I think the abstraction when you get within a foot of a Chuck Close portrait certainly could be seen as music. The whole less so because it is more figurative. I think another to check out is Richard Diebenkorn (check http://www.jpmorgan.com/CorpInfo/Sponsorship/Diebenkorn/) with his Ocean Park series, figurative in reference, but abstract in reprsentation. Again structure and rhythm. I also think of the San Francisco Bay Figurative Art, like David Park. Alot of their paintings were abstract figurative works revolving around jazz clubs and musicians.
To bring it back local, what about Diego Rivera's work at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Working class. The DEMF poster (was done by a local artist I believe) art has elements of futurism/cubism done in a Diego Rivera theme. It's all about movement. >>> "Holly C MacDonald-Korth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - 06/22/00 10:41 AM >>> Into this techno related art discussion i would also like to throw chuck close... upon seeing his work, the first thing that i thought (after "wow") was how much it looked like music to me... how the individual pieces containing their own design all come together to make one large image... and from afar it look like on piece, and you don't see all of the pieces until examined more closely... also, the methodology of how most electronic music is created, piece by piece and then assembled to form a whole... also, after becoming paralyzed i think that he had to use some technology to get him around his works or a computer if i remember correctly... the exhibit was a few years ago, so i don't remember the details about the work creation... http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibitions/Close/default.htm if you go to the link and click on techniques, and then oil, you will see a detail of what i mean... i am referring to most of his work since 1986.. also... bill viola would have to be at the top of my list for integrating art and technology... as far as drawing a connection between rothko and techno, to me it seems obvious that the hard shapes and lines and color contrasts have blurred edges, which i think is reflected in the subtlety of a lot of techno... oftentimes the most important part of a song is the subtle one, not the immediate kick or melody, but the slight changes that merge the two into a piece... ok, enough art crap from me... peace, holly --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
