Stephen Vitiello "Four Color Sound"

DBA Christian Haye

poster for Stephen Vitiello "Four Color Sound"

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Stephen Vitiello’s fourth solo exhibition at the gallery features Four Color Sound (2008), an immersive environment divided into four sections: Blue, Red, Yellow, and Green. It was originally commissioned by DiverseWorks, a non-profit exhibition space in Houston, and features lighting design by Jeremy Choate. The 28-minute audio cycle is accompanied by choreographed lighting effects that charge the foggy room with four consecutive color segments. Each audio section combines sounds produced using electronic synthesizers with excerpts from Vitiello’s documentary field and instrumental recordings. For example, in the Blue section one hears birds and insects recorded in the Brazilian Amazon. The Yellow section consists of instrumental sounds from the group Beta Collide, including the trumpet, flute and percussion. There are frogs recorded in Virginia in the Green section and, finally, thunder in the Red section. Although each section is a study in monochromatic color and sound texture, the cross fades are sublime moments of transition.

[Image: Stephen Vitiello "Back Room/Blue Light" (from Four Color Sound installation at Museum 52, March 2008. ) Light and Audio Installation. Dimensions variable. Photo by Matt Flowers, courtesy of the Artist.]

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from October 07, 2008 to October 31, 2008

Opening Reception on 2008-10-07 from 18:00 to 20:00

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