A virtuoso sound painting by the Italian artists Quayola and Seta.
Based on generative algorithms, the two Italian artists Quayola/Seta create a virtuoso “sound painting” on the 16 x 9 metre screen and the equally large floor projection. As on a real canvas, hyper-realistic digital brushstrokes articulate endlessly on the large-scale projection of Deep Space 8K. Each individual brushstroke is linked to a piano tone, thus creating polyphonic synaesthetic landscapes. Experience an immersive journey into the artistic process inspired by music and traditional painting techniques.
With Transient, Quayola Studio breaks new ground, using technology as a lens to explore music for 21st century audiences and rethink traditional artistic techniques in the context of the human-machine relationship. In his work, Quayola always explores the tension between seemingly opposing forces: real and artificial, old and new. For this project, innovative software was developed that seamlessly combines image and sound. The piano is both a symbol of musical tradition and an expression of human creativity. Transient was developed together with musician and Quayola Studio collaborator Andrea Santicchia aka Seta.