Matt's Art

below are a series of iterations that this album artwork went through; although none of the changes may seem too radical; trying to balance the light sources across the different blending layers proved to be a difficult process, although it was very rewarding to experiment with it.  I created a streak of light and played with layering it over the first image I had come up with, and it ended up being very interesting, although potentially overpowering.  However, that seemed to work with my concept, as I feel that the way light is generated and perceived is very reflective of human activity.  the final image was not notably different from the earlier drafts, but I found that in this case subtlety was more effective, and that I didn't want to stray too far from the original composition I had created. I also adopted the aspect ratio from the original square composition of an album art to something with a little more interest.  

the song I have prepared in conjunction with this piece is unfinished; that being said, I primarily focus with soundscapes and ambience, and wanted to reflect that ambiguity in my album artwork.  once I have more of the song finished, I intend to flesh out the album artwork, possibly with some sort of framing/typography.  below is a link to listen to the song.   https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-WYFwDhMRdftsQbcb_aigs0zazHESfgB

for my final project, I will be composing a song along with accompanying album artwork.  I intend to produce various iterations of album artwork, mainly in an attempt to experiment with different directions.  often my work revolves around themes of nostalgia, and as such I intend to utilize 35mm film heavily within my compositions.  below are some images I may utilize.