Edreys Wajed - Table of Contents
Edreys Wajed - "Check
Out My Melody" Exhibit
May 24-June 21, 2019
Argus Gallery
1896 Niagara St., Buffalo,
NY
Turning Personal Musical Notation Into Art Traditional musical notation Music
has been an important part of Edreys Wajed's personal and artistic
lives.
For example, in 1999, under the stage name Billy Drease Williams, he
won Best Hip Hop Artist at the Buffalo Music Awards. In the local
art community, he is well known locally for his contributions to The Freedom Wall.
This exhibit
in the Argus Gallery demonstrates how music and graphic art can be
intertwined to create a
new form of expression - Wajed expresses sounds and rhythms as shapes
and colors. Eschewing
traditional musical notation, the art work in this exhibit demonstrates
Wajed's personal form of musical notation for songs that are among his
favorites since childhood. One influence on Wajed's notation
system is multitrack recording whereby separate sound sources recorded
at different times can be synchronized to create a cohesive whole. Some of the shapes that Wajed uses are sometimes identified by writing on the art work, e.g., "kicks" refer to bass drums and "hi hat" to small cymbals. The title of the exhibit, "Check Out My Melody," comes from Eric B & Rakim's 1986 song of the same name. |
Mrs. Alexa Givens Wajed ? "Reminisce," in 1986 ... CLICK HERE for larger size ... Print: SEXY A |
"Funkin' for Jamaica" "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" is a 1980 single by jazz trumpeter Tom Browne ... Print: "I FEEL IT INSIDE MY SOUL" are lyrics ... CLICK HERE for larger size ... 2019 Acrylic and Marker on Paper, 48 x 48 in. ... Three details below: "Funkin' for Jamaica(N.Y.)" detail "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" detail "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" detail ... Print: CRASH and KICK (bass drums) |
"Anna's
Song" "Anna's Song," by Marvin Gaye in 1978 ... 2019 Mixed Media, 48 x 48in. ... CLICK HERE for larger size ... Two details below: "Anna's Song" detail "Anna's Song" detail |
"Before I Let Go" "Before I Let Go," by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, in 1981 ... 2019 Acrylic and Marker on Paper, 48 x 48 in. ... CLICK HERE for larger size ... Two details below: "Before I Let Go" detail Before I Let Go" detail ... Print: "hi hats": small cymbals |
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," by Michael Jackson in 1979 ... 2019 Acrylic and Marker on Paper, 48 x 48 in. ... CLICK HERE for larger size ... Black print: "TOUCH ME AND I FEEL ON FIRE"song lyrics ... Four details below: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" detail "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" detail "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" detail "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" detail |
"Behind the Music" series 2019 Micron Pen on Paper, 11 x 14in. "Behind the Music" series: "Run: Run's House" "Run: Run's House" Portrait: Run ... Notated song: "Run's House" ... Run-D.M.C. was formed in 1981 by Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell, was the first hip hop group to achieve many milestones. ... CLICK HERE for larger size ... Four details below: "Run: Run's House" detail "Run: Run's House" detail "Run: Run's House" detail "Run: Run's House" detail |
"Behind the Music" series: "DMC: Rock Box" "DMC: Rock Box" Portrait: DMC ... Notated song: "Rock Box" ... Run-D.M.C. was formed in 1981 by Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell. ... CLICK HERE for larger size ... Three details below: "DMC: Rock Box" detail "DMC: Rock Box" detail "DMC: Rock Box" detail |
"Behind
the Music: "Big
Daddy Kane: Smooth Operator" "Big Daddy Kane: Smooth Operator" Portrait: Big Daddy Kane ... Notated song: "Smooth Operator" ... Antonio Hardy, better known by his stage name
Big Daddy Kane, is a Grammy Award-winning American rapper and actor who
started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap collective the Juice
Crew. ...
CLICK
HERE for larger size ... Three
details below:
"Big
Daddy Kane: Smooth Operator" detail
"Big Daddy Kane: Smooth Operator" detail "Big Daddy Kane: Smooth Operator" detail |
"Behind
the Music"series: "Rakim:
My Melody" "Rakim: My Melody" Portrait: Rakim ... Notated song: "My Melody" ... William Michael Griffin Jr., better known by
his stage name Rakim (born January 28, 1968), is an American rapper.
One half of golden age hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim
... CLICK
HERE for larger size ... Two
details below:
"Rakim: My Melody" detail "Rakim: My Melody" detail |
"Gentleman" "Gentleman," a K-pop song by South Korean musician PSY, in 2013 ... 2019 Acrylic and Marker on Paper, 48 x 48in. ... Print: "GENTLEMAN GENTLEMAN" ... CLICK HERE for larger size ... Detail below: "Gentleman" detail ... Print: GE, BASS |
"And the Beat
Goes On" "And the Beat Goes On," by The Whispers, in 1979 ... 2019 Acrylic and Marker on Paper, 48 x 48in. ... CLICK HERE for larger size ... Detail below: "And the Beat Goes On" detail ... Print: Bass On This ONE, synth "And the Beat Goes On" detail ... Print: string section Beat break over drums, woodblock |
"Flashlight" "Flashlight" ... 2019 Acrylic and Marker on Paper, 36 x 36in. ... Print: ECHO UNDER THE SUN ... CLICK HERE for larger size ... Three details below: "Flashlight" detail ... Print: flashlight "Flashlight" detail ... Print: Snare & hand clap "Flashlight" detail ... Print: hihat (small cymbals), NEON? |
"God Is Love" "God Is Love," by Marvin Gaye, in 1971 ... 2019 Acrylic and Marker on Paper, 36 x 36in. ... Print: WHEN WE CALL ON HIM FOR MERCY HE'LL BE MERCIFUL M ... CLICK HERE for larger size |
"Cranes in the Sky" "Cranes in the Sky," by Solange, in in 2016 ... 2019 Acrylic and Marker on Paper, 36 x 36in. ... Print: SOMETIMES I DONT WANT TO FEEL THOSE METAL CLOUDS ... CLICK HERE for larger size ... ... Two details below: "Cranes in the Sky" detail ... Print: cranes in the sky "Cranes in the Sky" detail ... Print: Heavy kick |
"Echo" "Echo," by NAS & SWIZZ, in 2018 ... 2019 Acrylic and Marker on Paper, 36 x 36in. ... Print: ECHO OF LOVE IS THE ECHO OF LOVE ECHO OF LOVE ... Three details below: "Echo" detail ... Print: ECHO "Echo" detail ... Print: echo "Echo" detail ... Print: LOVE, snare |
"Sheet Music" Series 2019 Micron pen and Ink, including a Brush marker on Paper ... 11 x 14in. "Sheet Music" series: "Victory Lap" "Victory Lap," by Stacy Barthe and Nipsey Hussle, in 2018 ... 2019 Micron pen and Ink, including a Brush marker on Paper ... 11 x 14in. ... Two details below: "Victory Lap" detail ... Print: Stacy Barthe (singer) "Victory Lap," detail |
"Sheet Music" series: "Family Reunion" "Family Reunion," by Jill, in 2004 ... 2019 Micron pen and Ink, including a Brush marker on Paper ... 11 x 14in. ... Detail below: "Family Reunion" detail ... Print: bass line, harp pluck,Harp run, Snare |
"Sheet Music" series: “These Three Words” “These Three Words,” by Stevie Wonder ... 2019 Micron pen and Ink, including a Brush marker on Paper ... 11 x 14in. ... Detail below: “These Three Words” detail |
"Sheet Music" series: “Zoom" “Zoom," by Commodores, in 1977 ... 2019 Micron pen and Ink, including a Brush marker on Paper ... 11 x 14in. ... Detail below: “Zoom" detail |
"Sheet Music" series: “Don't Stand Too Close to Me" “Don't Stand Too Close to Me," by The Police, in 1980 ... 2019 Micron pen and Ink, including a Brush marker on Paper ... 11 x 14in. ... Detail below: “Don't Stand Too Close to Me" detail |
"Sheet Music" series: “Let’s
Dance” “Let’s Dance,” by David Bowie, in 1983 ... 2019 Micron pen and Ink, including a Brush marker on Paper ... 11 x 14in. ... Detail below: “Let’s Dance” detail ... Print: opening crescendo, crash, end of guitar solo, UNDER |
"Sheet Music" series: “New York State of Mind” “New York State of Mind,” by NAS, in 1994 ... 2019 Micron pen and Ink, including a Brush marker on Paper ... 11 x 14in. ... Detail below: “New York State of Mind” detail |
"Sheet Music" series: “Rock the Casbah” “Rock the Casbah,” by the Clash, in 1982 ... 2019 Micron pen and Ink, including a Brush marker on Paper ... 11 x 14in. ... Detail below: “Rock the Casbah” detail |
"Sheet Music" series: “CREAM” “CREAM,” by Wu-Tang Clan ... CREAM acronym: Cash Rules Everything Around Me ... 2019 Micron pen and Ink, including a Brush marker on Paper ... 11 x 14in. ... Detail below: “CREAM” detail |