Hot Jazz I

Fluid Acrylic on Paper

15" x 11"

2015

My jazz artwork is a visual interpretation of rhythm, movement, and improvisation. I use a simplified Cubist approach to fragment musicians and instruments into geometric shapes, lines, and overlapping forms. Rather than depicting the musicians realistically, I rearrange the forms to capture the energy and spontaneity I hear in jazz. Black, white, gray, and touches of red create a visual rhythm that echoes the contrast between sound and silence. I am not trying to illustrate the music; I am trying to make the music visible.

No mat

No frame