Lovers of music and art are warmly welcome to browse this section as events unfold. Due to the current COVID19 pandemic, live performances are postponed or reconfigured as online experiences.
Elisabeth is available for further questions on her Facebook page: Elisabeth Kelvin Artist and Musician link: https://www.facebook.com/lismusart/
May 9 15:00 – 16:15 CEST Virtually Yours Guided Art Exhibition. Art lovers are welcome to join the artist as she guides you through a selection of recent works in the virtual wonderland. You may fall in love with a painting and want to have it. We can arrange this! Hosted by Elisabeth Kelvin and littlebigarts.com
May 8 – June 1 Little Art Exhibition – by appointment ReinlGalerie
Elisabeth Kelvin warmly invites you to a solo exhibition, performances with Gentle Enquiry and Friends, and an afternoon of special workshops in Reinlgalerie, Reinlgasse 36, Vienna 1140.
breathe into it 2 ink on paper
This exhibition is a celebration of black, grey, and white works which can be seen in both light and darkness. An exploration of breath: the only resource you ever need that’s free. Breathe into and perceive the many ways we see, play, move, think.
Live improvised music is performed by Gentle Enquiry and Friends. The exhibition will open with a premiere performance of Elisabeth’s group improvisation breathe into it 4.
Vernissage: November 8 19:00. Including recorded atmospheric enhancing soundscapes and a live performance at 20:00. Premiere performance of breathe into it 4 an improvised text-score by Elisabeth Kelvin. Improvisation trio Gentle Enquiry is joined by the fabulous musicians.
Free Entry (contributions for the musicians are welcome)
Special event: November 17 Workshops for children and adults.
Part 1: 14:00 – How to draw what we hear and play what we see. Imagine. We enter a space where what is seen moves us and what heard becomes visible. The magic of imagination takes flight. All ages welcome.
Part 2: 15:30 – Drip painting “reading” afternoon. What does your paint pouring reveal about you? Are you ready to find out? Elisabeth invites you to discover your fortune in an unusually fun and creative way.
Entry by donation.
Finissage: November 29 19:00 Performance at 20:00. Including recorded atmospheric enhancing soundscapes and a live performance at 20:00. Premiere performance of breathe into it 5 an improvised text-score by Elisabeth Kelvin and friends
Ink became my friend, my constant companion, and my pleasure.
I became acquainted with ink when I dropped preconceived notions of what ink and artists do. I had always thought, as a left-handed writer, that dipping into ink would have disastrous consequences for me. My hand would drag across the paper. The ink would get all over my hands then on the paper in an uncontrolled mess. It was when I realized that I did not have to work from left to right across the paper, as one does with most written languages. Of course not! I frequently use both hands in my painting and drawing process. I move from right to left, edge to center, corner to corner, back to front, whatever it takes. Thus, the tyranny of marking direction was lifted in my mind. I could now wander in any direction and with both hands. Ink became my friend, my constant companion, and my pleasure. My new love. The delight of its dance from bottle to paper is fascinating.
Reflections of life from the artist’s perspective.
How does connectedness effect a creative call to action? Is it willingness or sheer willfulness to be the honest artist? When the connection between art and music is damaged or destroyed, then this artist picks up her ever-expanding creative toolkit and gets to work. In this exhibition the “fixer” explores what it means to play music, to paint, draw, respond and change from the inside out. The invisible image, the unheard sound, the vulnerability of connectedness, a responsibility to be honest and emerge compassionate reverberate throughout every stroke, drag, stab and rhythmic caress of the brush to the canvas.
What could be a sweeter way to spend an evening with friends, than enjoying the liveliness and intimacy of a cultural drinking spot in the heart of a historic market in Vienna? Add to this the possibility of falling in love with a painting and taking it home! This event is part of a journey into the emotional links between art and music. There are eight pairs of paintings each corresponding to a perceived musical note (in Latin “color”) and its reflection or echo. A singularity can change a multitude. The music performance links the artworks to each other and the audience. How does this happen? Ahh, you had to be there.
A beautiful body. Sensual delight. Visual pleasure. Love and humanity. The art of the Human Form.
My fascination with the human form has led me into the world of live sketch clubs, urban sketching, discreet thumbnail drawings in parks and shorthand doodles on busses. The journey continues through dance clubs, salsa bars, ballet, yoga, contact improvisation, contemporary movement, theatre, Butoh, and beyond. It is exciting to realise a multifaceted visual interpretation of the body both as a dynamic form and a classic nude. My works are produced with charcoal, pencil, ink, watercolor, acrylic, and oils on paper and canvas ranging from bitesize to mural dimensions.
You are most welcome to visit Atelier EK. Let’s set up a meeting and do this together.
Seeking more? You can see more of my figurative, abstract paintings, music, and filmettes by visiting the following spaces:
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