News location:

Canberra Today 24°/27° | Friday, March 29, 2024 | Digital Edition | Crossword & Sudoku

More the people than music in art show

Steve Roper's "Out of this World Solos."

ARTIST Steve Roper takes an entertaining look at music, music and music in his newest show “Dig that Crazy Beat”, opening tomorrow.

In this show Roper’s work focuses on the emotions shown by musicians, their  variety of expression.

Some musicians, he says, express a lot of emotions to their audience when playing, whereas others look inwards focusing on their playing and are completely self absorbed.

“I am more interested in capturing something about the people than I am in the instrument they are playing, but I have tried to capture the feeling of the instrument at times,” Roper says.

Roper has, for a long time, been interested in cartoons and humorous art, drawing cartoons for student and community papers and recently illustrating a book.

“For the last few years I have been using a variety of methods – including drawing in association with meditation and psychotherapy, during emotionally charged experiences, or drawing while doing something else (that could be watching TV listening to music or working on observation drawing) to explore subconscious drawing,” he says.

The results can be seen in his show.

“Dig that Crazy Beat” by Steve Roper, at Wilbur’s Café Bar, Hackett shops, May 2-27. Opening night, May 2 with guest band Square Peg. All welcome.

 

Who can be trusted?

In a world of spin and confusion, there’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in Canberra.

If you trust our work online and want to enforce the power of independent voices, I invite you to make a small contribution.

Every dollar of support is invested back into our journalism to help keep citynews.com.au strong and free.

Become a supporter

Thank you,

Ian Meikle, editor

Helen Musa

Helen Musa

Share this

Leave a Reply

Related Posts

Music

Cunio takes top job at NZ School of Music

Immediate past head of the ANU School of Music, Kim Cunio, is to become head of school at Te Kōki, the NZ School of Music, part of the Victoria University of Wellington, reports HELEN MUSA.

Follow us on Instagram @canberracitynews