Art as such is a visual world…, with sound brought into the equation, it becomes a whole new thing …. and this is what many contemporary artists who use video or sound in their work have tried to bring to this world of art….. I would then love, for people to witness a fantastic current exhibition at The National Gallery in London,uk which seeks to present both the visual and aural worlds combined…..
Soundscapes has commissioned musicians and sound artists to select a painting from the collection ( National Gallery collection ) and compose a new piece of music or sound art in response.
Immersive and site- specific, the experience encourages visitors to ‘hear’ the paintings and ‘see’ the sound.
Here are the artists and their chosen artworks… Nico Muhly, chose ‘ The Walton Diptych’ 1935-9
Susan Philipsz OBE, chose ‘Ambassadors’ 1533 Holbein
Jamie XX, chose ‘Coastal Scene’ around 1892
Gabriel Yared, chose ‘Bathers’ 1894-1905 Cezanne
Chris Watson, chose ‘Lake Keitele’ 1905 Gallen-Kallela
Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, chose ‘Saint Jerome in his Study’ about 1475 Antonella da Messina
Soundscapes is part of ‘The National Gallery Inspires’ programme of exhibitions.Drawn from the National Gallery collection, the exhibitions take a fresh view of National Gallery paintings. In this instance they have merged paintings with commissioned music and sound art, from a broad range of artists.
This intriguing exhibition is at, The National Gallery, 8th July-6th September Hear the painting. See the sound….
It sounds a fantastic concept and i will definately try and experience the idea, i love it when a fresh idea from 2015 can link with art made as far back as 1395, 1475, 1533, 1892, 1894, 1905, respectively. Its an amazing link through time
