Yes, musicians make 'art'!
This unnamed beauty is the result of Amon Tobin donating his finger print to artist Greg Angus, who then rendered the print creatively in oil and melted wax. To its credit it does look like the effect of sound on water, and that's intriguing. But it also looks like a tie-dye finger painting made on a computer. As it's the great electronic visionary producer, responsible for the likes of ISAM and other wonders however, you might not be satisfied with CDs, downloads, tee shirts, baseball hats and concert tickets...you might want to take your adoration up a notch. Here's the press release which makes some amazing claims:
In anticipation of Greg Angus’ upcoming Los Angeles exhibition, ‘electronic’, Verve Projects is pleased to release Amon Tobin’s fingerprint painting.
These
prints are based on Greg’s original encaustic paintings featuring the
top electronic musicians in the world. The prints are a closed limited
edition of 100, at 36” x 36” each, and they are hand signed by the
artist Greg Angus and printed on the highest quality archival (museum
quality) paper. Subsequently, the original paintings that these prints
are derived from will be unveiled at an exhibition reception in Los
Angeles in 2015. Exploring themes of identity in his work, the
inspiration in Angus’ paintings are derived from fingerprints. In 2013,
Angus met with Amon Tobin to collect his actual fingerprints. He
subsequently manipulated them, developing interesting contours and
shapes that he used to guide his painting. In his original paintings,
his technique involves mixing oil paint with melted wax, (encaustic) and
layering a myriad of colors over one another. He then scrapes and
carves out his patterns creating texturally complex works. Earlier works
have a close relation to the fingerprint Angus begins with, while more
recent works have a looser, more organic interpretation. The work is
rich with tactile detail, peaks, valleys, and ridges that characterize
our distinctive physical stamp. Kinetic use of color is signature in
Angus’ work. The high-saturation and brights vibrate with energy drawing
us through many pathways in the image. Our natural inclination for
individuality and our need to investigate and celebrate the diversity of
experience on which we build our identities is reflected in Angus’
works, and reflected in his desire to honour truly exceptional
individuals who have left their creative mark on the world.
