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S_V_H The Sound of Silence image1

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soundOfSilence_1Hello, Music and Art lovers. Hello, to all those that are on this blog site email list.  I appreciate the support.

What I have pictured here is an advanced image one of the Classic Rock song The Sound of Silence. This artwork has a starting dimension of sixty inches in length by fifteen inches in height.  Nothing that special about this background. It accomplishes what I want in two ways:  it  portrays the darker mood of this music with its blue-gray drabness,  and rough application of secondary accents colors.  Second this size artwork helps to push forward a new strategy of moving the music out from the background.  What I want to do is to cut the physical size, of the canvas,  to the point where the music just fits.   Then by creating larger pieces of the music,  out of proportion to the canvas, the music then flows out from the edges.  What I am doing here is a deliberate attempt to free the music from the background.

This cover artwork is from the music of Paul Simon.  And the music is The Sound of Silence, a truly a classic pop rock from My Generation. Of course, this version with the added voice of Art Garfunkel is the classic version:

Here is a much later live performance of The Sound of Silence by an older Paul Simon beautifully played on his acoustic guitar:

Here is the 2015 version of The Sound of Silence by Distrubed, a heavy metal band, that convinced me to paint this music.  The Sound of Silence is music that is still relevant today, 52 years after it was first released.

 

Scott Von Holzen

S_V_H Under Pressure Final Image

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Under Pressure L46.25″ x H25″ x H3.75

Under Pressure is finished.  I will say this, this artwork has been one of my most enjoyable.  Not only did I have fun working with all the wood pieces that I added to this work, I entertained myself with a lot of Freddie Mercury, and David Bowie music.  My feelings are that this painting will remain one of my favorites for a long time, and set the bar high for my next projects.

In the video, about Under Pressure, I speak my thoughts and feelings about this painting.  One thing I mentioned was how I was “impressed” by how fast this art has “involved”.  Well, that may be true with the art, but when it comes to my video presentations all I can say that I have seen very little “involving” going on here.”   Bottom line I can not believe in these videos that I am actually this person. I can only give myself a  break based on the fact that I rarely speak, period, to anyone about this art.  What I do say about my art, I do only in words om a webpage.  That is pretty much it.

I have discovered, while working on this artwork,  some wonderful songs  that now are a part of my must listen to music list. Here are a few more favorites:

There is a lot of David Bowie music that I could have picked from.  Early on in this project, my first choice was Changes. Looking back, I can say that I could have also painted, Heroes, Let’s Dance, New Killer Star, and probably one or two more.  I did not, and I am glad I picked a Queen song that features David Bowie, for he brought to those great lyrics,  a wonderful contrast between Freddie Mercury’s voice and his.

I can not tell you if this is good or bad painting,  for this artwork will define itself in time.   But, what is important to me is that I enjoyed my time painting Under Pressure, and listening to two of the best artists of my time.

Scott Von Holzen

S_V_H Under Pressure Image 3

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underPressure_3Under Pressure the third image I have mounted the music, this time using a thicker 7/16th  wood,  to better balance the music which is over 2 1/2 inches in width. The thicker wood also helps the music to better standout from the background.  An issue developed after I put into place the music, and realized that the background now needed some further work to better balance with the strong green and blues of the music.  To give the background that added interest and perk it up, I painted in smaller 1/4 strips on all three canvases. That greatly improved the look of the background even through it was tedious for me to paint  in the strips around all the music.

I have listened to a lot of Queen and David Bowie, lately.  Here are links to a couple of music videos that I have come to like a lot since I started this artwork project:

David Bowie’s  New Killer Star

Here is Queen live at Wembley stadium   I Want To Be Free:

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This second image is of that large add-on I mention in the earlier blog entry. Once all the musical pieces are in place than I will mount this 11 inch by 24 inch wood enhancement.  Sure, it looks like a ladder, and it could be, or it could be a representation a one measure of music.

I am really enjoyed cutting up pieces of wood to add to these artworks. I am getting the feeling that I have opened a big door for some creative fun and discoveries. And that has happen because of only one thing: I am not accountable, nor influenced, nor directed or coerced for it “may affect my performance,” by anyone.  None of the crap is happening, for when it come to this Art, I am the man at the top, whose only restriction is to be true to this art’s beliefs.  

Bottom line, this painting, is certainly proving itself to be a unique piece that is pushing me,  and this art hard in the direction to be hopefully,  someday, some of the best examples of contemporary American Art.

 

Scott Von Holzen