"All art aspires toward the condition of music."
The above quote is one I have written many times because I believe in its truth. The condition of music, that is, its rhythms and forms, is the foundation from which all other art flows. Further, the various feelings which music evokes, are the same as those an artist might feel when making art or when a viewer sees art.
In my poem, "All Art," which is posted on my companion blog, "ArtSoPotent," I mention that all art is the same, but experienced in a different vein. By this, I refer to a different sensory vien. The music we hear is often capable of giving us the same feelings as the art we gaze upon. Many musicians and visual artists I've spoken to are keenly aware of this connection.
An aware visual artist often can "see" the rhythms, cords and licks of a composition that is playing. His brain might intuitively transform these musical elements into visual ones, without necessarily being technically aware that he is doing so. The elements become colors, lines and forms.
This rather abstract concept can be most naturally applied to the genre of Jazz, relative to Abstract Painting....although most painting contains some abstraction...more about this later, as I am writing free-form here......
The above quote is one I have written many times because I believe in its truth. The condition of music, that is, its rhythms and forms, is the foundation from which all other art flows. Further, the various feelings which music evokes, are the same as those an artist might feel when making art or when a viewer sees art.
In my poem, "All Art," which is posted on my companion blog, "ArtSoPotent," I mention that all art is the same, but experienced in a different vein. By this, I refer to a different sensory vien. The music we hear is often capable of giving us the same feelings as the art we gaze upon. Many musicians and visual artists I've spoken to are keenly aware of this connection.
An aware visual artist often can "see" the rhythms, cords and licks of a composition that is playing. His brain might intuitively transform these musical elements into visual ones, without necessarily being technically aware that he is doing so. The elements become colors, lines and forms.
This rather abstract concept can be most naturally applied to the genre of Jazz, relative to Abstract Painting....although most painting contains some abstraction...more about this later, as I am writing free-form here......
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