The Intersection of Music and Visual Art
Talent Farm II
11/10/09 08:55
The Talent Farm
The plow is pulled by the endless procession of oxen reflected in the water of life. The plow creates musical notation as the blade runs through the earth. The Earth is full of music and colors. A lock turns through time and numeral give way to older numerals. A snake twists into a guitar.
Guitar on Fire
16/03/09 17:26
Guitar on Fire
Shoosty
Watercolor Pencil and Ink 14” x 19”
October 16th, 2008
This is a painting about guitar. The neck is bent in cubist style making the instrument unplayable but this adds to the playfulness of the overall composition.
Heat and Ice border the sides as Cassidy and her twinkle toes holds the guitar on her back. the notes become an upside down head and a series of fish become notes which become cherries. Fire burns on the top o the guitar and buttons with flowers are flying while some are the tuners for the neck.
Cassidy sits on an oriental rug.
Lots of metallic ink makes this image jump.
Uba Tuba
16/09/08 01:20
Uba Tuba
2008
shoosty
The original is a 14 x 19 inch water color pencil and ink
Highlighting the deep sound of a Bass Brass instrument, the Tuba, makes a distinctive sound.
Uba Tuba represents the Co-Evolution of Music and Art Theory. You can see the sound. Van Gogh’s ear becomes an easily recognizable symbol that begins the journey. It is both an ear capturing music and a visual element related to modern art. The ear that listens, the ear of passion of the famous artist. The lines connecting the two main tuba shape represent the fret of an up right string Bass. The broken shape obviously cant hold any strings but no matter it is he echo of the instrument altered through the art concept of cubism that matters here. And these frets have multiple meanings as the lines to hold notes on a page as well and music wave coming out of the tubas.
The flower buttons we introduced in Jam Band, 2008. The buttons represent the tuners on the instrument but the have been released allowing for flight. The buttons harken back to the Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour.
This image ekes with sound waves everywhere. Deep Sound is obviously in the Bass range.
The name Uba Tuba comes from the sound a tuba makes.... UBAHHH...
Jam Band
08/09/08 15:29
Jam Band
Giclee
Shoosty 2008
Here is a wild organ with feet gas pedals and gauges to show the power. This is combined with trumpet and french horn with a small guitar or violin in the center.
The tuners are flower buttons and the neck of the string instruments is curved in a cubist way. You may not be able to play music but it sure sounds like your having fun.
This is an ode to Jam Bands. Bands that using improv as the central method of creating music. Unplanned, playful, the music creates shapes of sound that are then crafted by the players.
Upside down head notes and strings the double as music sheet, an animal clawed foot and a crazy clock with chinese numbers.
Jason and Jaime Shooster are the artists kids. they are great improv artists. Carly’s eyes become the keeper of the prize.
Van Gogh’s ear is nearby to act as art element evoking impressionism and as the symbol of hearing or sound.
Music Theory and Art Theory converge
Tribute to Miles Davis
07/09/08 10:55
Tribute to Miles Davis, 5' x 7' Giclee
Original watercolor and ink 19" x 14"
Shoosty 2008
The Birth of Cool - album
The Prince of Darkness - nickname
Key over key - one of his musical signatures was to play a melody over a melody. This is equivalent to Fine Art movements like cubism, and surrealism.
Signature Copy - notice the x. Is this an activist symbol?
Polished with art elements such as Van Gogh's ear, a cubistic couch, Chagal like flying objects, and a Glass Onion for good measure.