OLDER PAINTINGS
MUSIC PAINTINGS
MURALS
- STUDIES
- MODERN
DRAWINGS
- ARTISTIC
PHOTOGRAPHY
DESIGN
- FIGURES
- CLASSIC
STORY OF THE LECTURE AND THE MUSIC PAINTINGS
After being presented around the world, Murat Erdemsel's lectures on tango music have given rise to a new presentation and concept that he calls MUSIC PAINTINGS. The paintings which evolved from simple illustrations and animations, enable us to see, for the first time, the structure and essence of the music itself. The lecture provides an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the paintings, and through them, the intricacies of the structure, harmony, orchestration, and melodies within the music.
The Lecture was originally inspired by Charlie Chaplin’s musical performance in the 1940 movie Great Dictator; “move with the rhythm of music, Brahm’s Hungarian Dance no: 5” and another brilliant performance; “Argument to Beethoven’s 5th” from 50’s legendary TV sitcom artists, Nanette Fabray and Sid Ceasar.
The early versions of the lecture have featured great personalities like Benjamin Zander with a small section from his “Classic Music with Shining Eyes”, and beautiful moments from the inspiring story of Nathaniel Anthony Ayers portrayed by Jamie Fox in the movie “The Soloist”
Bob Neumann interviews Murat Erdemsel about his
recent paintings and their connection to tango music.
Designations such as "BOUBA" and "KIKI", first used by German American psychologist Wolfgang Köhler in his "BOUBA / KIKI EFFECT EXPERIMENT” (1929) are introduced in the lecture to describe linear and abrupt OR, circular and softened moments or phrases in the music, which also have visual correlates in the paintings. The original paintings are done in acrylics and represent a true desire to accurately and faithfully portray, visually, some of the greatest tango music ever produced. Songs such as Poema, Organita De La Tarde and most recently S.O.S. are included to date.
Coincidentally we can see very similar shapes created by Dali, Duchamp and Matisse, who may or may not have been influenced by Köhler’s BOUBA and KIKI experiment.These shapes can be found everywhere in our everyday life.
BOOBA and KIKI by Wolfgang Köhler
Pierre Henry Matisse (Matisse’s son)
Lecture at VALENTANGO 2011 Portland, USA
- CONCEPT
- PRINTS
- PRINTED
- WEBSITE
Visit ARTWORKS & PRINTS page
PORTLAND VALENTANGO FESTIVAL, U.S.A. - PHOTO: JANI KEINANEN
