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<\/span><\/p>\nTreble Clef<\/p>\n
Bestow greater meaning & significance<\/h3>\n
Let\u2019s consider the word \u2018transform\u2019 \u2013 it holds great significance for me, both as a musician and as a photographer. When I\u2019m playing a piece, or teaching a student, I\u2019m taking the basic notes on a page and transforming them into sound with meaning, structure, character and emotion. As an abstract photographer I also begin with an object in its \u2018basic state\u2019 and then transform it into something beyond itself, hopefully also bestowing a greater meaning and significance than it otherwise would have possessed.<\/p>\n
At an even more fundamental level, musicians translate patterns and interpret shape, both visually and aurally. First and foremost, we learn to link what we see with what we hear. Visually we\u2019re analysing and interpreting all of the patterns presented to us on the score, recognising pitch and melodic shape, rhythmic construction and how phrases inter-relate and complement one another.<\/p>\n
Excerpt from Chopin Polonaise Op.71 No.2<\/p>\n Having thought about all of this, it came as no surprise to me that I respond primarily to \u2018shape\u2019 and \u2018pattern\u2019 within an image. While colour and colour combinations are also very important, I tend to use colour as a means of highlighting and dramatising these aspects.<\/p>\n So having an appreciation and understanding of form, balance, pattern, shape, structure and correct proportion are all necessary tools for a musician. I\u2019ve come to realise that in my photography, I need and use exactly the same set of skills when composing my images.<\/p>\n In abstract photography, often there aren\u2019t the usual frames of reference for the viewer; they\u2019re not looking at anything immediately recognisable or discernible. Developing a keen awareness of how I choose to analyse and organise the component shapes and patterns within my image, making a meaningful visual statement, is very much akin to being aware of the structural and musical characteristics of a piece and deciding how best to translate those into a meaningful musical performance.<\/p>\n As with a piece of music, the image itself begins with an intrinsic form, patterning and structure to help convey its meaning and intent. But then a transformation takes place where the effect on the listener or viewer is far greater than the sum of its parts. We see and hear something more, experience something outside of ourselves and connect on a very personal and intimate level.<\/p>\n Such is the transformative power of music and abstract photography.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you\u2019ve been reading about my background on the website you\u2019ll definitely know by now that music has been a huge part of my life and was my first creative endeavour before I even began to think about photography. Over the next few months, I plan to do a series of short ‘In Harmony’ articles […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Excerpt](\"https:\/\/abstractedreality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Music-score-500-border.jpg\" "\\"Excerpt")
<\/span><\/p>\nResponding to shape & pattern<\/h3>\n
Effect is greater than the sum of its parts<\/h3>\n