Symmetry of Rugs - MICA Student Practicums

Rebecca Di Meo - Sophomore, General Fine Art major
Click to open a larger image in a new window (1.6MB)	Materials and Process My fingertips (as a stamp) Charcoal Paper First, I rubbed my fingertips with charcoal. Then I tapped the paper with my fingers as if I were playing Fredrick Kuhlau's Sonatina No. 36 on the piano.
Artist's Narrative With charcoal on my fingertips, I was able to create the visual of a piece of music as a self contained pattern by translating the placement and touch of my own fingers on a keyboard, relative to the music.
Teacher's Comment This illustrates an interesting conceptual approach to the practicum assignment. Bach's fugues rely upon symmetries of tone; Hindemith's Ludis Tonalis relies upon symmetries of graphic notation of music. Handel's Waterworks and Fireworks also contain many musical symmetries through repetition and ascending and descending scales.

Rebecca Di Meo - Sophomore, General Fine Art major

Click to open a larger image in a new window (1.6MB)

Materials and Process

My fingertips (as a stamp)
Charcoal
Paper

First, I rubbed my fingertips with charcoal.
Then I tapped the paper with my fingers as if I were playing Fredrick Kuhlau's Sonatina No. 36 on the piano.

Artist's Narrative

With charcoal on my fingertips, I was able to create the visual of a piece of music as a self contained pattern by translating the placement and touch of my own fingers on a keyboard, relative to the music.

Teacher's Comment

This illustrates an interesting conceptual approach to the practicum assignment. Bach's fugues rely upon symmetries of tone; Hindemith's Ludis Tonalis relies upon symmetries of graphic notation of music. Handel's Waterworks and Fireworks also contain many musical symmetries through repetition and ascending and descending scales.

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