A World Within a Phrase II
An art and music challenge.
Hey friends,
Can you believe it’s already been a month since we did the first art and music challenge? I had no idea what to expect for the first one and guessed that only a handful of my closest friends would participate. So far, I’ve seen works from at least 22 artists, a much larger turnout than I imagined. Not only that, but several of you submitted more than one piece. We saw great diversity among the works, spanning all styles and mediums, including still art, animation, GIFs, glitch, and music/sound-design. The quality and thoughtfulness that went into the submissions were unbelievable and so much fun to explore.
Check out most of the results here (a few pieces were submitted after the post deadline):
As I mentioned in the first challenge post, I’m working on a personal music project that takes influence from phrases found in various media. All pieces together will paint a picture of an idea I’m exploring. For now, they will seem quite random. While I work on this, I want to invite you to participate with me by using some of the prompts that I’m currently working with.
Making art and composing music are generally solitary activities, so I thought it might be fun to work alongside my friends by gathering around a central idea of influence and sharing what we’ve made, all the while working independently in whatever way we see fit.
I plan to do these on the first of each month for at least a couple more months and we’ll see what happens from there.
Let’s jump into this month’s challenge!
The Challenge
Make an abstract artwork or music piece (or both, if ambitious) using the following line of text as the primary influence:
“Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don’t plan it. Don’t wait for it. Just let it happen.”
This is a quote by the Twin Peaks character, Dale Cooper.
Post it on 𝕏 and/or Warpcast any time up until the deadline.
Use #LWArtChallenge, tag me, or DM me so that I can find your work.
Deadline: Sunday, July 7th (end of day for all timezones)
All, or most, works will be featured in this Artletter in a follow-up post. The deadline is only for those who would like their work featured. Otherwise, it is an ongoing challenge.
Feel free to mint your work on any platform, but there is no obligation to mint. I will be participating by writing a piece of music, but will not be minting mine yet because it’s part of a larger personal project that I’ll release in the near future. I will do my best to collect any minted works.
Interpretation Ideas
Here are a few of the infinite ways you can use the line of text to influence your piece.
Literal: Apply a literal interpretation to the imagery invoked by the text.
Emotional: Use the emotional impact the text or individual words have on you.
Aesthetic Sentiment: Interpret the style and attitude you get from the text.
Structural: Look at the grammatical structure or any other aspect regarding the shape of the phrase.
Temporal: Consider the rhythmic patterns in the text, whether spoken aloud or purely visual.
Symbolism: Explore the symbolic meanings the phrase might carry.
Contrast: Consider any contrasts, juxtapositions, dissonance and consonances, tension, or other dynamics you find throughout the phrase.
Sensory Associations: Think about the cognitive and sensory associations that are naturally triggered by the phrase. These might be textures, colors, melodies, harmonies, etc.
etc.
The abstract realm is vast and infinite. A single phrase contains a world of information. I’m excited to see how you take influence from the given phrase for this challenge.
See you on the other side and thank you for participating with me.
-LW❤️🔥