{"id":71,"date":"2008-03-30T08:42:12","date_gmt":"2008-03-30T12:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/?p=71"},"modified":"2015-12-27T22:58:29","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T03:58:29","slug":"sound-scupture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2008\/03\/sound-scupture\/","title":{"rendered":"Sound Sculptures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/4555_photo_2_high_res.jpeg\" title=\"Bill Fontana\u2019s Sound Sculpture\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/4555_photo_2_high_res.jpeg\" alt=\"Bill Fontana\u2019s Sound Sculpture\" \/><\/a>As I&#8217;ve said before, one never knows where they might find art.<\/p>\n<p>This posting started with the weekly check of my older son&#8217;s college, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.virginia.edu\/uvatoday\/newsRelease.php?id=4555\" title=\"UVA Pictures of the Week\" target=\"_blank\">UVA&#8217;s Pictures of the Week<\/a>.  There was a lecture at the Architecture School given on March 19th by Bill Fontana, who is a pioneer in the art of Sound Sculptures.<\/p>\n<p>This is incredibly interesting to me, not just the subject, which I think is fascinating because sound, similar to smell can  evoke such deeply alluring and long forgotten memories, but the pathways of me finding this post.  Some uncanny things are more than just coincidental &#8212; I believe.<\/p>\n<p>If you know anything about me, you know I absolutely adore Venice, Italy. It is my favorite place on the planet (along with New Orleans, for other reasons and being my hometown). It&#8217;s where I traveled on spring break with my best friend while studying abroad in 1986 and where I met my Venetian cousins for the first time. It&#8217;s also where my husband and I went on our honeymoon and where we were finally able to introduce our sons on a long-awaited family trip and pilgrimage in 1996 to meet their Italian relatives. Their cousins are very close to their ages. It&#8217;s an other worldly mecca for me &#8212; untouched by the affects of modern time. It&#8217;s the most mysterious place to get lost without trying.<\/p>\n<p>While finding this sound sculpture post, I can&#8217;t help but be reminded that coincidentally, just last week, my younger son asked for a family-tree diagram and synopsis (due Easter Sunday) of the story of his Italian cousins&#8217; grandparents for a paper he was writing. Theirs was like an incredibly romantic tale partly similar to The Sound of Music (my favorite family movie), but only different, because it was not a movie. I have fond memories of when I first met them and I am reminded everyday how important people can be even though they may have passed away.<\/p>\n<p>I invite you to &#8220;tour&#8221; Bill Fontana&#8217;s website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.resoundings.org\/\" title=\"Bill Fontana's Resoundings.org\" target=\"_blank\">Resoundings.org<\/a> and listen to the <a href=\"http:\/\/echosounddesign.com\/media\/venice.mov\" title=\"Acoustical Visions of Venice\" target=\"_blank\">Acoustical Visions of Venice<\/a> which are so pure and peaceful. This is one I wish I could put on my iPod.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/dogana.jpg\" title=\"Dogana \u2014 Sound Sculpture by Bill Fontana\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/dogana.jpg\" alt=\"Dogana \u2014 Sound Sculpture by Bill Fontana\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I&#8217;ve said before, one never knows where they might find art. This posting started with the weekly check of my older son&#8217;s college, UVA&#8217;s Pictures of the Week. There was a lecture at the Architecture School given on March 19th by Bill Fontana, who is a pioneer in the art of Sound Sculptures. This is incredibly interesting to me, not just the subject, which I think is fascinating because sound, similar to smell can evoke such deeply alluring and long forgotten memories, but the pathways of me finding this post. Some uncanny things are more than just coincidental &#8212; I believe. If you know anything about me, you know I absolutely adore Venice, Italy. It is my favorite place on the planet (along with New Orleans, for other reasons and being my hometown). It&#8217;s where I traveled on spring break with my best friend while studying abroad in 1986 and where I met my Venetian cousins for the first time. It&#8217;s also where my husband and I went on our honeymoon and where we were finally able to introduce our sons on a long-awaited family trip and pilgrimage in 1996 to meet their Italian relatives. Their cousins are very close to their ages. It&#8217;s an other worldly mecca for me &#8212; untouched by the affects of modern time. It&#8217;s the most mysterious place to get lost without trying. While finding this sound sculpture post, I can&#8217;t help but be reminded that coincidentally, just last week, my younger son asked for a family-tree diagram and synopsis (due Easter Sunday) of the story of his Italian cousins&#8217; grandparents for a paper he was writing. Theirs was like an incredibly romantic tale partly similar to The Sound of Music (my favorite family movie), but only different, because it was not a movie. I have fond memories of when I first met them and I am reminded everyday how important people can be even though they may have passed away. I invite you to &#8220;tour&#8221; Bill Fontana&#8217;s website, Resoundings.org and listen to the Acoustical Visions of Venice which are so pure and peaceful. 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