached 1000 followers, which is amazing!!!! We can’t thank all of you enough. Isabel and I made this blog because of our mutual love of both Sufjan and art, and it’s incredible that so many people share that love.
I know Sufjan is important to a lot of people; it’s really wonderful and heartwarming to see so many of you all in one place. We’re going to try our best to keep coming up with ideas and producing content for all 1000 of you!
Thank you!!!
Going to see Suf again in Brooklyn next week. He’s in Chicago today and it’s honestly so bittersweet that I can’t be there because that’s my hometown. Thanks for taking me away from seeing Sufjan in a place that’s important to both of us, college.
- Isabel
Vincent Van Gogh, Starry Night on the Rhone (1888) / Sufjan Stevens, Impossible Soul (2010)
Antonio Canova, Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss (1793) / Sufjan Stevens, All of Me Wants All of You (2015)
Hey All,
So I saw Sufjan last night at the Beacon Theater in New York City! It was my first time ever seeing him in concert because I got into him during the off-season between Adz and Carrie and Lowell (which are sort of currently competing for my fave Sufjan record, lol).
He played the entirety of Carrie and Lowell (first in order, then he switched it up a bit when he played John My Beloved after Eugene - he also opened with Redford from the Michigan album, I felt he kinda used transitions from his other albums in between songs, most notably Michigan - possibly because it’s about his home state and Carrie and Lowell is a reflection on his life and relationship with his mother and family?), and then ‘The Owl and The Tanager’ from All Delighted People, some from Seven Swans and some from Michigan. The encore was entirely Illinois (tbh, I didn’t really care about hearing him do Chicago live, but I’m kinda glad I did because the way he performed it was wonderful).
I really love the way he incorporated lights and set design in general into his performance. I think its great Sufjan really cares about creating a live experience with his music during his shows. Every song had some sort of planned transition incorporating the lights, performers, and sound itself.
He didn’t talk much, but Sufjan is a really sweet person. I kinda already knew this, as I think we all know this, because he is probably one of the most thoughtful and genuine people I’ve ever had the chance of encountering. My favorite part is when he commented on the fact that he didn’t use his banjo much during the show, stating ‘The banjo’s upset because its been feeling neglected’ and then holding it, he said ‘there you go little friend’. Sufjan/Banjo is legit.
Some other moments I liked is the crowd laughing during the line ‘and he called me Subaru’ as Sufjan performed Eugene alone on stage. It was really adorable. Also the fact he added heavy drums, and electronic sound to some of the Carrie & Lowell pieces - the live rendition of Fourth of July (the best song on Carrie & Lowell, I will fight you if you say otherwise) was amazing because of this.
Anyways, I’m still super emotional because I love Sufjan so much and got to see him live. He’s honestly one of the great loves of my life, and when he told the audience ‘I love you’, I like to pretend he was speaking to me specifically, but the fact that he even said that was such a Sufjan thing in general. I still feel very warm inside because of this whole experience.
- Isabel
Rosso Fiorentino’s Musical Angel...
... AKA young Sufjan confirmed.
Sandro Botticelli, Primavera (1477-1482) / Sufjan Stevens, Carrie and Lowell (2015)
may I request that you post some with art from the renaissance/classical period?
We’re planning on it! We’ve been a bit busy as of late, but we have some ideas for some older art to use. You’ll see some Renaissance/Baroque etc. art soon.
–Olivia
Frank Lloyd Wright, The Robie House (1909) / Sufjan Stevens, Come On! Feel The Illinoise! (2005)
Edvard Munch, Evening on Karl Johan Street (1892) / Sufjan Stevens, I Want to Be Well (2010)