Evoking the Elements

Earth | Air | Water | Fire

A Synergy of Piano Music and Paintings by Musician Elyane Laussade and Artist Corinne Loxton

12, 17 & 20 October 2024 at The Laussade Studio, Doncaster East, Melbourne

Performance and a full meal from $67 (Matinee) to $87.

Together with Melbourne concert pianist, Elyane Laussade, I am exploring interpretations and evocations of nature’s elemental processes as reflected in the compositions of composers such as Debussy, Ravel & Chopin. Our collaboration will result in a concert series in Melbourne, combining live performances, an installation and projection of my paintings.

As I prepare these paintings I am listening with deep attention to the repertoire that Elyane has selected and reading about each composer’s intent for their work. I am considering how best to express the theme, melody and mood of the music in colour, form and brushmark.

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Gallery of Paintings

Evoking the Elements

 

About Elyane Laussade

A graduate of the Juilliard School in New York City, pianist Elyane Laussade has delighted audiences on five continents with her imaginative and strongly individual playing.

Originally from the USA, she has established herself as one of Australia’s finest performers. On numerous occasions, she has performed with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and has been featured by ABC Classic FM and 3MBS in studio recordings and live broadcasts.

“A pianist with a powerful, polished technique and many an original interpretive notion….with an impeccable sense of style and dazzling power.” – Allan Kozinn. Laussade, Pianist, In Recital / The New York Times

 

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Set of 5 Art Cards featuring Evoking the Elements Paintings
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Set of 5 Art Cards featuring Evoking the Elements Paintings
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The landscapes featured on these cards invite you to contemplate the beauty of the elements and the mystery of nature. Inspired by compositions of great composers, these images of reflections on glassy water, windswept clouds, rising mist or stands of trees, ground you in the present, while transporting you beyond.

Each pack contains 5 of the 6 cards pictured below - it's a lucky dip!

Cards are printed in high resolution on 350gsm Grange uncoated stock, measure 120x180mm and come with a matching white envelope.

Set of 6 Art Cards featuring Plein Air Paintings from the Capertee Valley
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Set of 6 Art Cards featuring Plein Air Paintings from the Capertee Valley
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These cards feature plein air (outdoor) made in the Capertee Valley, west of the Blue Mountains

“Painting en plein air (in the landscape) is challenging and invigorating… it requires absolute focus, endurance and a sense of humour. When kids coo-ee to me from lookouts or interested trail walkers stop to chat, when the sun blazes, the wind gusts and the shadows shift, I have to flex and stretch, accommodating each new variable and staying in the flow.”

100% of the proceeds will support Corinne in making a series of plein-air paintings in the Red Centre in April 2024, that will invite urban audiences to consider the desert’s mystical, sacred and environmental importance.

Cards are printed in high resolution on 300gsm linen stock, measure 11 x 17 cm and come with a matching white envelope.

The elements, earth, air, fire and water, and nature’s processes, captivate and compel me to paint. Every day I see beauty, decay and renewal - the effects of elemental forces. They constantly create change and adaption. As these processes play out, I witness nature seeking equilibrium and balance and offering metaphors for life. A tall, strong tree reaches to the sky, despite the impossibility of it emerging from a rock crevice; verdant new shoots flourish from a fire-blackened trunk; the dedicated parenting of a pair of kookaburras… each of these occurrences seems to express joy, hope, loss and longing. By noticing and paying attention to them I experience deep connection with my humanity, the land and spirit.

I invite you to journey with me as I create work exploring the imagery, energy and themes of the selected compositions and their evocation of the elements in nature. Along the way, I will share notes, musings and photos with you, directly from my studio, via my blog, on Facebook and Instagram.