An Exploration of Sound, Music, and Visual Art

Soundscapes, an exhibit by studio art major Zack Stewart ’17, will be on display in the Smith Gallery from March 6-17, 2017.

An attempt to reconcile his identity as a visual artist and as musician/sound artist, “Soundscapes is an exploration of the potential intersections between sound, music, and visual art,” says Stewart. “I hope visitors will think about how we listen to, interact with, interpret, and visualize sound, as well as consider how it can coexist with visual art.”

Graphic musical notation influenced him greatly while developing the works in the show. One, with help from Assistant Professor of Music Mark Laver, Nathan Calvin ’18, and Zac Brennan ’20, involves generating a composition from a graphic score. Another features a graphic score generated from a composition that visitors can listen to.

At 4:30 p.m. March 6, Laver, Calvin, and Brennan will début the new graphic score with a live improvisational sound performance.

The opening reception will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. March 8.

The Smith Gallery is located in The Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center just outside the Marketplace Dining Hall.