Everyone is influenced in some way in their lives, whether it is by someone you know, an actor, a character in a movie, a song…
This is a collection of art that has been produced while Under the Influence of Music.
Through a series of articles, I will bring you art of all shapes, sizes, colors, and styles.
From digital art, to traditional art, and even photography and literature.
Artist Statements are included to allow the viewer to get into the heads of those who have created such wonderful art.
We will be exploring categories of art styles as well as objects in the art.
In the third installment of UTIOM, we will be taking a look at work that incorporates songs and/or lyrics into the piece.
Wicked Lyrics
"The Wicked Lyrics piece was inspired by three things. Firstly, I saw a piece where someone had made a clarinet out of the lyrics of multiple songs, and I thought it was fascinating, and I wanted to try it. Secondly, I have always been addicted to broadway and the music that comes from it. Often times I'll memorize an entire CD before I see a show. Thirdly I loved the book wicked, and when I heard they were making it into a show, I was ecstatic, bought the CD, and, of course, memorized almost every word. Coupled together I decided to use the lyrics for different "Wicked" songs to make Elpaba's body (dress and hat, really) and then color the face. It was a very fun project, and took quite a bit of time (had to draw all the shapes in, then draw the words, then do them all in ink and I tried to capture the surge of emotions at the end of defying gravity by making the words bigger. . .) and I am fairly happy with the result.
Notably, I have a hard copy of the piece signed by the cast of "Wicked" when I saw it, which still included Idina Menzel!"
Kare-SanSublime Lyrics
"I actually made it in like 10 minutes, haha. I like the funkiness of it, and the song is such a good song. Sublime is a great band too."
taterFRIGGnsaladHey There Delilah
"The lyrics are from the song hey there Delilah, I love that song. I didn’t take the picture, I found it on the net, but I love that picture. I kind of wish I didn’t put in the colored shapes and stuff, looking back I don’t really like them anymore, I think the lyrics themselves probably could did the job but oh well, what can ya do?"
taterFRIGGnsaladDon’t Turn Around
"The lyrics are from a song probably everyone has heard, don’t turn around by Ace of Base. I love the picture.."
taterFRIGGnsaladMaroon5– Songs About Jane:thumb45584978:
"I made the deviation because I had always been into Maroon5, and I really love their music. They have a different sound for every song (unlike some artists who all their songs sound the same) and even though the lyrics tend to be a bit risqué, I really like them. That and I needed to take up a page in my sketchbook."
naty-chanBRAINSICK Lyrics Collage
"A simple collage page featuring lyrics from some of my favorite songs. Depeche Mode and Peter Gabriel have particularly strong influences over my drawings."
JillianLambertArtSpend All Our Day in a Dream
"A drawing symbolizing the uncomfortable 'relationships' my characters often have with one another."
JillianLambertArtFixxxer
(Inspired by:Fixxxer- Metallica)
"A rather sad song from the perspective of the voodoo doll (metaphorically speaking). I concentrated on the lyrics
'Just when all seems fine and I'm pain-free, jab another pin, jab another pin in me.' It's such a heart-felt quote because everyone has their problems, and sometimes it feels like they're getting worse. This is one of my favourite deviations."
TerraRhapsodyOut Of Control - I
(Inspired by: Out Of Control- The Chemical Brothers)
"I love the beat to this song, and it has an unbelievable video. The inspiration it gave me was to show violence, but not as it happens. To only show the aftermath, and the insinuation of violence. It means viewers can imagine how it came about, rather than having something shoving it in their face."
TerraRhapsodyThe Fallen Angel
(Inspired by: The Fallen Angel- Iron Maiden)
"Iron Maiden tell stories through their songs, so this picture can paint however many of those words. I'd always wondered how a fallen angel would look. I took this literally to mean a fallen winged servant of God, and this is how I thought it would look. The lyrics of the song to not necessitate gore, and this was the simplest way to make it sad yet shocking."
TerraRhapsodyMaster Of Puppets
(Inspired by: Master Of Puppets- Metallica)
"This is a conceptual shot, showing how people are blinded to the control people have over them. The strings are always in the shadows. I'm a big Metallica fan, so I felt I needed to fit a picture to the song."
TerraRhapsodyPretty Piece Of Flesh
(Inspired by: Pretty Piece Of Flesh- One Inch Punch)
"Essentially this song was made for the more recent Romeo And Juliet Film adaptation. The words
Pretty Piece of Flesh meant someone sexy (or similar). Nowadays, that wouldn't be the case. This is taken to a very literal sense. Does someone want to damage their body in such a way that they can be that pretty piece of flesh?"
TerraRhapsodyBe Yourself
(Inspired by: Be Yourself- Audioslave)
"Until about a year and a half ago, this song meant nothing to me. The lyrics were beautiful, yes, but since I met my boyfriend, it grew some meaning. I can't be anything but myself around him. The words on the mask are some of the memorable things I've been described as over the years. The thing is, whatever
I am, whatever those words make me, it's doing something right, and I wouldn't change it for the world."
TerraRhapsodyPain Of Me
(Inspired by: Until It Sleeps- Metallica)
"Everyone has pain inside. The song was written about cancer. This picture is based on the lyrics
Where do I take this pain of mine?
I run but it stays right by my side. Pain is described as if it were something that could be gotten rid of- something solid. I fancied taking it quite literally, and put together this box, that says
pain to me. I can see everyone having one of these inside."
TerraRhapsodyUntil It Sleeps
(Inspired by: Until It Sleeps- Metallica)
"As you can see, this song is very inspirational to me. Here, I wanted to show something dependent on something- like a parasite. The rose here isn’t coated in blood because I wanted the illusion of it not being pushed through the hand, but rather growing there. I matched the colours of the blood and the rose as well as I could.
Just like the curse, Just like the stray
You feed it once and now it stays
Now it stays
So tear me open but beware
There's things inside without a care."
TerraRhapsodyKilling Time AgainNow The WorldLove Like Winter – WIP Finished:thumb43264863:
"Well what can I say? Firstly, last year and the beginning of this, has bought loads of new music to my ears. And one of the bands being AFI. Although they have been around for many years, I never heard of them till last year when Miss Murder came out. AFI's music and lyrics are one of my main sources of inspiration. The words that Davey writes, come to life when he sings them.....he adds more to them, than just being lyrics as anyone who likes AFI will know.
One of my favourite songs by AFI is "The Missing Frame". The lyrics mean so much to me. Two years before, my Gran died and I never found the comfort I needed. The first time I heard this song I cried. The lyrics were so truthful, that it hit a nerve.
"One at a time, heart attacks are concealed, I can see that I lose the joys of life, One at a time."The music played by Jade, Adam and Hunter reinforced that as well as Davey's voice, that sorta expressed the sorrow I was feeling.
From that day I never looked back to the things I should have said or could have said. I remember the good times.
And as artists ourselves, we are inspired by daily events, personal times as well as other artist's creations. For me Lyrics and Music play a big part in my life now, although I may not always show it! "
kezbirdieI Like The Red One
"Based on the Trivium song 'Like Light to the Flies' and including one of my favourite lyrics of all time
"This seems to suit you better, bleeding out the eyes I Like The Red One, like the song I believe, depicts the extreme measures some people go to to please evey one, the pain and confusion of changing yourself constantly to make sure people like you."
Arquen54Monroe
"One of a 4 part series based on My Chemical Romance songs, monroe represents the loss of beauty. The album 3 Cheers for Sweet Revenge is a comic book like story of a couple whose town is overrun by vampires. The girl is bitten by one and to stop her becoming evil the guy kills her before she transforms. A nice little bit of fantasy, but looking deeper I chose to see it as losing something about yourself, something beautiful: thus beauty."
Arquen54I Never
"The final of the 4 part My Chemical Romance series this is taken from the song 'I Never Told You What I Did For a Living' and represents the loss of life as seen in the lyric
Never again, no never again they gave us two shots to the back of the head and we're all dead now. Since the day I first heard this song I've been drawn to those lyrics and wanted to represent them graphically as music holds such a power over my personal Design."
Arquen54Must Just Be The Colors:thumb49161042:
"This poem was inspired by Cat Power and (the memory of) love, the traces it leaves behind. Also synaesthesia, and how I can imagine music as colors and pictures sometimes."
trinhiroShotgun"Lyrics to live by, I believe.
If I had a shotgun you know what I’d do; I’d point it straight up at the sky and shoot heaven on down for you."
STELLARbabeSublime Lyrics, Scrap"The one factor that makes this piece a scrap is the fact that not all of the lyrics are seen. My scanner is too small…This took about an hour to complete. I really enjoyed making this piece and I still enjoy looking at it!"
STELLARbabe
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