Plus Gallery artist and New Zealand native Shannon Novak unveils a unique installation this Saturday as part of the University of Texas at Dallas Artist's residency program. "One Song, Three Composers" is Novak's latest installation that explores the interrelationships between three distinct approaches of mapping color to sound. Novak references three prominent figures in the field: Louis-Bertrand Castel (France), Richard Merrick (USA), and Michael Smither (New Zealand). Three electronic pianos form the focal point of the exhibition, each chromatically altered to represent these theorists' approaches. The keyboards form a triangle in CentralTrak's gallery, corresponding to the connection and intersection of Castel's, Merrick's and Smither's individual hypotheses. This configuration of musical instruments acts as a birthing point, propagating geometric forms imitating the unseen movement of sound. One Song, Three Composers links three schools of thought through visual abstraction, and uses duration, volume and spiritual content to reconsider the effects and nature of sound beyond pitch. Check it out if you happen to be in Dallas!
Opening reception: Saturday, November 19, 2011, 8 - 10 pm
Exhibition runs through December 17
The University of Texas at Dallas Artists Residency - centraltrak.org
CentralTrak Gallery
800 EXpOSiTiON AvE., DALLAS, TX 75226
Gallery Hours: Wed. - Sat., 12 - 5 pm
Opening reception: Saturday, November 19, 2011, 8 - 10 pm
Exhibition runs through December 17
The University of Texas at Dallas Artists Residency - centraltrak.org
CentralTrak Gallery
800 EXpOSiTiON AvE., DALLAS, TX 75226
Gallery Hours: Wed. - Sat., 12 - 5 pm
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