Exhibitions, Italy, Livorno, 04 September 2010
The constant and vibrant voice of a trumpet that shakes us and, at the same time, saves us all, as well as the solos of a mysterious light that radiates from the strings of a piano, along with colors and shapes of a way of painting made by unusual sounds: all that is Bill Dixon, unique and eclectic personality of the African-American and contemporary music scene.
We are touched not just by the memory of this artist, but also by his research and his unstoppable flow of ideas. A sort of painful trip during which Bill Dixon was alone in exploring unknown directions and difficult paths leaving us pages of marvelous music and a new painting philosophy.
The cryptic sounds of his trumpet are sometimes lyrical, sometimes dramatic. They seem to come up to the surface from the depths: sounds that become painting, painting that translates itself into sounds. We listen to something visible and we see colors that we can hear. Finally an art that aims to create something unexpected and astonishing, with a logic and a cohesion, both of a spiritual nature.
Born October 5th 1925, Bill passed away June 16th this year.
I want to dedicate to him this individual exhibition that presents a traveling cycle on the theme of The Tree and The Square. This exhibit was previously held in 2008 at the Museum of Bormes Les Mimosas on the French Riviera. Now it finds a temporary location in the picturesque Tower of San Vincenzo (Livorno, Tuscany) which, with its history, stands as a symbol of solitude, a sort of solo on the sea. Also, when overlooking the Mediterranean from this tower, one might join in spirit Bill's Odyssey, even if from a fortress on the shore.
My artistic production is largely inspired by his music and is "listening painting, waiting for the color", i. e. a real aesthetic break anticipating what surprisingly could happen.
Gaetano Fiore
Comune di San Vincenzo
Assessorato alla Cultura
Direzione artistica: Daniele Govi
We are touched not just by the memory of this artist, but also by his research and his unstoppable flow of ideas. A sort of painful trip during which Bill Dixon was alone in exploring unknown directions and difficult paths leaving us pages of marvelous music and a new painting philosophy.
The cryptic sounds of his trumpet are sometimes lyrical, sometimes dramatic. They seem to come up to the surface from the depths: sounds that become painting, painting that translates itself into sounds. We listen to something visible and we see colors that we can hear. Finally an art that aims to create something unexpected and astonishing, with a logic and a cohesion, both of a spiritual nature.
Born October 5th 1925, Bill passed away June 16th this year.
I want to dedicate to him this individual exhibition that presents a traveling cycle on the theme of The Tree and The Square. This exhibit was previously held in 2008 at the Museum of Bormes Les Mimosas on the French Riviera. Now it finds a temporary location in the picturesque Tower of San Vincenzo (Livorno, Tuscany) which, with its history, stands as a symbol of solitude, a sort of solo on the sea. Also, when overlooking the Mediterranean from this tower, one might join in spirit Bill's Odyssey, even if from a fortress on the shore.
My artistic production is largely inspired by his music and is "listening painting, waiting for the color", i. e. a real aesthetic break anticipating what surprisingly could happen.
Gaetano Fiore
Comune di San Vincenzo
Assessorato alla Cultura
Direzione artistica: Daniele Govi
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