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Painter 5 (greyscale drawing) + Photoshop 7 (colourisation)
A few months back I posted a freehand mood-piece created while listening to "He Loved Him Madly" by Miles Davis. The initial strokes - on which the picture was based - were direct movements I made through listening to the music, while looking away from the monitor. A "blind" visual response, as it were.
The initial strokes for this one were made while listening to the Taj Mahal Travellers a Japanese improv-outfit who existed from the late 60s to mid 70s. I quote here some text from the CD reissue of their "August 1974":
"Places and times of the trip: coffee houses, small galleries of Tokyo. They perform also on lonely beaches at dawn or on deserted hills in the afternoon. Aslo in Sweden, India, Iran, and England. Wherever a power supply is available. 'This music is not rehearsed, it happens. Without written notes or oral instructions; without an ensemble leader, each one having his own discourse immediately integrated into a slow, irregular throbbing of complex sound waves. Sound waves surfing.' Verfremdung: instruments are amplified with delay through echo machines. Previously produced sounds delivered by distant loudspeakers have already become something beyond reach when heard. This feedback -- actually a time-space lag -- is the basis of their music. The instrument arsenal: a violin played with glissandi in the same manner as the Indian sitar, string bass, guitar, drums, harmonica, small synthesizers, santurs (Iranian dulcimer played with two spoon-shaped mallets), a shahnal (Indian oboe), voices (Japanese Buddhist chanting, harmonic singing such as LaMonte Young does or as heard in Stockhausen's 'Stimmung'). Amplifiers: a heterodyne (voltage controlled filters connected to infrasonic wave sources) which changes tone colors back and forth very slowly. Also, other rather primitive hand-made electronic devices. All these contribute to the everchanging diversity of the ensemble. Close your eyes, relax and musically receive passing clouds, breezes, surging waves. This music is slow as a Japanese tea ceremony and as peacefully full of cheer as ancient scroll paintings."
--Yuji Takahashi.
After the initial strokes, I finished it off in silence - but still it might convey some of what the music might suggest. Their music isn't easy to get hold of but it comes recommended from me... it's very avant-garde, but still among the most spiritual and primal of its kind ever.
And finally: who can think of a decent title for this? I couldn't come up with one I liked ;-)
Thanks for looking (and for reading... eheh)
Comments (18)
crrunchyfrog
This is a brilliant portrayal of what sounds like a very synesthetic experience. The sensation eminates deeply within your strokes...I must try and catch some of Taj Mahal Traveller's vibes, seems facinating! As far as a title? I have no idea L When I first viewed the piece it reminded me of a rare, lilly type, flower, one that only blooms once in a lifetime :) Thank you so much for sharing this hugs
mpetit69
Nice, intense and refined....as always.
mooncat
I love this, it's beautiful! It reminds me of the lagoons along the coast where I live where the egrets congregate. The lagoons appear to be composed of silver and copper when the sun sets, the light bounces off the pure white off the egrets feathers and they appear to glow. It is a very surreal sight, and reminds me of so many of the Japanese paintings I had studied and relished when living in Japan. The music sounds very interesting as well, but I can't think of a title, nothing you would like anyway.
gunsan
A beautiful drawing-painting, so full of movement. I get a title like " Birth of light" ringing in my head, as if the dynamics of the strokes generate the rising light.
bevchiron
This is beautiful, such dynamic energy but it has a lovely gentle note too, a really uplifting image.
gallimel
"Secrets gardenly pleasures" :) A bit long as title, but to me that's it. It's such a wonderful work dear :) It blesses my soul :)
Tanialmeida
very ethereal!
very beautiful!
patmartj
Very, very beautiful
YL
this work is wonderful !!!
cambert
Lovely piece, and an interesting method; almost like automatic writing.
Odious
I really enjoy this work.. very classy and interesting composition... thanks for sharing :)
tjames
Let today's tempest blow foul; For in a latter day the gentle kiss of a breeze will rule; And change that cruel morn, Where lies six-inches of snow on ground; to sun and sand and warm.
tuerda
once again: good stuff
doruksal
This is completely different, and it's the first time for me to see something like this from you..! Very beautiful..!!
altecfive
I love this picture, Great,it looks like a water color.
irix.
luv this looks like cattails blowing in the wind!!
mysnapz
What a brilliant concept I love the explosion of light in the centre. :0 )
unstrung65
...love the line work and energy.