Karl Hyde, Saxophone Scribbles from Holes above our Head, 2010

Today has a been a long day at work and with my headphones listening various music, I was thinking how lost I would be without this rhythm which keeps me going, makes me dance, makes me feel alive!

This musical ‘moment’ happened when ‘I Exhale‘ from Underworld was playing. I knew the band but not this title (new album!! out on the 18th March!!!), so as I was looking for more, I discover that one of his member, Karl Hyde, creates also abstract art, and it is not bad at all! (oh joy!)

Being a musician, it is not surprising most of his topics are music and dance related. But his method is rather unusual: according to Artsy, he translates into the paper his visions he had while he was dancing onstage, using then meditation (normally applied in the Japanese Zen calligraphy) to create the forms. Then, for a more violent echo to this dance, he will add more brushes, or in some occasion charcoal to capture the energy…

https://www.artsy.net/artist/karl-hyde http://www.underworldlive.com/art/karl/

Karl, Hyde, BPM #6, 2013

Karl Hyde, It’s not the End of the World, 2011

Karl Hyde, Saxophone Scribbles from Holes above our Head, 2010

Karl Hyde, Dancing in the Wind, 2010

Karl Hyde, 3rd Wedding Dancer, 2014

and now on repeat… 😉

Underworld – ‘I Exhale‘ 

#abstract #KarlHyde #Music #dance #Underworld

Massive Attack, Ritual Spirit

Because that’s what I listened to this morning during my run, and now on constant repeat…

#lazypost #MassiveAttack #Music #run

Stuart Semple, Comatose Hangover, 2014

With my best friend, we went out last night, having  prosecco in the middle of Soho. Of course, we ended up to the G.A.Y., we danced, confided, laugh, met others friends on the way… yes, a good evening! As it is easy to guess, my morning is not that great : it is midday, still in bed, huge headache, dreaming for a pizza to delivered NOW along with coffee and paracetamol.

Artists describe this feelings a lot, but the one which strikes me the most is the one from Stuart Semple.

His hangover is violent, regretful, and thankfully, very different of mine. At first sight, we may believe a normal ‘scream’ after a ‘heavy’ but happy night out with the bright colours used, but we soon focus on the blue comatose, on the mixed words, and it’s probably a different and terrific story coming out…

#hangover #StuartSemple