“Sky Cage” (2018) Ink on paper
art
sky map 13 : aerial view
I added acrylic paintings on handmade silk paper to my repertoire in 2005 in Chennai as a Senior Creative Arts Fellow while researching South Indian Music, attempting to capture the sonic fields created by Indian Ragas through color and texture.
My artworks have been performed and recorded by both my own groups and other ensembles. They have been exhibited in various galleries and sold to private collectors.
Vision
My sonic range increased dramatically with the addition of my trumpet innovations. My extensive experience working with dance and concerts in highly reverberant buildings, where music and movement were seamlessly integrated, inspired me to seek fresh methods for visualising and notating my musical concepts.
I made my first drawings on Engineering graph paper (the same kind of paper I used in my studies as an Engineer at MIT) in 2001 and this led to my music architecture project “sounding buildings” in which the drawing “imaginational map 2” was transformed into a musical score for an MIT sponsored DVD project.
Vision
My sonic range increased dramatically with the addition of my trumpet innovations. My extensive experience working with dance and concerts in highly reverberant buildings, where music and movement were seamlessly integrated, inspired me to seek fresh methods for visualising and notating my musical concepts.
I made my first drawings on Engineering graph paper (the same kind of paper I used in my studies as an Engineer at MIT) in 2001 and this led to my music architecture project “sounding buildings” in which the drawing “imaginational map 2” was transformed into a musical score for an MIT sponsored DVD project.
I added acrylic paintings on handmade silk paper to my repertoire in 2005 in Chennai as a Senior Creative Arts Fellow while researching South Indian Music, attempting to capture the sonic fields created by Indian Ragas through color and texture.
My artworks have been performed and recorded by both my own groups and other ensembles. They have been exhibited in various galleries and sold to private collectors.
Visualizing music through art is paramount to my creative process, as it transcends musical boundaries, offering a multi-sensory experience that brings out the essence in my work.
I-Maps
(Imaginational Maps)
i-map 3 (pencil on graph paper 29cm x 38cm) 2001
i-map 4 ( pencil on graph paper 29cm x 38cm) 2001
i-map 13 : aerial view (pencil on graph paper) 2006
i-map 2 (pencil on graph paper 29cm x 38cm) 2001
i-map 1 (pencil on graph paper 29cm x 38cm) 2001
SkyMaps
sky map 4
sky map 3
- sky map 1
sky map 13 : aerial view
sky map 2
sky map 11: Musical Aviation
sky map 12 Renewable Energy
sky map 8 (sold)
sky map 9 (sold)
sky map 10: Snakes and Ladders (sold)
sky map 5: Space Stations (2006, India) Pen and Ink on paper 29cm x 41.5cm
sky map 6: Sound Storms (2006, India) Pen and Ink on Paper 21cm x 29.5cm
“Sky Cage” (2018) Ink on paper (SOLD)
Graphical Scores and SOUnding Buildings
My visual works serve as musical scores and have been performed and recorded by my own ensembles as well as in concerts of international ensembles such as the Face the Music Ensemble (New York City) and the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble.
They form the foundation for my 'total artwork' production series 'SOUNDING BUILDINGS,' integrating architectural acoustics, moving musicians, projected still and moving images. Exhibitions of my artworks include Nature Morte, Delhi, The Swiss Embassy Delhi, and Apparao Galleries, Chennai.
I was invited by Architect Daniel Libeskind twice to give talks about Sounding Buildings in 2001 and 2002 in his Design Seminar at the HFG Karlsruhe and collaborated with Architect Steven Holl on an MIT sponsored DVD project for his building Simmons Hall in 2001.
The Balmond Architecture Design Studio (London/Colombo) featured my work in an interview for the online magazine T.I.P. ('Thinking in Practice') in February 2019.
Example of transforming i-map2 into a musical score
i-map 2 score for sounding buildings DVD project , MIT 2001 and concert Daniel Libeskind Design Studio 2001
Choral part “Cluck-cluck” sounding buildings live @ Lewis Glucksman gallery, Cork, Ireland 2005
i-map 5 score for Mehta-Kaczynski duo Ring Ring festival, Belgrade 2004
Sky Cage Hybrid trumpet solo score Weissenhorn Klassik Festival 2018
score part for Mehta Metric Ensemble ,Reconfigurations CD 1999 and Wiener Konzerthaus concert 2000
“Liberation Series” score , Liquid Architecture Festival Hong kong 2014
“Black Fractions” score part, Rajesh Mehta Sky Cage 4tet @ Global Trumpets Fest 2022
“Sky Cage” score for Rajesh Mehta Sky Cage 4tet @ Moers Fest 2020
Pattern Generator (2001) : algorithm to generate polyrhythms, applied in various live performances and recordings
Paintings
“Unfolding Frames: Film Ragas” Acrylic and Ink on handmade silk paper, and hand signed 56cmx76cm (2008, restored 2015, Mumbai)
“Songlines Jewels: Bhakti (2006, Chennai) 21cm x 15cm Miniature original - Ink and acrylic on handmade paper
“Songlines Jewels: Bardo” by Rajesh Mehta (2006, Chennai) SOLD Acrylic and Ink on Silk Handmade Indian Cotton Paper
Jazz Phoenix : Acrylic on Fabriano Paper (2012, Singapore) Dimensions: 70cm (H) x 100cm (W) / 27.6" (H) x 39.4" (W)
Songlines Jewels: Energy of Musicality” by Rajesh Mehta (2006, Chennai)) SOLD Acrylic and Ink on Silk Handmade Indian Cotton Paper 76.5cm x 56cm
Liberation Series
No. 5 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 6 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 7 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 8 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 9 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 10 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 11 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 12 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 13 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 14 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 16 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 15 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 4 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 3 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 2 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 1 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
I-Maps (Imaginational Maps)
i-map 2 (pencil on graph paper 29cm x 38cm) 2001
i-map 1 (pencil on graph paper 29cm x 38cm) 2001
i-map 13 : aerial view (pencil on graph paper) 2006
i-map 3 (pencil on graph paper 29cm x 38cm) 2001
i-map 4 ( pencil on graph paper 29cm x 38cm) 2001
sKYMAPS
sky map 2
- sky map 1
sky map 3
sky map 4
sky map 13 : aerial view
sky map 8 (sold)
sky map 9 (sold)
sky map 10: Snakes and Ladders (sold)
sky map 5: Space Stations (2006, India) Pen and Ink on paper 29cm x 41.5cm
sky map 6: Sound Storms (2006, India) Pen and Ink on Paper 21cm x 29.5cm
“Sky Cage” (2018) Ink on paper (sold)
sky map 11: Musical Aviation
sky map 12 Renewable Energy
Graphical Scores & SOunding Buildings
My visual works serve as musical scores and have been performed and recorded by my own ensembles as well as in concerts of international ensembles such as the Face the Music Ensemble (New York City) and the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble.
They form the foundation for my 'total artwork' production series 'SOUNDING BUILDINGS,' integrating architectural acoustics, moving musicians, projected still and moving images. Exhibitions of my artworks include Nature Morte, Delhi, The Swiss Embassy Delhi, and Apparao Galleries, Chennai.
I was invited by Architect Daniel Libeskind twice to give talks about Sounding Buildings in 2001 and 2002 in his Design Seminar at the HFG Karlsruhe and collaborated with Architect Steven Holl on an MIT sponsored DVD project for his building Simmons Hall in 2001.
The Balmond Architecture Design Studio (London/Colombo) featured my work in an interview for the online magazine T.I.P. ('Thinking in Practice') in February 2019.
Example of transforming i-map2 into a musical score
i-map 2 score for sounding buildings DVD project , MIT 2001 and concert Daniel Libeskind Design Studio 2001
Choral part “Cluck-cluck” sounding buildings live @ Lewis Glucksman gallery, Cork, Ireland 2005
i-map 5 score for Mehta-Kaczynski duo Ring Ring festival, Belgrade 2004
Sky Cage Hybrid trumpet solo score Weissenhorn Klassik Festival 2018
score part for Mehta Metric Ensemble ,Reconfigurations CD 1999 and Wiener Konzerthaus concert 2000
“Liberation Series” score , Liquid Architecture Festival Hong kong 2014
“Black Fractions” score part, Rajesh Mehta Sky Cage 4tet @ Global Trumpets Fest 2022
“Sky Cage” score for Rajesh Mehta Sky Cage 4tet @ Moers Fest 2020
Pattern Generator (2001) : algorithm to generate polyrhythms, applied in various live performances and recordings
PaintingS
“Unfolding Frames: Film Ragas” Acrylic and Ink on handmade silk paper, and hand signed 56cmx76cm (2008, restored 2015, Mumbai)
“Songlines Jewels: Bhakti (2006, Chennai) 21cm x 15cm Miniature original - Ink and acrylic on handmade paper
“Songlines Jewels: Bardo” by Rajesh Mehta (2006, Chennai) SOLD Acrylic and Ink on Silk Handmade Indian Cotton Paper
Jazz Phoenix : Acrylic on Fabriano Paper (2012, Singapore) Dimensions: 70cm (H) x 100cm (W) / 27.6" (H) x 39.4" (W)
Songlines Jewels: Energy of Musicality” by Rajesh Mehta (2006, Chennai)) SOLD Acrylic and Ink on Silk Handmade Indian Cotton Paper 76.5cm x 56cm
Liberation Series
No. 5 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 6 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 7 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 8 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 9 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 10 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 11 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 12 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 13 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 14 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 16 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 15 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 4 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 3 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 2 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper
No. 1 in the “Liberation Sketch Series”, On ca. A4 paper