Critical Writing Index

Mother, turn off the picture

by Otto Piene

artscanada, June 1968, v. 25, no. 2, pp. 13-16

The author discusses the use of sound and music in his work and the work of other artists. He considers "sounding pictures and sculptures" as well as the sound of technical devices, the use of sound in architectural spaces, in environmental performance, and in theater. He suggests that sound - whether natural, functional, or calculated - could point the way to a "new baroque," providing a bridge between artists, composers, architects, etc.

ITEM 1968.002 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Concert for Seven PicturesJean Tinguely

MetamaticsJean Tinguely

RadioJean Tinguely

Symphonies MonotonesYves Klein

Telemagnetic MusicalTakis

31 Rods each with a BallJulio le Parc

New York DancerPol Bury

FlashJoe Jones

falling watersGuenther Uecker

LoopGuenther Uecker

Stop and GoRobert Rauschenberg

Black Zero!Robert Morris

Die Sonne kommt naeherLen Lye

Pneumatic Garden of EdenUSCO

McLuhan CagedAldo Tambellini

ShowerYvonne Rainer

Otto Piene

Otto Piene

Nam June Paik

Robert Whitman