Kerry Hirth

Show ran from 12/1/2011 to 12/23/2011 and by appointment 12/26/2011 to 1/7/2012SONATAS FROM A CLIMATE OF SUNLIGHT AND WARMTH  pastel paintings

Opening Reception: Friday, December 2, 6-9pm

In her exhibit, "Sonatas from a Climate of Sunlight and Warmth," Kerry Hirth creates long, horizontal, colorful pastel paintings which portray musical compositions.  She uses personal experience of consistent and automatic associations of musical harmonies and color to create these synesthetic works by tracking the progress of chords as a piece is performed.  The patterns of color resulting from this process conveys the meaning and the beauty of the music they depict. This exhibition highlights works based on the keyboard sonatas of the Baroque composer Domenico Scarlatti.  A legendary harpsichordist once remarked, "When we hear Scarlatti's music, we know that we are in the climate of sunlight and warmth."