Open Studios tomorrow!!

Habanera

"Habanera" from the opera "Carmen"
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden; Conductor: Antonio Pappano:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w9yJdkeryI

Screenshot from "Carmen", an archetypal verismo opera - the kind of music that sprung from the realist movement that originated in the 19th century - THE century for big inventions so naturally i'm a big fan.

Realism denotes a movement that focused on the realities of everyday life where artists took inspiration from their surroundings, granted, largely to do with society, but the concept as a whole is something I'd like to make a link with in my approach to the everyday object/roles we give to objects. Getting to the crux of the everyday, and showing it for what it is and what it can be.

So a somewhat unorthodox opera is on it's way...think iron...

15 Minutes of Infamy

15 Minutes of Infamy

Bin, bells, linen thread, wood

36cm x 50cm x 84cm

Our perceptions and associations of objects are very hard to change - to my mind, a bin will always be largely a visual object - but for the short time where this piece is considered, its audible capabilities are highlighted. This is however inevitably to be short lived, as the next bin I see, I know I will be seeing it once again as having a chiefly visual existence. How open are we really to all of our senses working in harmony? And so the 15 minutes of infamy are over.

Monkey Business

"Give an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters, the theory goes, and they will eventually produce prose the likes of Shakespeare."


So many possibilities!

Infinity

"Infinitum Cathedra"

Ink pen drawing on paper

84cm x 32cm

Adding some features to the local area...

Each design should in theory work mechanically to produce sound with the aid of human interaction.

Failing the local council making these en masse, I might have a bash at making one myself,

Is there a viable argument for increased awareness of sound being beneficial? 

"Light Gong"

A4 inkjet print, pen drawing

"Pylon Chime"

A4 inkjet print, pen drawing

Ode to

The image of the tin can with a gramophone winding handle seemed to sum up Fluxus ideals, an interest in function of object and sound fairly succinctly, so I decided to experiment with some other everyday objects. Not sure if a book is the right form of display - I prefer works to stay temporary. This, alongside "Audible Inventions", another publication are the only works i've made that are still in existence.

Highlighting and injecting the everyday object with more value as an art object, I equally desire to remove that status as soon as possible afterwards - anything beyond feels self indulgent. If longevity is not a part of the concept of the piece, why keep it? 

Inside....