STUDY #7

For my seventh study, I decided to rework my ‘sound artwork’ piece which I had created for my major project. I really admired this creation yet I found that it was lacking technical skill, I have attempted to both advance and refine this very simple concept. I really like the idea of being able to create something visual from sound, yet rather than merely asking the viewer to sit and clap their hands (or make any form of abrupt sound) they were prompted to select a song and watch as the shapes and colours move in correlation with the sounds, thus ‘watching’ their favourite song. Both having the user select their favourite song and the sporadic movement of shapes both tend to evoke longer engagement. In addition, like my major project this piece was quite decorative, the way the lines and shapes interact with one another reminded me of a cubist painting yet how these shapes also move with the music is very satisfying to watch. In terms of technical skill, this piece was not too difficult to execute as I simply combined two of my previous works and was quite familiar with all of the elements utilised, however in the future I would like to look into something more complex. I find that I am able to actually create what I have envisioned when I stay within my knowledge of max, but there are many things that I would like to explore further.