For my topic of interest, I first wanted to focus on the actual process of creating art and taking from my own experience. When creating art, I often listen to music, which can influence what I make and how I create it. Following on from this I propose my first essay topic option as “How Art and music can act in a symbolic relationship.”
When looking at the surface there are two pieces I can mention.
“The course of Empire” by Thomas Cole is a set of beautiful landscape paintings that depict the start to the end of life. This series inspired Nell Shaw Cohen to compose her string quartet also named “The course of Empire.”
This can also be seen in the reverse.
“Broadway Boogie Woogie”, 1947 by Piet Mondrian is a painting inspired by the jazz music he heard. Each line and pattern represented the rhythm and melody. Each dot represents a single note.
For my essay I would delve in further and explore how music has changed the course of art-how it influences each brush stroke made.