Sense of Belonging

Sense of belonging

                                                   Mixed Media and pastel 2017

                                                    Mixed media and pastel 2017

                                                   Mixed media and pastel 2017

                                                      Mixed media and pastel

The desire for social bonds and connection with others, is the theme for these art works.

This is the state I am in now. Striving to relate and care for others and to feel a satisfying involvement with a learning community.

In a sense it is a topic related to “Home” another theme I explored in 1995. Home then and now. To which one feels accepted, respected and supported by others in the school of social environment. A place with regular contact, and stability. Without it one feels isolated alienated and loneliness.

The colours are symbolic and represent a new phase. The overlays of the exhibition “home” over new art works represent two mid streams. The one of contentment the other, sadness and isolation.

They are mixed media – pastel and photography overlays.

The stills are part of a video by this name.

Arlene Rabinowitz©

Drawings August 2016

Latest drawings this month just completed. Inspired by bush scenes.

Pastel on paper

Visual Music Set 51

The following images were drawn to Deep Purple's "Green onions/Hush and Black night" live versions.

I see and hear shapes from the music and these are translated on the page real time. 

There was no pre conceived idea of what the image will look like. I began drawing 

from left to right. An exhilarating experience both mentally and visually. 

The instrumental sounds surround the cube shapes and there was no pausing 

while drawing them.

There is also a section, in colour where I drew "blind" this was towards the end of 

making the image. The spaces were expressed through the point where instrumental 

music was played. There was factors of proximity and distance, convergence, 

progression and regression which were influenced by the sound, and depicted in 

colour, direction and overlaps. All lines, spaces, colours and volumes interact to 

set up space tensions.

There was also sensitivity to the pressure of the pencil on the medium, soft or hard, and in all direction overlapping lines.

I worked with layers in colours, listening to the same song a few times until the layers were completed.

Arlene Rabinowitz

Pastel on paper

25cmx36cm

2016

©Arlene Rabinowitz

Blue Vibes

Blue Vibes

This is one of the many visual music abstract art works I have done to Deep Purple’s piece-“Green Onions-Hush”. Deep- Purple being my favorite band has exceptional musicianship and never fails to excite me. Drawing to their music is a great joy, it enriches textures and brings rhythm into the works.

In this work there is a play between blues, reds purple and yellows, bravery, loving kindness and beauty. As always the piece was drawn real time to the music.

Blue Vibes

36cmx26cm

Pastel on paper

2016