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Music for a Sculpture

Oscar van Dillen Posted on March 21, 2018 by oscarJune 12, 2022

Paradox, Music for A Sculpture was written 2007 to be performed on the sculpture “Grote Sext” by Harmen Brethouwer. The composition was written for two percussionists, and is envisioned to be the first in a series of pieces to be performed on objects becoming instruments. In this way, Edgar Varèses old …
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Posted in Composition | Tagged composition, visual art

Circles of scales collection

Oscar van Dillen Posted on November 15, 2016 by oscarNovember 10, 2021

***page currently under development*** Structures of scales In the program of the minor World music composition in practice there is a module where scales are studied, especially from North India. As this minor has the aim to incite and inspire students to create their own compositions, their own music, …
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Posted in Composition, Drawings, Music theory | Tagged composition, drawing, modal music, music philosophy, music theory, scales, visual art, world music composition

Exhibition Surface to Space

Oscar van Dillen Posted on August 23, 2013 by oscarApril 24, 2016

NOW: Exhibition SURFACE TO SPACE at Galerie Kunstliefde in Utrecht Saturday 24 August – 15 September 2013, where I present a part of my new series Urbistics: 5 pen drawings in ink on paper, and 7 brush drawings in oil paint on canvas. This new series of visual works …
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Posted in Brush drawings, Paintings, Pen drawings, Visual art | Tagged drawing, exhibition, painting, pen drawing, visual art

Babel alphabet 1993

Oscar van Dillen Posted on March 2, 2013 by oscarApril 10, 2018

The Babel Alphabet was painted in the Spring of 1993. The alphabet paintings were first exhibited in Den Haag later the same year, together with an installation by Isaak Goldschneider, also on the theme Babel. Isaak Goldschneider created a composition called BABEL as well, which was performed by Rocco …
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Posted in Paintings | Tagged painting, visual art

Organic Forms of Concurrence 2012

Oscar van Dillen Posted on January 6, 2013 by oscarMarch 29, 2015

These Organic Forms of Concurrence were drawn in the summer of 2012, outdoor in Normandy at the seaside (in Houlgate, Honfleur and Mesnil-Val). Since this was a windy environment, some minor blurs occurred when the paper was blown upwards against my brush, so be it. They consist of a …
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Posted in Drawings | Tagged brush drawing, drawing, visual art

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