#Eno 77 million paintings series#

There is also a sense of the fleeting nature of time, how everything is constantly changing and nothing stays the same.Д«oth melancholic and futuristic, this is a fascinating piece. The automated element of it gives off an impression of looking at something beyond comprehension in a human sense. 77 Million Paintings is the next evolutionary stage of Brian Enos exploration into light as an artists medium and the aesthetic possibilities of generative. Prior to this, I was only familiar with Brian EnoвЂ™s music and this feels very much in keeping with the ideological and aesthetic concerns and approaches present in his untouchable ambient work. One could spend hours looking at the work, such is its hypnotic quality. Petersburg to BeijingвЂ™s Ritan Park and the sails of the Sydney Opera House. These highly-acclaimed works have been exhibited all over the globe вЂ“ from the Venice Biennale and the Marble Palace in St. They cover an even longer span of time than his recordings and have in recent decades paralleled his musical output. These are the fertile ground from which so much of his other work has grown. His visionary production includes albums with Talking Heads, Devo, Laurie Anderson, U2 and Coldplay, whilst his long list of collaborations include recordings with David Bowie, John Cale, David Byrne, Grace Jones, James Blake and many others.Д®qually notable and arguably even more prolific are his visual experiments with light and video.

#Eno 77 million paintings series#

A musician, producer, visual artist, thinker and activist, Brian Eno, first came to international prominence in the early вЂ70s as a founding member of Roxy Music, immediately followed by a series of critically-praised and influential solo albums. The ever-changing, large-scale music and light installation evolves slowly around the audience who can relate to it as a conventional painting, while aware that the same image will never be seen again.Д§7 Million Paintings is an example of what Brian Eno calls вЂњgenerative art.вЂќ вЂњOne of the things which strongly draws me to generative art is the idea that the thing is so big, in that there are so many variations, that not even the artist can see all the possibilities.Д«orn in Suffolk, Eno studied painting and experimental music at the art school at Ipswich Civic College in the mid-1960s and then at Winchester School of Art. It features the name of the exhibit on the front, with one of Brians paintings on the back. Running now until February 24th in the Royal Hibernian Academy is Brian EnoвЂ™s extraordinary 77 Million Paintings.Д¬onceived by Eno as вЂvisual musicвЂ™, it is a constantly evolving sound and image-scape born from his continuous exploration into light as an artistвЂ™s medium and the aesthetic possibilities of generative software. From The Vault: Heres a short-sleeved black t-shirt from Brian Enos 77 Million Paintings interactive exhibit at Moogfest 2011. Image and photo courtesy of Lumen London and the artist On 30 October, sound and light installation 77 million paintings by the legendary British multimedia artist Brian Eno will open at the exhibition hall.