eno slight return?

It seemed somehow "correct" that only a few days before 'Low Horizons " opens that an event such as "Music for Real Airports" should happen nearby! I was really excited to discover that in a response to Brian Eno's classic "Music for Airports" Sheffield's legendary electronic mysterions THE BLACK DOG and electronic artist HUMANSTUDIO combined to create this contemporary audio visual experience for 'SENSORIA' Sheffield's music/film/digital festival.

Arriving at the Millenium Gallery I hooked up with Gerrard and Sean and for 45 minutes the gathering crowd were treated to an eclectic dj set from Richard H Kirk .

As his set drew to a close a side door opened and we filtered into a darkened room.

A large screen dominated one wall and behind us shadowy forms behind a row of tables were illuminated only by the screen glow of numerous mac books.

Without any further ado the music began slowly pulsating . The screen flickered into life and we began our 50 minute journey. Black Dog electronic soundscapes hummed,bleeped crashed in unison with the screen based artwork . Fantastic. The electronic compositions here are miles away from Eno's airport but then they should be as we are now in 2010. The visualisations were inventive and not at all predictable . Having seen the birth of this kind of experience with Pink Floyd's oil wheels of the '60's into the huge extravaganza that was "Dark Side of the Moon" and onwards through the dance,trance and rave culture here are the new breed pushing back the boundaries again.

So it is-"the gift of sound and vision".." Kurtagonals ", Bowie and Eno were the inspiration for most of my "Low Horizons" paintings -as August Macke said " colors contain counterpoint, treble and bass clef , major and minor, just like music".

He was right and "Music for Real Airports"was another example of creativity using the tools of today to make art.

We slowly left the room making our way into the harsh reality of the Gallery spotlights quietly satisfied. On the journey home "Boards of Canada" quietly accompanied thoughts of my own airport visit and Finland.