MAGYAR REQUIEM

 

"Congratulation from the bottom of my heart, to the idea and to the execution.

Your visual-music is truly COMPLETE ART. The colors, rhythm, impetus etc. the tools of visual art practically instruct music and simultaneously mold it to a certain "Color-theatre" language. "

 

Adrienne  Darvay Nagy

theatre writer, researcher, historian

 

"I am as much impressed as humbled by this unforgettable experience. What a wonderful synergy between the music and the visuals, both profoundly touching, deeply meaningful and dramatic. I had to watch it again and again to discover each time new hidden treasures of this work. Thank you Susan and Judith. What a great way to unite your talents and your love for our motherland

Hungary"

 

Ildy Lee,  Author - Composer - Singer- President of the American Institute of Fine Arts.

 

 http://youtu.be/XU8y7lKL5E4

 

MAGYAR REQUIEM 

 

                 VISUAL INTERPRETATION  by Susan Dobay   COMPOSER  Judit P Neszlenyi

Judith Neszlenyi and Susan Dobay both have similar background and roots. Both were born in Hungary and immigrated to the USA after the Hungarian uprising in 1956.
This time while listening to the Magyar Requiem I realized thorough my subconscious that many of my paintings have some of the Hungarian characteristics and mood. Through the Magyar Requiem's beautiful music some of  my 50 years of artwork comes alive , almost like a retrospective exhibit.

A DVD of the MAGYAR REQUIEM IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUIEST.

PROPOSAL FOR A VIDEO PRESENTATION

The birth of the VISUAL INTERPRETATION OF MUSIC

With my recent Musical Series I listen to the music and feed into the computer those images that I painted in the 70's. I integrate images from the original painting while receiving instant-to-instant emotional impacts from the music, such as sorrow, happiness , passion, bewilderment, and tragedy ( for example, Madama Butterfly committing suicide)
The Images and music are integrated in the computer to create a film. With the integration's procedure I am able to capture different variations and moods while being careful to keep the harmony and balance between each individual image.

To accomplish this unique effect with the conventional traditional technique is impossible. To the best of my knowledge I haven't seen this procedure, which to me is very new and exciting.
In painting if we use and add the advantages of what this new technique is able to provide, we can
evolve to a more enjoyable higher spiritual level.

PROPOSAL FOR A VIDEO PRESENTATION.

MADAMA BUTTERFLY

http://youtu.be/-IHDZsLzdpA

Music: Giacomo Puccini

Visual Interpretation of music : Susan Dobay

Explores the consequences of obsessive devotion. Pincerton, a U.S. Navy officer in Japan, contracts what he considers a temporary marriage to Cio-Cio-San, called Butterfly who renounces religion and family in her adoration for him. When Pincerton leaves for America Butterfly ignores warning of his unfaithfulness and awaits his return. She is shattered when Pinkerton returns with an American wife.
Butterfly ends her unbearable misery with her father's sword.

 

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Congratulations on Madama Butterfly!

 

"Puccini is one of my favorite composers who knew human passions and expressed them well.

You give back magnificently these passions with colors.

By alternating the flags beyond the butterfly, you showed amazingly the meetings of cultures. We have seen the butterflies and knives in earlier works, but here they have a decisive prominent part as the play of occurrence."

 

Kurti Katalin,  Art historian

 

You combined the East with West in a dreamy pastel, which is still very dramatic and gives back the bloody ending through a soft veil.  Your colors always enchanted me with there vibrancy, and yet 'unassuming' in a way that nothing is harsh, nothing interferes with the soft and dramatic music.

Very lovely, enjoyable artwork in a different, portrayal sense and style.

Congratulations! Lovely, your earmark has on it!

 

Judith P. Neszlenyi ,  Composer , Pianist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COLLABORATING WITH VISUAL ARTISTS

 

                                                    INVITATION

 

                                Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center

                                         Lynn Vartan's solo recital

     She will be performing repertoire from her new solo album.

                           Lynn has been collaborating with visual artists:

                                    Jeff Hansen: Sense and Innocence

                                                            and

                                          Susan Dobay :  Toccata

   The concert starts at 9pm at 681 Venice Blvd. Venice, CA

There will also be a poetry reading before the concert, at 7:30pm

 

  

        

A MULTI-MEDIA PRESENTATION AT THE ALTADENA LIBRARY

 
It was so much joy to have a receptive audience at the Altadena Library.

" Susan, Congratulations and best wishes for your remarkable achievements in the field of classical art,
in paintings with different media.

Your expressions and combinations of colors are uniquely fresh and shows an individual inimitable style and imagination. Brilliant."
 
Judith Nesleny, pianist

 
Pauli Dutton introducing artist Susan Dobay

Dialog with Principal Librarian Pauli Dutton

 Listenig to the documentary/intrview Film with interviewer  Lance Mungia

 

Tina Walin who hang the artwork for this exhibit
also took some of the photos this afternoon.

Endre Dobay husband and partner of Susan Dobay at Scenic Drive Gallery talking with the audience

VISUAL INTERPRETATION OF MUSIC by Susan Dobay

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

I feel that collaborating visual art with music will enhance the impact on the emotions and the intellect. It gives me joy to do art "while under the influence of music."

The past few years I have been experimenting with the aid of the computer. Sometimes I create new images which I combine with images from my existing original paintings. This process I call image integration.
Presently I am putting the images of my original opera paintings into the computer, and while listening to music I create new images and combining them with the original image.

My first visual interpretations ( image integrations) are :
La Traviata by Verdi   OPEN 4 minutes  http://youtu.be/HGFTQBJX6XA


Toccata for Marimba OPEN 7 minutes 
 http://youtu.be/VjWb-21yJwE

 Looking and listening to TOCCATA : Magnificent, everything that is beautiful, touching in nature, in colors, pictures, harmony.The association of colors, the fading face of youth, sensitivity, the delicately interwoven coloratura of the seasons, the underwater visions, forests, the mood of the passing rivers. Some inwardly magical ringing-bonging with birds, bursts of memory-bubbles. The atmosphere association of dewy greens, blues, delicate pinks, warm yellows, and ripe oranges. For me it is nostalgia, but not sad, not even cheerful rather giving some kind of calming peace.
Maria Egri Phd, Art historian,
Former Ditector, Vasarely Museum, Budapest

The second video TOCCATA I find quite fascinating. The speed of the transformations felt magical and mysterious. The original color of the eyes, an unusual shade of yellow-green light held both vibrancy in its base color and a somber minor feeling with its grayed tones.Piquing my interest even more was that the eyes were not on the same visual plane but with a Picassoesque kind of humor are seen from two directions. The intensity of the music with its cat and mouse chase urgency kept me holding my breath through much of the piece wondering what would happen next. There was the additional intrigue of seeing what seemed to be a different set of eyes in some scenes again in various transformations in a robust pumpkin color. However, I was never sure if the eyes were of an other being or the image magically changed again. I was extremely excited throughout and held my breath through most of it.
So glad you have moved even further into new modes of expression.
Pauli Dutton, Poet,  Director of Altadena Public Lybrary.

La Traviata by Verdy OPEN 4 minutes http://youtu.be/HGFTQBJX6XA

I am thrilled with your new medium! I listened and watched both videos. The romantic images and rose color of La Traviata fit well with the lyrical melody of the opera. I enjoyed watching the movement of the vibrant scenes, sometimes sweeping across the screen like a dance than flirtatiously coming close then retreating. The repetition of the images also fit the repetition of the music.
Watching and listening was a romantic delightful experience.

 Pauli Dutton, Poet, Director of Altadena Publyc Library.

Your art and opera series brings back memories of long ago as I had the pleasure of seeing many of the paintings contained therein. It is beautiful. Keep up the great work.
Georgette McMorris Phd.

RESPONSES TO THE INTERVIEW OF SUSAN DOBAY HOSTED BY LANCE MUNGIA.

To open film please click http://wakinguniverse.com/

DVD request for Education, Public Programs
 Contact Endre :dobay37@yahoo.com

On June 30th 2012 there was a screening of the film. DVD has been sent out to museums and art centers and individuals. This film is already in the archives and Public Programs of : Fine Art Museum of San Francisco de Young Museum, and Ludwig Museum, Budapest and Altadena Public Library, Altadena, CA


Responses about the film

" Hello Susan, I loved the interview on Waking Universe. The whole question of how two diverse philosophies or political ideology can survive together in one complicated and large country is brought up in your art so gracefully"
                         Penelope Torribio, Musician, Author

" Thank you for sharing the film, it brought a new perspective to my thinking of China, I saw 20 years ago, being communist and gray......She brought out the best of it......seeing it from an artist point of view.......Loved it........She is great."
                           Nima Shahani







"It  is exciting to see the transformation of your concrete photo memories through your artistry into the fascinating visual associations."
Dr. Maria Egry, Former Director of Vasarely Museum, Budapest