Frank Carroll- Artist

From the collection of Chad and Katie Darling, an exploration into the music of Pearl Jam. I’m always intrigued by new opportunities to explore the way I paint music, and this was no exception. The color palate came from the music, the visualization I never questioned or paused over. Energy and purpose were the driving forces.

Acrylic on Canvas and Acrylic Sheeting, 40" x 50"

More work in the notes and sound of the music. My view into what each sound carries inside of it, its color and intensity. The exploration into what each note looks like, and how they tie together in a visual form. I am very taken with the layering and how the notes float away from each other, yet still have a cohesive bond inside the overall song, or canvas.

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acrylic on canvas and acrylic sheeting, 50"x60"

 In the audio world, the distribution of energy across an audio spectrum is considered tonal balance. there are many interpretations and nuances to what tonal balance really is, so I decided to distribute audio energy across canvas and acrylic sheeting: sounds translated into color, compartmentalized like pixels, small moments expressing a larger picture. Down to the individual brush strokes, striving to achieve tonal equilibrium.

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acrylic on canvas and acrylic sheeting, 48"x60"

Cutting through a wide swath of music, the overall goal to explore the translation from sound to visual, I focused on the cracked glass and thrown paint. Expressing the dynamics of the music, I floated through different applications and styles, then brought it together with the layering of smaller canvases and acrylic sheeting. A truly free formed painting based entirely on sound.

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Acrylic on canvas and acrylic sheeting, 24" x 36"

This is the culmination of mapping out a song in color: layers of paint involving the beat, melody, and lyrics. Each layer tied together with a pattern painted into the color, representing grooves on a vinyl record. The hard drives representing the storage and distribution of the music today, and being able to capture the visual art of sound as well.

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Acrylic on cardboard, handmade paper, and photographs 20" x 24"

A journey of almost 15 years of piecing together media and paint. Pausing the music many times to let the painting come naturally, then satisfied when it came to fruition this year. The enjoyment of revisiting a work after such a long time was exciting and fun.

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acrylic, pastel and ink on wood, fabric and acrylic sheeting 84"x18"

Much like signals and information to be transmitted, the heart of this painting was musical inspiration and creativity that were put together over the course of many years. These ideas came to me in short bursts, then punctuated recently with the complete realization. Transmission complete!

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Acrylic on canvas and acrylic sheeting, 36" x 48"

Steeped in electronic music, painting structure and cadence within an abstract, layered palate. With drum machine schematics, and the electric blue colors of the spotlights and darkened corners of the concert hall, and the digital, sonic sea washing over you.

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Acrylic on Canvas and Acrylic Sheeting, 36" x 48"

A refreshing and exciting collaboration with Jazz singer Jessica Lee, and what I feel was a soulful and dynamic experience with a musical style that is not in my normal rotation while painting. It will be from now on.

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Acrylic on canvas and acrylic sheeting, 40" x 50"

A pop portrait of my niece Zoe. Out of my comfort range, and wanting to challenge myself with a rhythmic and lyrical take on the popular music of today. The coloring and the layers abstract and raw underneath, mixed with precision and structure guiding the eye. 

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Acrylic on Canvas and Acrylic Sheeting, 36"x52"

A journey into electronic music, guided by the feeling of the root sound, bringing forth images of circuit boards and precise cadence in the music, mixed with the creativity of the artists, to give that human, organic experience in the sea of digital rhythm.

from the collection of andrew and anne gower

Acrylic on Canvas and Acrylic Sheeting, 36"x48"

A project based in mellow electronic music, and heavily sampled DJ instrumentals. The thought of how music continues to feed from the music of the past, through sampling, reimagining, or spirit, gave the impetus to "sample" from my own work, as well as spiritually engaging with other artists styles. 

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Acrylic on Canvas and Acrylic Sheeting, 24"x 52"

Shown here at the "Color me Happy" show at Studio Be in Nashville, TN

This was a show benefitting Alzheimers research, so I painted to the songs I felt would stay within my memory, ones i could hear and see in my mind. This was my first painting incorporating the Acrylic, clear sheets to give dimension and separation to the levels I always work with in my pieces. The background layer is the kaleidoscope, a feature many Alzheimers patients respond to and paint in their own works. The puzzle sections, floating, breaking apart. Sort of a fracturing of memories, and the bright green of the top layer, a safe color that patients can recall as peaceful and calming. It was an intense experience, and the music i listened to will always be there for me long after the record stops spinning. 

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Acrylic on Canvas, 40"x50"

For this piece, I focused on single, sustained sounds. Much like the final piano chord in the Beatles song "Day in the Life", I always wondered what something like that would look like. When the music stops, if someone asked to show what the sound visually represented to you, what would be created? My favorite question!

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Acrylic on Canvas, 30"x40"

I remember college radio: the alternative sound, the rebelliousness, and the way music was changing. Changing myself, stripping what I thought I knew about music and revealing something deeper and amazing. Much like the hints of color, as the strong black and white world is scraped to the side, yet still the structure that holds it together.

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Acrylic on Canvas, Aluminum, and Tin, 48"x84"

The final painting in the series of the exploration into world beat music. Visions of the side of a rusted ships hull, pounded metal, and weathered chrome, and letting the paint flow to the sound. 

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As part of the Elemental series, listening to world music. The desire to capture the music, as well as convey the feeling of standing in a dense grassland, my hand guided by the beat of exotic sounds and cadences.

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Acrylic on Canvas, 24"x50"

Engaged with my baser instincts, listening to drum and world music, letting myself be guided by the simple passion to express myself. This would be the first in a series of four, and I always felt that they incorporated what i was trying to project: dynamic simplicity

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Acrylic, Ink, and Charcoal on Wood and foam core, 48"x48"

A collaboration with my brother, cinematographer Mark Carroll. A painting about family, and the music my brother and i grew up with. The family photo frames supplied the blank canvas I needed to explore the deep bond I have with my brother. A truly special piece.

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