The Colors of Jazz

solo exhibition by Jirapatt Aungsumalee

9 MAY - 30 JUNE , 2022 (MON – SAT, 10 AM - 5 PM)

Opening Party 21 May 2022, (3 PM - 6 PM)

At Mini Xspace Fl.2

The Abstract Colors & Lines of Jazz

Many of you may have heard the saying that art always shines a light on each other. Many times, inspiration crosses the borders between different arts. Most of the art in the world is inspired or influenced by other types of art or creative mediums. Especially the art of communicating with sounds like music. It is an art that can reach and capture people's emotions easily and quickly. Artists in various fields in this world are more or less inspired by music. Wassily Kandinsky, a great artist of the 20th century, is credited with pioneering the first abstract art. He views music as as the ultimate form of art. Musicians can create images in the listener's minds without telling a story, even without the lyrics. Kandinsky defined his painting as visual music by comparing the colors to the music. Many times he even names his works in musical jargon. Another example is the great abstract artist of the 20th century Piet Mondrian. His last works, Broadway Boogie-Woogie (1942–43) and Victory Boogie Woogie (1942–44) inspired by the colors and vibrancy of jazz, and Boogie-Wookie African/American blues appeared in every molecule of New York City in the 1940s.

Jirapatt Aungsumalee, whom many music lovers know under the pen name Siray regarded as one of the most profound jazz lovers in Thailand. Besides music, another of his great interest in visual art, either as a viewer or a creator. As in this exhibition - The Colors of Jazz - Jirapatt combines two fields of art that he is passionate about by changing the tone, melody, and rhythm of jazz music to become color and lines to express emotions on the canvas. Whether the intense passion for the independent spirit of Free Jazz, the sweet, comfortable, and bright mood of Cool Jazz, or the feeling of loneliness in Alone Together by duo Eric Dolphy and Richard Davis. Or the deep emotion of love and faith in God, A Love Supreme by John Coltrane, a psalm to god. Jirapatt conveys his emotions and feelings towards the music he loves through 19 abstract paintings. As one says, music can create an image in the listener's mind without relying on the plot of the lyrics. Jirapatt's abstract paintings may create a "sound" of jazz in the audience's mind without telling a story through any content.

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