Comments on: The art of collaboration and why I love musicians http://lynbishop.com/blog/2008/07/20/the-art-of-collaboration-and-why-i-love-musicians/ On art, culture and collaboration Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:35:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: bob cornelis http://lynbishop.com/blog/2008/07/20/the-art-of-collaboration-and-why-i-love-musicians/#comment-160 bob cornelis Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:53:28 +0000 http://lynbishop.com/blog/2008/07/20/the-art-of-collaboration-and-why-i-love-musicians/#comment-160 I suspect collaborating on a single piece of visual art adds all sorts of new dimensions to the process. I'll admit, I've never tried it. You mention music - dance is another art form where these is a lot of collaboration. There are 3 artists (2 painters and a sculptor) here in Sonoma County that do an interesting collaboration each year. They pick a theme and the 2 painters work up 8 sketches each and give them to the sculptor. He then uses them to create sculptures. He then gives the sculptures to the painters (switching them so they receive the ones inspired by the other painter's work) and then they create paintings inspired by his sculptures. While they are not working on a single piece, the resulting body of work itself is a collaboration. They've told us that crossing mediums like this is extremely challenging because they have to interpret what the other has done while remaining true to their medium. Their new show is in another month - unfortunately I'll be out of town for the opening. I suspect collaborating on a single piece of visual art adds all sorts of new dimensions to the process. I’ll admit, I’ve never tried it.

You mention music – dance is another art form where these is a lot of collaboration.

There are 3 artists (2 painters and a sculptor) here in Sonoma County that do an interesting collaboration each year. They pick a theme and the 2 painters work up 8 sketches each and give them to the sculptor. He then uses them to create sculptures. He then gives the sculptures to the painters (switching them so they receive the ones inspired by the other painter’s work) and then they create paintings inspired by his sculptures. While they are not working on a single piece, the resulting body of work itself is a collaboration. They’ve told us that crossing mediums like this is extremely challenging because they have to interpret what the other has done while remaining true to their medium. Their new show is in another month – unfortunately I’ll be out of town for the opening.

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