The word ‘original’ for an artistic or musical work means that it’s created and produced for the very first time: it is totally new and has never been seen or heard before. A works existence depends on a degree of thought, skill, effort and labour used by its creator but, Continue Reading
Stravinsky
August 2016 Blog Art and Music – Painting Sound
This is the last blog for the time being about art and its musical connections. I recently starting watching a television series about the history of recorded music and one of the episodes was entitled “painting sound”. This is exactly what has captivated me in recent years. Is it possible Continue Reading
May 2016 Blog (2) Art, Music and Synaesthesia
Some of my earliest childhood memories are of art and music. I clamoured for pencil and paper so that I could draw – anything and everything. Certain pieces of music sent strange tingling feelings down my spine at a tender age too. Sketching, painting, listening and performing subsequently became central Continue Reading
April 2015 Blog
Earlier this month I helped judge visual art works for a prize and, prior to seeing them at first hand, I viewed a number of the images on-line to try and obtain some kind of short-list before having to make my final decisions. However, having formed preliminary opinions about these Continue Reading
June 2014
The last few weeks have been ones of intense activity- finishing a commission, repairing a damaged painting, starting some new work, going to exhibitions, meeting and contacting new and old friends and generally looking at the art world from a new perspective. Part of the reason for this feverish period Continue Reading