Why Is Music So Important To Marc Chagall?

While attending, the exhibition Chagall: Fantasies for The Stage at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, I explored each section of the exhibition carefully, observing every detail from the costumes and set exhibit, he designed, productions on Aleko, Firebird, The Magic Flute and Daphnis and Chloe. The exhibition is categorized into different sections. I gravitated towards Chagall’s early works, some of his art work from the exhibition included his paintings, for example The Green Violinist and Violinist on a Bench, while observing the paintings, I was left with several questions, that needed answers. First, why did music an influence on all of his work? Why was music so important to Marc Chagall? How did he incorporate music into his art …show more content…
What was the significance of the violin? The Violin in his work is a representation of his heritage and childhood. When viewing the Violinist on a Bench musician, I believe the figure is his Uncle Neuch sitting on the bench, perhaps waiting for young Chagall to give him a lesson, a memory of his childhood in Vitebsk. The painting the Green Violinist the fiddler on the roof symbolizing the artist identity. Chagall incorporated music early on his work from his painting of his sister Lisa with a Mandolin 1914 and his brother David, 1914 both portrayed as musicians, playing with the mandolins. (Gauthier, Chagall Colour and Music) He possibly wanted to recapture the family atmosphere. Another example of his work, not shown in the exhibition The Dance from Marc Chagall depicts music in forms of three musical instruments a clarinet, a fiddle, and tambourine. (Frost) The violin has become his signature in his artwork. Chagall: Fantasies for the Stage communicates the moving celebratory power of music and art, and spotlights this important aspect of the artist’s career. (L. A.