Sound and Vision 
Evaluating Exercises

The exercise called 'Story of the ink' had more of an illustrative approach, asking us to consider the lyrics or the title of the song and bring it to life with visual imagery. I decided to include a mixture of typography and illustration to capture the essence of the song 'Night Terror' by Laura Marling. This task proved to be a little easier as I was able to incorporate lyrics to convey the mood instead of solely depending on basic patterns. 
 

'Imaginary lines' was a beneficial task because it forced me to create a painting within a certain amount of time, allowing me to work freely without over thinking the process. I listened to an unusual instrumental song 'Jardin' by Actress. I worked in time with the music, concentrating on a different layer each time. After creating four drawings based on the various elements that I heard in the track, I scanned them and cut them up to create a collage that ultimately generated a piece of work that was representational of the whole track.

'Theme from Retro' was the exercise I found least inspiring as I could not decipher the connection between an old piece of music and interpreting it in the way that I had been approaching the other exercises. I attempted at creating a piece based on an art nouveau style design as I chose to listen to 'La Vie en Rose' by Edith Piaf. 

The last exercise was all about repetition, recreating a pattern with only the slightest of variation. Listening to Steve Reich 'Piano Phase' throughout was a task in itself, however enduring the repetitive nature of the music was favourable as I created conceptual pieces of work that engaged with the music. The colour yellow is used to represent the brisk but happy nature of the piano.