Sunday, January 29, 2012

Piano Key Art

The arms inside a piano are allowed to move across an antique Baroque style mirror.  The piano was built in Oil City, PA before the 20th Century, in the old neighborhood, the 3rd ward, known then as the Dirty Third.  Over the keys I have segmented a piece of music from that era titled "Pure as Snow" and from the small brass screws at the top end of each key arm, wires and guitar strings carry vintage and antique beads, cloisonne, old celluloids, for sheer merriment and beauty, continued musical amusement.  The close-up shots as you view down the page here also show the modern interloper, the hologram of my credit card.





Didgeridoo or Didgeridon't

First photo is a long shot of a complexly designed didgeridoo which was made with permanent markers on PVC pipe telling the biography of a person who is intrigued by all things Aussie/Aboriginal.  the following photos are close ups of only 3 items which caricature typical Aussie/Aboriginal cartoon art.