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Abstracting an emotion is THE most important aspect of any art form. That's why essay isn't art but haiku is. Even if one manages abstraction, next comes expressing it.
Listen to Raaja's beautiful musical abstraction of the lines that come after
This is exactly #WhyRajaIsGod
Listen to Raaja's beautiful musical abstraction of the lines that come after
This is exactly #WhyRajaIsGod
Here, Janaki/Vaali is asking us to listen to "breezing wind, moving crops & walking river". Ilaiyaraaja abstracts all 3 sounds musically & shows us!
Flute: அடிக்கிற காத்துச் சத்தம்
Strings & bass guitar: அசையிற நாத்துச் சத்தம்
Santoor: நடக்குற ஆத்துச் சத்தம்
#WhyRaajaIsGod
Flute: அடிக்கிற காத்துச் சத்தம்
Strings & bass guitar: அசையிற நாத்துச் சத்தம்
Santoor: நடக்குற ஆத்துச் சத்தம்
#WhyRaajaIsGod
Abstraction isn't just about working at conceptual level. It's also about the freedom from representational quality, means an artist saying "I dont care how my work is received" Sounds familiar?
Here ILaiyaraaja abstracts Mozart to Tamils without giving a damn!
#WhyRaajaIsGod
Here ILaiyaraaja abstracts Mozart to Tamils without giving a damn!
#WhyRaajaIsGod
Train sounds (whistling & rumbling both) are very exciting ones for humans. Many music directors used the train sounds mostly as is.
Here, ILaiyaraaja imagines train sounds using string section (violin+viola+cello) in 1983 if this is not abstract art, what is?!
#WhyRaajaIsGod
Here, ILaiyaraaja imagines train sounds using string section (violin+viola+cello) in 1983
if this is not abstract art, what is?!#WhyRaajaIsGod
ILaiyaraaja abstracts physical movements as rich musical art beautifully
Here a butterfly's life cycle as music- observe the quality of sound at each phase
Egg: humble beginning
Larva: gradual growth
Pupa: exciting rest
Break: new world
Go: careless fly
#WhyRaajaIsGod
Here a butterfly's life cycle as music- observe the quality of sound at each phase
Egg: humble beginning
Larva: gradual growth
Pupa: exciting rest
Break: new world
Go: careless fly
#WhyRaajaIsGod
