Three FREE Concerts on April 16th, April 23rd & April 28th @ 8:00 PM at Space 124, Project Artaud!
OPPOSITE ENDS became manifest out of a 20 year Visual Music collaboration, which has generated a spectrum of Paintings & Songs born form two opposing artistic temperaments in search of an alchemical synthesis, primarily through the medium of Music: Vocals, lyrics and percussion by Bern, and Saxophones, Flutes and Electric Keyboard by Phil, resulting in a duet called FILL & BURN.
Their Songs like their Paintings are reflective of our polarizing modern times, in search of a successful blend of opposing ideologies, socially, politically speaking. Phil’s Abstract Expressionism is experienced as being diametrically opposed to Bern’s “political naturalism:” producing an on going tension in perception and temperament, which yearns for resolution through the collaborative nature of Music, driven by a timeless urge for a unification of opposites.
Over these last 20 years PROJECT ARTAUD has provided a much appreciated safe haven for Phil & Bern to embark on a highly creative exploration of musical material and technique which is now yielding an impressive synthesis of their opposing temperaments. Both artists are longtime resident of this extraordinary experimental Live/Work non-profit artist community.
SPACE 124 is a more recent manifestation of the ARTAUD Spirit, opening up a whole new and exciting vesta of creative possibilities and services offered to the larger ARTS Community. PHIL & BERN extend their deepest THANKS & APPRECIATION for being provided with this priceless opportunity to share the fruits of their extended collaborative creative efforts toward realizing new states of Healing and Unification of our historically war torn consciousness.
SPECIAL THANKS. To Lizzy Spicuzza for her excellent management of SPACE 124 and Benjy Young for his much appreciated technical support.
