Tag: nick-cave

Into My Arms is a small song with big lyrics and a beautiful chorus. I first heard this music on my streaming service, Spotify. I was fortunate then to find several YouTube versions of Nick Cave’s Into My Arms. For me, one version, performed inside to a smaller audience, caught my attention. The video, Live in Copenhagen, is an example of why I choose this music. On a later search, looking for more color options of the artist, I found another video of Into my Arms performed outside to a larger audience. In that video, the song seems lost in the noise while the audience feels distracted. I found this performance rather boring, and weak. I am glad I did not find it first.

For this project I had issues trying to repeat the technique used in my last work, Love Theme, to not paint the canvases a single solid color. The issue was that my background color options come from Nick Cave’s black hair and his dressing in dark colors. After several wasted attempts in choosing a mix of colors dominated by black, I ended up using only black and gray colors. These neutral colors made it all but impossible (for now) to replicate the background look I wanted. Of course, for contrast and interest, I will lighten my pallet when adding the music that sits in front of the background. My thinking for the music, after lots of delay, I will start with a much lighter gray background and then randomly work in brighter colors.

Scott Von Holzen