The Colorful Microphone in the World of Abstract

Izabela Strzala

8/29/2023

The Colorful Microphone in the World of Abstract

In an art gallery where paintings were so abstract that sometimes finding meaning in them was a challenge, one painting emerged as truly exceptional. It depicted a colorful microphone, standing out among the abstract shapes. Nobody knew what this painting was about, who created it, or why a microphone was the main focus.

Among all the artworks, this particular piece caught the viewers' attention the most. Many tried to guess what the colorful microphone against a backdrop of abstract spots and lines could symbolize. There were speculations that it might unveil some deep message, perhaps about sounds, the art of self-expression, or simply about how meaning can sometimes be found within chaos.

One day, a little girl named Lena entered the gallery. She stood before the microphone painting and closed her eyes. Then something incredible happened. When she opened her eyes, the microphone on the painting began to glow and twinkle. Lena was surprised, but that wasn't all. As she began to softly hum, the microphone on the painting seemed to vibrate, creating waves of colors around it.

Lena realized that the microphone was responding to sounds! She started singing louder and more beautifully, and the painting seemed to dance with joy. The colorful lines on the canvas pulsed to the rhythm of the music, and the microphone changed colors in response to her tonality.

Quickly, word spread about what happened with the child and the microphone. People started coming in, attempting to elicit a reaction from the microphone themselves. Soon, the painting became a place of creative play and sound experiments. People sang, played instruments, rustled and whispered, and the microphone on the painting responded with a dance of colors and shapes.

It turned out that this abstract painting with a colorful microphone became a symbol of interactive sound art. People began to notice that sometimes what seems incomprehensible may hold a deeper meaning, which is uncovered through experimentation and an open heart. The gallery became a place where everyone could express themselves through sounds and colors, creating unique moments of shared creation and discovering meaning in abstraction.

Primed canvas, acrylic + varnish. 50 x 80 cm