Arbitrary Music (a record of known people and places), 2020
Mixed media
12 x 12 in
30.5 x 30.5 cm
30.5 x 30.5 cm
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In 'Arbitrary Music,' Simon Evans™ methodically lists people and places the artist has known, meticulously copying the names by hand in rainbow colored pencil. The text radiates outward, functioning as...
In "Arbitrary Music," Simon Evans™ methodically lists people and places the artist has known, meticulously copying the names by hand in rainbow colored pencil. The text radiates outward, functioning as a yantra or visual energy diagram traditionally used to direct focus during meditation or ritual. Evans describes the work as a "record of people and places I have known," playing on the multiple meanings of 'record.' Evans admits that "'known' is a joke word, because it's impossible to really know either people or places. Listing feels more honest to me if I consider it as music."