Sonata for a grand piano or Where music begins
Technique:
ETCHING
Picture size
5⁵³/₆₄ x 4¹³/₃₂ in
14.8 х 11.2 cm
Paper size
11¹³/₁₆ x 8¹⁷/₆₄ in
29.7 x 21 cm
Year
2017
Edition
of 20
Description
Sonata for Piano or Where Music Begins invites the viewer into a world where sound and life intertwine, growing from the branches of a tree and flowing like music into the open air. The central image—a grand piano perched within the heart of the tree—serves as the birthplace of melodies, as if each note is a leaf on the tree, each chord a bird taking flight.
Inside the piano, a miniature city rests, nestled among the trees like a musical box come to life. A river flows through this city, carrying two swans—symbols of love and harmony—on its quiet waters. The piano, open like a stage, reveals not just the city within but the essence of music itself, where every sound has its beginning, its root in nature and life.
The scene unfolds on what resembles a theatrical stage, complete with an open curtain, suggesting that the performance has already begun. Yet, it is not a performance for an audience alone, but a dialogue between the inner and outer worlds. The open window above the stage acts as a boundary, symbolizing the threshold between introspection and outward expression. It is the line between the quiet room of reflection and the wide, open world beyond—like the eye of the soul that sees both within and without.
The piano stands high, as though only a masterful conductor or composer could reach its keys, scaling the heights of experience and creativity to bring forth the profound melodies hidden in its depths. The piece suggests that the music, like life itself, is complex and requires both skill and passion to truly understand and express.
Sonata for Piano or Where Music Begins is a meditation on the origins of art, music, and emotion. It reflects the harmony between the intimate spaces of the soul and the boundless possibilities of the external world, united by the universal language of music.
Sonata for a grand piano or Where music begins
Technique:
ETCHING
Picture size
5⁵³/₆₄ x 4¹³/₃₂ in
14.8 х 11.2 cm
Paper size
11¹³/₁₆ x 8¹⁷/₆₄ in
29.7 x 21 cm
Year
2017
Edition
of 20
Description
Sonata for Piano or Where Music Begins invites the viewer into a world where sound and life intertwine, growing from the branches of a tree and flowing like music into the open air. The central image—a grand piano perched within the heart of the tree—serves as the birthplace of melodies, as if each note is a leaf on the tree, each chord a bird taking flight.
Inside the piano, a miniature city rests, nestled among the trees like a musical box come to life. A river flows through this city, carrying two swans—symbols of love and harmony—on its quiet waters. The piano, open like a stage, reveals not just the city within but the essence of music itself, where every sound has its beginning, its root in nature and life.
The scene unfolds on what resembles a theatrical stage, complete with an open curtain, suggesting that the performance has already begun. Yet, it is not a performance for an audience alone, but a dialogue between the inner and outer worlds. The open window above the stage acts as a boundary, symbolizing the threshold between introspection and outward expression. It is the line between the quiet room of reflection and the wide, open world beyond—like the eye of the soul that sees both within and without.
The piano stands high, as though only a masterful conductor or composer could reach its keys, scaling the heights of experience and creativity to bring forth the profound melodies hidden in its depths. The piece suggests that the music, like life itself, is complex and requires both skill and passion to truly understand and express.
Sonata for Piano or Where Music Begins is a meditation on the origins of art, music, and emotion. It reflects the harmony between the intimate spaces of the soul and the boundless possibilities of the external world, united by the universal language of music.