R.O.G.B., 2011

This is the result of some experimentation I've been doing with some ideas concerning the relationship between color and sound. Where most of my work incorporates some of my drawing, with this I just wanted to play with some simple elements and see what came out on the other end.

The sound is based on the frequency of colors that are used in each piece. The colors in the visible spectrum have a frequency interval that ranges between ~ 430–750 THz, well beyond the range of human hearing (which is approximately 20-20,000 Hz). For the sound, I just started with a sine wave that just used hertz instead of terahertz.

Each animated layer in the (red, orange, green, and blue) is comprised of 10 layers representing 10
octaves of sound. This was achieved by either incrementally dividing or multiplying the numbers by two until they reached their minimum or maximum level within the audible range.



Untitled (Violet), 2011

This is just a test run for some ideas concerning the relationship between color and sound that I'm thinking about in my animation work and using sound outside of the structure of a western musical scale. The color violet has a frequency interval of ~ 670–750 THz, well beyond the range of human hearing (which is approximately 20-20,000 Hz). For the sound, I just started with a sine wave that varied between 670 and 750 Hz. I wanted each layer in the animation to be represented by an octave of the sound so I either incrementally divided or multiplied the numbers by two until they reached their minimum or maximum range within the audible range. I ended up with ten octaves which meant that I would have ten layers within the composition.



Untitled Video, 2009



Digital_Matters: An Exhibition of Digital Art

All mediums within fine art hold their unique characteristics that often shape the meaning and the final realization of the work. Digital Matters is an exhibition of art works that reflect the inherent qualities of the digital medium. What is digital matter? How is it used as an artistic medium and what are the intrinsic concerns when working with this particular medium? What themes are derived from working with digital tools and forms? These are the questions that inspired curator, Jenny Hyde, to put together this exhibition as a continuation of her own research and interest in digital art. Ten artists were selected and will be featured in this international exhibition; Dave Beck, Jessica Westbrook, Adam Hinterlang, Richard O’Sullivan, Michal Brzinkski, Julian Palacz, Jason Bolte, Martins Rokis, Ron Lambert and Matt Frieburghaus. The works include forms such as video, sound, digital print and animation. Digital_Matters will open on Dec 3 with a reception from 5 – 8 pm and run through Jan 1, 2011.

Jenny Hyde will present the works in the exhibition as well as discuss the use of digital media within fine art at Saranac Art Projects on Thursday Dec 9 at 6:30 pm.

About the Curator:
Jenny Hyde holds an MFA in Electronic Integrated Arts from Alfred University in New York and a BFA from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA. Her work has been part of numerous Media Art Festivals and exhibitions nationally and abroad. She is an Assistant Professor of Art at Eastern Washington University.

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