{"id":575,"date":"2011-03-27T09:34:14","date_gmt":"2011-03-27T09:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/wp\/?p=575"},"modified":"2011-03-27T09:34:14","modified_gmt":"2011-03-27T09:34:14","slug":"busts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/2011\/03\/busts\/","title":{"rendered":"Busts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When we last checked in with friend of <i>Life&#8217;s a Pitch<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inonbarnatan.com\/web\/home.aspx\">Inon Barnatan<\/a>, he was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/2010\/11\/have-you-ever-looked-at-a-monk.html\">disproving evolution<\/a> with his pianistic prowess. Now, he&#8217;s just finished recording a new CD, and he checked in with us about cover options. It seems the two directions he&#8217;s considering are (1) covered nipples and (2) feet . My (not humble) Professional Opinion is that the album&#8217;s destined for greatness with any of these covers as inspiration. <\/p>\n<p><b>DIRECTION 1: Covered Nipples<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"BarenboimChoralFantasy.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/BarenboimChoralFantasy.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;\" height=\"450\" width=\"450\" \/> <\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wagner.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/Wagner.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;\" height=\"450\" width=\"450\" \/><br \/><b>DIRECTION 2: Feet<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MozartRequiem.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/MozartRequiem.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;\" height=\"450\" width=\"450\" \/><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SlavonicRhapsody.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/SlavonicRhapsody.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;\" height=\"439\" width=\"450\" \/><\/div>\n<div>This could also be an option, we&#8217;re just not entirely sure where the piano would go:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"JeanPierreJumez.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/JeanPierreJumez.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;\" height=\"450\" width=\"450\" \/>NIMBLE FINGERS.<\/p>\n<p>All these and more can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westminstergold.com\/\">http:\/\/www.westminstergold.com\/<\/a>. Thank you, Inon, for leading me down this rabbit (black) hole. <\/p>\n<p>I love these sporty ones:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Julian-Bream.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/Julian-Bream.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;\" height=\"450\" width=\"450\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"VirgilFox.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/VirgilFox.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;\" height=\"450\" width=\"450\" \/>And these literal ones:<\/p>\n<p>Barber &#8212;-&gt; a barber. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SamuelBarberCD.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/SamuelBarberCD.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;\" height=\"450\" width=\"450\" \/>Fox &#8212;-&gt; a (totally stuffed and creepy) fox. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"VirgilFox2.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/VirgilFox2.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;\" height=\"450\" width=\"450\" \/>You know what I love most about these? THEY DON&#8217;T HAVE THE $*)!(#$!@_#!~-ING ARTISTS&#8217; PHOTOS ON THEM. Many of these albums appear to be the work of designer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/Christopher+Whorf?anv=Chris+Worf\">Christopher Whorf<\/a>. If anyone knows if he&#8217;s still with us, and if so, where he is, let me know. I will totally send him work. <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we last checked in with friend of Life&#8217;s a Pitch Inon Barnatan, he was disproving evolution with his pianistic prowess. Now, he&#8217;s just finished recording a new CD, and he checked in with us about cover options. It seems the two directions he&#8217;s considering are (1) covered nipples and (2) feet . 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