Who is Wouter? He is the latest musician who has inspired me to create a new body of works. Veldhuis is a Dutch musician who’s music champions minimal drone like compositions with elements of industrial atmospherics, bass-heavy music, occasionally ambiguous, cryptic, dark, mystifying quality and at times with a hint of gloomy ambience.
The title of these two pieces of artwork below are “Once the Search is in Progress, The Something Will Be Found” #1 and #2 comes from his album, Oblique Strategies.
So far from having heard all of Wouter Veldhuis’s albums it has been the first time for me that every piece/songs of his has had a profound effect on me regarding a “visual experience'“ to interpret sound into vision.
“Once The Search is in Progress, The Something Will Be Found” #1
“Once The Search is in Progress, The Something Will Be Found” #2
In this body of works there will be a strict pattern that will be adhered to. One, must always contain an original piece of artwork, photograph or both within my chosen grid format. Whilst working on a piece I may introduce collage as well or wherever my eyes, ears and hand takes me. And then either using a scanner and/or digital editing to complete the process from sound to vision.
It was Wassily Kandinsky who once said: “Form itself, even if completely abstract ... has its own inner sound.”
I get the feeling his happy with these two. But what about me… still waiting for my treats.
You can hear a small selection of Wouter Veldhuis songs here. Or a variety of his mixes for free on SOUNDCLOUD. Personally I prefer listening and working with his five albums listed below.
_ | WHEN MUSIC BLENDS INTO ABSTRACTION |_
*•-:¦:-•* Sound and Vision *•-:¦:-•*
