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34 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
University of Leeds : B - Design
Collision
Collision is an AHRC funded project and a visual music collaboration between visual artist Kevin Laycock and composer Michael Berkeley. Laycock produced a series of paintings and a digital media projection piece. Laycock and British art critic Richard Cork documented the research findings in a catalogue publication.
Historically much of the activity in the area of visual music has been focused on the creation of visual compositions stimulated by musical performance. For the purpose of this investigation the studio practice concentrates on the shared systems and language of composition, what Zilcer identifies as the ‘application of formal compositional elements of music to painting’. In part, the project draws on the expertise of British composer Michael Berkeley and conductor Peter Manning. The premise for the research is to identify the presence of process and system in each of the practitioner’s work. Also through collaboration with a composer and conductor the project offers a further opportunity to consider the effects of music found in contemporary painting practice. The initial findings of the research are used to establish an intellectual framework where neither the audible or visual elements of the disciplines take precedence over each other.
One aspect of the research was to present the work in a variety of different venues for example, municipal art galleries and museums, public spaces, and concert halls. To date, the digital media wallpaper element of Collision has been presented in several different configurations in seven different national and international venues.
