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What would Vincent van Gogh’s Roses sound like? ✨
Two Philadelphia musicians just transformed one of Van Gogh’s most beloved paintings into an original audiovisual experience, drawing on the artist’s belief that painting and music share the same emotional language.
Van Gogh once wrote that great paintings are made of brushstrokes that “hold together and intertwine with feeling, like a piece of music played with emotion.” Inspired by that idea, musicians Gretchen and Thomas (@carolclevelandsings) translated the energy and movement of “Roses” into sound.
“We were guided by Van Gogh’s brushwork to create a composition influenced by Debussy’s ‘Arabesque No. 1.’ With a few of our tiny pianos, zithers, and glockenspiel we created a sound mosaic that follows the rhythm, motion, and emotion of the flowers in the painting.” #OpenCall
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🖼️ Vincent van Gogh, “Roses,” 1890, oil on canvas, 27 x 35 in., Gift of Pamela Harriman in memory of W. Averell Harriman
📍 West Building, Main Floor, Gallery 83
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