V8 Series

 

The series is comprised of:

 

1.         3:4      Color                                     May 21, 2017                        

2.         3:4      Grey                                      Nov 2, 2017  

3.         3:5      Lines                                     Nov 23, 2017

4.         4:5      Blue                                      Nov 24, 2017

5.         3:7      Grey                                      Feb 24, 2018

6.         4:7      Purple & Green                     Feb 28, 2018

7.         5:7      Pink                                       Mar 6, 2018

8.         6:7      Blue Bars                              Mar 6, 2018

(9).       3:4      Color - Vertical                     Nov 2, 2017)

 

• Was originally disappointed with 3:4, but the more I looked at it, the more I became mesmerized by it’s implications and possibilities

• 9 (Color - Vertical) was the only vertical (portrait) version. Not a member of this series.

 

• All paintings are based on polyrhythm ratios (e.g. - 3 in the time of 4), defined by a number of equal spaces along the top compared to a number of equal spaces on the bottom

• Avoided ratios that produce uninteresting results (e.g. – 2 in the time of 4) – the two numbers should not be evenly divisible

 

• All lines or shapes can be interpreted as musical symbols: tenuto articulation, marcato articulation, accent, percussion staff, neutral clef, ledger line, crescendo (decrescendo), bar line, up bow…

 

• The set is (or should be) displayed progressively by date and complexity - 4 across the top, four across the bottom

• The bottom four can either loop back in retrograde order, or begin again on the left side

• 1 2 3 4         or      1 2 3 4    

       8 7 6 5                  5 6 7 8

 

• paintings 1,2,3 and 4 have white backgrounds

• paintings 5,6,7, and eight have colored backgrounds