My friend Dante Lima wrote a really lovely piece about Seeing From Hearing on his blog! Dante is a talented writer and musician from Gainesville, FL who writes a local music blog called Hear In Gainesville. He is incredibly passionate and knowledgeable about music, and has given me a lot of insight into the albums I've painted.
Check out his piece here:
Hear In Gainesville: Seeing From hearing
And even if you're not in Gainesville, you should check out his other posts; he's got some fantastic pieces on there, and he might even turn you on to your new favorite band!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
"Ys" by Joanna Newsom
Listening to: Joanna Newsom "Ys" (released 2006)
Album length / Painting time: 55:38
Familiarity with the album: I was ignorant. I didn't know.
Recommended by: Andrew
Painting size: 20X26"
Price: $200
Check it out below: Another makin'-it video! I left the sound in again; though it sounds like nonsense sped up like this, I like it. Be sure to check out my weirdo foot at 1:30!
Check it out below: Another makin'-it video! I left the sound in again; though it sounds like nonsense sped up like this, I like it. Be sure to check out my weirdo foot at 1:30!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
"Give Up" by The Postal Service
Listening to: The Postal Service "Give Up" (released 2003)
Album length / Painting time: 44:59
Familiarity with the album: I love this album! These songs are College for me. It's my "I'm goin' out tonight", "I live in a big city", "I'm not gonna sleep", "I'm an artist" album.
Recommended by: I'm giving Julia the credit on this one (thanks for all the music)!
Painting size: 20X26"
Price: $200
Side Note: I think this painting looks like the music, but doesn't feel like the music. Out of curiosity, I just did an image search for the actual album cover- which I had actually never seen before- and it's kind of great: A simple cover for such a rich album, and it works.
Side Note: I think this painting looks like the music, but doesn't feel like the music. Out of curiosity, I just did an image search for the actual album cover- which I had actually never seen before- and it's kind of great: A simple cover for such a rich album, and it works.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
"Fleet Foxes" by Fleet Foxes
Listening to: Fleet Foxes "Fleet Foxes" (released 2008)
Album length / Painting time: 39:15
Familiarity with the album: I know it pretty well, actually. I surprised myself.
Recommended by: Elliot
Painting size: 20X26"
Price: $200
Sunday, July 11, 2010
"Pink Moon" by Nick Drake
Listening to: Nick Drake "Pink Moon" (released 1972)
Album length / Painting time: 28:22
Familiarity with the album: Familiar.
Recommended by: Chris
Painting size: 20X26"
Price: $300
Monday, July 5, 2010
"Pet Sounds" by The Beach Boys
Listening to: The Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" (released 1965)
Album length / Painting time: 35:58
Familiarity with the album: Honestly? I had never listened to it.
Painting size: 20X26"
Price: $200
Okay, so: It's one of the most influential records of all time. I know that. Maybe it's just my association with these songs as singular entities being pounded into my brain by the oldies station... Perhaps. It's just not moving me. "God Only Knows" is certainly a beautiful song, but I don't find this album particularly inspiring. I like it alright. But it's not rubpaintallovermybodyinaswoon-worthy.
My boyfriend was with me when I worked on this piece, and he felt the same way. When the album was done, he joked, "The Beach Boys? More like Shitty Vampire Weekend", which comment I proceeded to post on Facebook, for its hilarity. I never expected the backlash that resulted. There were too many comments and discussions to post it all, but here are some favorites:
Okay, so: It's one of the most influential records of all time. I know that. Maybe it's just my association with these songs as singular entities being pounded into my brain by the oldies station... Perhaps. It's just not moving me. "God Only Knows" is certainly a beautiful song, but I don't find this album particularly inspiring. I like it alright. But it's not rubpaintallovermybodyinaswoon-worthy.
My boyfriend was with me when I worked on this piece, and he felt the same way. When the album was done, he joked, "The Beach Boys? More like Shitty Vampire Weekend", which comment I proceeded to post on Facebook, for its hilarity. I never expected the backlash that resulted. There were too many comments and discussions to post it all, but here are some favorites:
Saturday, July 3, 2010
"Andrew Bird & The Mysterious Production of Eggs" by Andrew Bird
Listening to: Andrew Bird "Andrew Bird & The Mysterious Production of Eggs" (released 2005)
Album length / Painting time: 53:24
Familiarity with the album: Quite familiar.
Recommended by: Laura!
Painting size: 20X26"
Price: $300
Check it out below: My first video! I sped it up, so of course the album sounds nothing like music (in fact, more like chirping birds than Andrew Bird) But you can see the progression of the painting, which is pretty interesting.
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"Every thing can't be all BASS heavy like your dang hippity-hoppity music."
Things got a little heated. My conclusion? People are really passionate about the music they love. So am I! Though I have never felt "right" for liking something, while someone else was "wrong" for being unmoved by it. I LOVE Tom Waits. I think he is brilliant, but I know a lot of people who will take a BIG PASS on Tom. He doesn't do it for everyone. Sgt. Pepper doesn't even do it for everyone! Pet Sounds will probably be a North Star for fans and musicians for ages, but others will simply live and die for... whatever they want. Vampire Weekend. And fair enough.