Electronica

Electronica by *buchanc3 on deviantART

genre: abstract
size: 16" x 18"
medium: acrylic and CDs on lectromax
date: April 3, 2009

influence: music, Wassily Kandinsky

technique: I began with splashing the lectromax with white paint which was put through a noodle strainer, this gave me a very random lay of paint which is very important concerning this one. Then I broke CDs with my hands. By doing this, you get a variation of sizes and shapes, also very important. I applied these pieces with rubber cement.

theme and reasoning: I had been just starting to fall in love with electronic music for several reasons, one being the haphazardness that comes along with it. This genre is very diverse and is random in every aspect. There is a huge margin for creative freedom and this really inspired me. I felt the urge to explore music through paint and collaged material.

concept: Electronica's aesthetics are the driving concept. I took the music and translated what I was hearing into another form of art. The base color, white, started random and continued to be random. The broken CDs began random but did not stay that way. When I started arranging them I just wanted to fit them together, but then the concept really started to flow. I started to mimic the broken beats, the odd sounds through the placement of shards. Everything came together just as a song does.

Electronica hangs on the wall of my room and will be featured in an online Italian art magazine.