Retro Row Features Evening Of Art

By Julian Bermudez /Gazette Arts Writer

Last Saturday turned out to be a successful art night for Fourth Street’s “Retro Row.” Throngs of artists, musicians, gallerists and the public-at-large took part in an evening filled with art, entertainment, food, drink and dance.

First on the list was Open. Their latest exhibit, “Sound!” displays works by Andy Carey, who interprets the sonic landscape of music through paintings. Carey’s works visually depict sound through geometrically abstract displays of painted discs positioned side-by-side. Each pattern uses a different color to convey a unique mood, which is akin to what music does.

“Musical sounds can evoke certain emotions, but I have always been in awe of how it can create color and form in my mind’s eye,” Carey said.

Carey’s works depict the tonal quality of the singing voice, but the work itself is absent of any lyrical influence. Apparently, each piece was created with a certain question in mind: What does the artist visualize for each sound?

The works are fun, colorful and lyrical in the sense that they force the eye to move about the “canvas” with ease. If you need a visual, imagine “Lite Brite” where colored pegs are used to create varying shapes and moods.

The show ends July 20.