Being a life-long fan of Roxy Music, I was thrilled to hear of this year's choice for artistic director of the Brighton Festival. Brian Eno began his career as a visual artist and has always been interested in the synthesis of sound and image. 77 Million Paintings is an ever-evolving, audio-visual installation that continues this creative exploration.
Brian Eno does his Neil Tennant impersonation
The artwork was originally conceived in 2006 as the next evolutionary stage in Eno's fascination with the aesthetic possibilities of 'generative' software. It offered infinite, non-linear 'visual music' for the idle screen. Since then Eno's vision has been transformed into a major gallery experience, shown across the world from the Venice Biennale and Milan Triennale to Tokyo and San Francisco.
I've actually turned this on its side for all the difference it makes
Eno's hand-drawn images are cut up, rearranged and realigned to produce limitless variations. Completely random, entirely original and constantly mutating, the results come to life on luminous screens in a brilliant display of colour, shape and form. To complete the experience, layers of ambient sound interweave to create a similarly morphing soundscape.
Wed to Sat: 12.00-17.00; Sun: 14.00-17.00 until 23rdMay.
From 1st May, 12.00-20.00 throughout the Festival.
Open until 23.00 on Saturday 1 May and Saturday 15 May.
Free of charge. Fabrica, 40 Duke Street, Brighton BN1 1AG
