When this assignment was given to me I thought long and hard about what my sense of place was as it's difficult concept to grasp. Then it occurred to me. Expression is a massive part of my life and its something that takes over no matter what the situation. My guitar is something I'd turn to for comfort. As I enjoy poetry and music I have a tendency to write music, which makes me feel warm. This is my sense of place. Art comes into it through artists I have come across in the past such as Wassily Kandinsky who paints using shapes whilst listening to music. Therefore showing emotion and a feel for the music through every brush stroke. Also Jackson Polluck who takes a style known as 'Splash Painting' which is very expressive.
Kandinsky
My biggest inspirations for this topic are the mighty ‘Mumford & Sons’ and ‘Jack Johnson’. I have included these in the inspirations section of my scrapbook.
Performing in front of people is a big part of my sense of place, as it allows me to connect with people and share my feelings and emotions through the magic of lyric and song. I asked a friend of mine (who is a photographer) to take several photo’s of me playing one of my acoustic sets. This is included in the performance section of my blog. The pictures show me playing at the Uplands Tavern. Hopefully they indicate the emotion even though the music is not present.
One of the biggest inspirations which led me to play the guitar was the film ‘Walk the Line’ I have included the film cover within my scrapbook.
Music can change and talk to you. Generally the music you listen to differes upon what mood your in. I have included several bands which really have had an impact on me melodically abd lyrically in the past. These are preferably Mumford & Sons and Coldplay. Using tagxedo.com I created a treble clef symbol using the song names of Mumford and Sons.
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