Origami Experimentation

I experimented with some artificial lighting and found this worked a lot better than the room's lighting. I liked the way the black paper added a contrast to the white paper from the frog. Black and white is a simplistic idea so I am considering just using plain white paper to keep the simplicity the images above captured.

Japanese Experiment 2

I made two Asian-style improvisations because I wanted to test out different instruments. With the piano used in this one it sounded a bit out of place because pianos would rarely be used in traditional Japanese music. Nevertheless I wanted to test this instrument out because it sustained the notes fairly well unlike the guitar. It also gave a really different mood with the guitar the sound was more detached and staccato like however on the piano it was very legato and smooth.

Looking at music genres and types I came across a special type of improvisation which involves in only playing the black notes on the keyboard. This gives the piece of music an Asian sound to it. This whole piece was an improvisation experiment however it had a beginning middle and end and was structure accordingly to a relaxed mood I wanted to create. There wasn't really a pulse or beat to the music as Japanese style music usually doesn't follow a rhythm and it is impossible to clap the pulse.

Minimalist Improvisation Experiment

Whilst experimenting with minimalistic music I improvised a short piece incorporating all the aspects of minimalistic music. For example I repeated a pattern over and over again and i tried to create a hypnotic mood. This piece was improvised meaning there was no planning behind it and literally means making it up as you go along. However I had my background knowledge of minimalistic music for my improvisation so it helped me knowing what to do next and i roughly tested the chords to see if they would work in harmony with one another.

I researched into origami art from looking at my Japanese Samurai helmet. It originated in Japan in the 17th century and has been popularized in modern culture. It is very simplistic in comparison to other art forms and requires only a piece of paper and some folding.

Minimalist Music

I research a very unusual style of music called 'minimalist music'. It's a style which focuses on repeating patterns which creates a hypnotic-like mood. I found this to be fitting with my final project as they are both very simplistic but at the same time are an art because of it. Minimalist music is very repetitive and follows a pulse, a rhythm, unlike traditional music which uses melodies. It consists of patterns that change over time making the listener think about the overall piece as one big image rather than individual parts.