Book Review: A Story of Six Strings by Stephen Arnold
By Clive Young
The book itself is filled with intriguing stories and photos of Arnold's wide-ranging collection of classic guitars, with each instrument portrayed against landscapes across America. A 1950 Martin D-28 that he used to write music for CNN's "Ten Years Later" reports on 9/11 is photographed at Ground Zero. A 2001 custom Martin cut-away that he used to create countless CNN themes is shot leaning against a commentator couch. A 1969 Fender Strat bought in New Orleans a month before Hurricane Katrina—ironically used to create The Weather Channel's Storm Alert theme—sits under ominous skies. There's dozens more to be found within these pages. The visual parade of Arnold’s guitars, lavishly photographed by Chris Fritchie, provides an opportunity to not only see and appreciate—and perhaps fetishize—the tools behind music we hear every day, but to also see them taken out of the common contexts of the stage and studio. By seeing the instruments, always photographed unplayed and monolithic within the surroundings of everyday life, the ubiquity of the music they’ve created comes full circle as we see the tools themselves become part of the environment, providing a new way to look at these creative vessels, and perhaps a different glimpse of creativity itself. More » |
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