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S_V_H Everything I do first image

Published on 11/10/2024 by Scott Von Holzen

*Everything I do next to the previous project,The Scientist*

Everything I do, the music box artwork pictured above, displays a new design direction for this art. This change came about from looking back at how the artist Mark Rothko handled color. I have a large and expensive book of Mark Rothko works on canvas. Picture below, on the right, is the 2nd to last image from that book. I believe it is this image that also inspired the backgrounds of the great artwork’s Hallelujah and Thunder road. Both hang in the studio, pictured below.

Besides taking another look at Rothko’s use of color, I also turned my canvas to match his vertical style. It turned out to be a simple move from a horizontal look to a vertical look. I will arrange the music in three sections across the canvas, from the top left to the bottom right.

*The image I like is on the right. One of Mark Rothko*‘s last paintings.

*Everything I do earlier image side view.*

I like the idea of wall mounted artworks extending out from the wall as if reaching out to the viewer. This one canvas turns out to be over 6 inches out from that wall. There is a reason for this.

Typically, I mount the speakers in the canvases, which projects the sound from out the back, bouncing off the wall. I hear the stereo effects in larger works, but with smaller artworks, the speakers are close together, and although the music is fine, the stereo separation suffers. This artwork is 30 inches wide and too narrow to accommodate a decent stereo sound. That is why I mounted the speakers on the sides of that canvas. This pushes the sound out in two different directions, a separation of 180 degrees. I expect to experience a larger stereo soundstage (definition). Of course by accommodating side mounted 5×7 inches speakers, I also gave myself a practical reason for extending the canvas further out from the wall.

*Artist’s Studio wall hanging of the brown colored Thunder Road 2011 next to the blue Hallelujah 2011.*

I wanted to do an update version of the Rothko painting I found in his book. That is why I choose a 30 by 40 inches canvas. And I really wanted to go with his horizontal rectangles in a new way but comparable to what I did in the early years, for example, Canon In D from 2009. But after some attempts to update Rothko’s idea, I thought what I was trying to accomplish failed. Wisely, for this project, I went with a mix of blues for this work and will attempt a Rothko update another time.

Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, Live At The Royal Albert Hall

I never was a Brian Adams fan, but this music is one of his best, with its exceptional arrangement, strong lyrics and a good melody.

Scott Von Holzen

S_V_H Final image Wichita Lineman

Published on 06/02/2024 by Scott Von Holzen

Showing both Fast Car and Wichita Lineman and talking art.

I think this first final version of the music for this music box is good enough to go to video. But later I knew in the past I have never settled for the first version of anything. I think the quality of this attached later fits this music box much better.

Latest version of the music for Wichita Lineman

What surprised me with this latest artwork is the obvious size difference between the 30 inch canvas of Fast Car and the 40 inch Wichita Lineman. The advantage for me is that I have a lot more room on the main canvas for the speaker boxes and the sound system. On the smaller mini works, everything gets pressed together, which works, but having extra room is convenient.

I also struggle with the main color scheme for this artwork. Then end results is not as flashy as Dan Monkey, or even Fast Car, but the chosen colors go along with the music and the artist, Glen Compbell preferences of this outstanding song.

Not sure what my next music project will be. There is not a new musical piece humming in my head, saying “I’m next.” Hopefully, on my walks listening to some of my 2,343 LIKE songs, something will pop into my head and remind me who is next.

Side Note: I have three sites on the internet to show off this art. One of those sites is my members’ site which is EmptyWallsArt. This website offers me the unique opportunity to promote the selling of this art. Recently, I have updated my page to what I believe is the needed next level of information that is required to push this art out of of its current limited environment and into a gallery that supports artists. I believe this will be the destination of this art. I just would like it to be in my lifetime. I found this break through this in step 2 of a call for artist application listed by the ARC gallery in Chicago. In bold font I then created my version of these documents: Artist Statement, Describe your work, Exhibition Statement, & Explain why you are seeking a solo exhibition. All the documents, including my first version of Artist Statement, Describe your work, Exhibition Statement, and Explain why you are seeking a solo exhibition, along with my resume CV, BIO, Websites links, and FAQ, are available for viewing at EmptyWallsArt.

Scott Von Holzen

S_V_H Fast Car final image

Published on 05/15/2024 by Scott Von Holzen

I decided to, once again, create small works, but this time as a series. My plan was to use up my large supply of 15×30 inch canvases. I then had an unusual idea to hang them, with coated hanging wire, from another smaller rectangle canvas that then mounted the artwork to the wall. Although a little awkward to carry and hang, I completed my first new look mini artwork. The next three projects each improved on the previous mini, showing improvements in style and physical structure. I believe with Fast Car I now have a template that will allow me to produce future mini artworks within a two-week time span.

I needed, and now have completed the four mini artworks that will be a part of a plan to show this art outside the area. Of the minis, the first work, A Day in the Life, I lengthen to 44 inches to look more similar with the other three. These four works plus two others I will use to submit to individual showings.

I would mention that in the past, all my small artwork attempts found no more interest than my larger works. What differs with today’s new mini works is my reasoning. In the past I thought smaller artworks would sell easier. They did not. Today’s mini is not about pricing but about conserving my limited storage capacity and allowing me to submit to individual show proposals. After my awful trip to a duo art show in Wausau, Wisconsin, using a U-Haul truck, I decide never again.

My travel thinking is to pack up our Jeep Grand Cherokee with four minor works stacked on top of two major works. The two exemplar examples of this art I have chosen are Metamorphosis 2 (2022), music by Philip Glass, length 10 feet, and Closer (2023) at 9 feet, music by Coldplay. These artworks can be disassemble for transportation. That does not sound like enough works, but these artworks art different. That is because they play music.

The total together play time of these six artworks would take a visitor 6 minutes to listen to. Considering that most art view time is less than 30 seconds, that six minutes of music would equal, at less, twelve artworks on display. These six music boxes have a combine length of 35 feet with no spacing. Because they each play music, it would be smart for the viewer ears that each artwork would be six feet or more apart. Therefore, this group, when hung in a gallery, could use up 70 feet plus of display walls.

I have decided not to post any Reals (videos) on Instagram. This art is more (much more) than 1 minute snippets. From now on, I may post information or an image, for whatever stupid reason. I am no longer in the mood to entertain strangers that have not the slightest understanding of what this art is and what this art is trying to accomplish. I will continue to post videos, as I have always done, on YouTube.

Scott Von Holzen

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