Visual Art Commissions
Current Commissions:
No current commissions…
Previous Commissions:
Iron Horse - Rachel Corwin (b. 2001)
Rachel Corwin is a clarinetist studying Music Education and Music Performance at Purdue University Fort Wayne. She is also minoring in studio art and enjoys painting and drawing in her free time. Music and art have been her passions for as long as she can remember. Rachel aspires to teach elementary music or middle school band in the near future.
Wind like Water - Win Hlaing (b. 2003)
Win Hlaing is a sophomore in the Art and Design Department of Purdue Fort Wayne, where she is studying for her BFA in Graphic Design. She is Burmese, but was born in Thailand and raised in Kent, Washington, where her interest for the arts stemmed from occasional visits to her grandmother, who was also an artist.
“My thought process for this piece was to create an airy and peaceful scene that embodied the music itself, as well as to incorporate Connor’s personal story behind it. His piece reminded me of the nostalgic cartoons I would watch, as well as the Disney film “Fantasia”. This is why I wanted to incorporate a magical-feeling scene of a fish flying over serene waters, and to support this feeling I also focused on engulfing the scene in vibrant colors. I maintained a lot of the white of the page to symbolize that the music itself helps the listener visualize what could be seen in the piece.”
I have a personal grudge against stock photography. It isn’t meaningful and is, in my opinion, ALWAYS a poor representation of the beautifully unique artistry contained within every score it is slapped on. I refuse to use anything of the sort on my scores. I also have a strong desire to include other artists in my work if at all possible.
So, I had an idea.
The goal was to commission visual arts students to create a work to be displayed on the scores of newly premiered works. Commissioned artists would tailor their work to the themes and subject matter of the piece. Proper credit, biographical information, and descriptions of the works would be given within the scores. The artists would be financially compensated for the initial commission and would receive perpetual exposure throughout the life of the scores. The commissioned works would be displayed on the title page and/or within the score alongside its background information.
I believe this is a wonderful, unique, and mutually beneficial opportunity for visual art students to display their work, as well as for me to have a truly personal touch to the final designs of my scores.