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[by the artist, May 17, 2005]: This painting was made at the request of a friend who suggested using Bach’s music. The white vertical lines are inspired by seeing a photo of the beautiful organ recently reconstructed at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany on the lines of an organ that Bach himself had helped design. The notes in the painting were copied from a manuscript in Bach’s hand for Cantata BWV 82 Ich habe genug. In the bottom right corner is my rendition of Bach’s beautiful signature written on his Bible . The music pieces I heard while making this painting were: J. S. Bach's Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1052, BWV 1054, BWV 1055, BWV 1056 and BWV 1065 , the Golderberg Variations and the Inventions. I also made a larger version of the same painting, signed on June 1 2005, while listening to Bach’s Masses BWV 235 and BWV 236. Once again Bach’s music, with its incredible mixture of solidity and richness of musical form, and emotional flow, inspired me to make a strong and assured painting. |
