This video sums up this work pretty good. Although, I find my video performance lacking in production quality, they certainly reflect the person I currently am. They give me the incentive, and plenty of room to work with, to up my public image.
Tag: Blind Melon
S_V_H No Rain by Blind Melon image 4
In image four you are seeing the colors from the video that will dominate the music. I could not resist taking the colors from the girls bumblebee outfit, that starts the video, for the background. Now, I cannot help but transition, as the video does, to the brighter greens, yellows, and blues, for the music. If it was not for the music video I do not think I would have ever used these color contrasts between the browns, and bright blues and greens. Now, it is important to assure this artwork ‘s success, that I find ways to transition the background colors into the music colors. This approach would be similar to what happens in the video.
The video starts with the bumblebee girl in a world that is neither kind nor understands her. Eventually she finds her way out of that disappointing, and drab world into a new reality filled with color, music and dancing. This low quality video can have a deeper meaning than that of a 90’s musical group, portraying their version of a 60’s Peace, Love, and Rock en Roll band out in the country for the day. Maybe, this video speaks to the magic of music to rescue people’s lives. Here is that video again:
If this video is about transition, then in its simple, predictable way, I would say, it speaks to my belief in the power of music to change people’s lives, for a few moments, or even a life time.
Scott Von Holzen
S_V_H No Rain by Blind Melon image 3
This is a tribute painting to Blind Melon’s 1992 No Rain. This update is showing you the music flow. The two shades of blue for the music come from the shirt and jeans worn by Shannon Hoon, the voice of No Rain. In my own little comparison of Bind Melon to Canned Heat, Shannon Hoon, died of a drug overdose at 28, in 1995, while Alan Wilson from Canned Heat, the singer of Going up to the Country that became know as the unofficial theme song from the original Woodstock festival, died also of a drug overdose at 27, in 1970.
You can see in this side image how the music flows up from the canvas, and then back down on the bottom panel. I like that idea, because for me unlike what you see in the any sheet music, the music when played becomes a unique experience to the listener. No two live performances are the same, as well as no two artists singing the same music will sound the same. That is the key to understanding this art. I am presenting, like I do with any of the music I chose, a single performance as an artwork.
Scott Von Holzen
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