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Ellen Hackl Fagan
Ellen Hackl Fagan, Seeking the Sound of Cobalt Blue_Delft, 2015, Rag Paper

2015

$5,500
£4,083.46
€4,758.35
CA$7,635.78
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MX$105,143.80
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DKK 35,502.05
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Ellen Hackl Fagan is an interdisciplinary abstract painter who uses synaesthesia, digital media and interactive performance as tools for developing a corresponding language between color and sound in her work. This year she focused in on the core concept in her abstract work and began creating a small series of works on paper titled “Seeking the Sound of Cobalt Blue.” This series has evolved into floor to wall installations of blue paintings on paper and on the floor that explore the nature of printmaking processes, texture and surface. Ellen Hackl Fagan is the inventor of The Reverse Color Organ and the ColorSoundGrammar Game, two projects that enable viewers to interact aurally with color. In collaboration with cognitive scientist Michael Cole, the Reverse Color Organ is being developed into an app and webpage to put this synaesthetic tool into peoples’ hands to be used not only to expand the language of color, but also as a crowd-sourced musical instrument.
  • Creator:
    Ellen Hackl Fagan (1960, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2015
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 44.5 in (113.03 cm)Width: 50 in (127 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    the paper is oversized and undulates due to it's heavy weight and scale. This creates an organic quality to the painting and is an intrinsic aspect of the character of the artwork.
  • Gallery Location:
    Darien, CT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1722549362

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