Music composition has always been visually inspired; consider for example Moussorgsky’s 'Pictures at an Exhibition'. This work flows in the other direction, transforming music into three-dimensional sculpture.
The work grew from
MONK'S APRIL, the realization of a small part of a Thelonious Monk piano solo in polished cast stainless steel. A recent 10' x 18' piece comes from analysis of a Philip Glass piano solo and there is a new 15' tall Charlie Parker-based sculpture,
ONE BIRD. In
ROUND MIDNIGHT colors change with the surface and viewing angle.
153' MONK WALL, opening October 19, 2008, has been commissioned by the Katonah Museum of Art.