Matthew Skjonsberg

Elements & Terms

(1997)

 

 

Note

Ideas and intuitions of an architect-musician-artist.

 

 

FUNDAMENTAL PARALLELS

Elemental characteristics of Composition

FUNDAMENTAL DISTINCTIONS

The Medium by which the Idea is Communicated determines its Forms
Tonality

Instrumental Timbre
in music provides variety of sound, pitch

Color Tone
in visual art

Material Character
of materials used in physical structure

Density

Instrumentation
or which instrument(s) and how many

Palette
or which color(s) and how many

Materials-Spaces
or which materials and how to BALANCE structure with CREATED and surrounding spaces
Proportion

Volumes-Durations
of tones in relation to one another

Shape Sizes-Color Areas
in relation to one another

Space Volumes + Material Sizes
in relation to one another and the whole
Contrast

Phrase-Timbre
or difference and similarity from one phrase or timbre to the next

Size-Color
or difference and similarity of one line or       size or color to the next

Material-Structure-Environment
or difference and similarity of materials to one another in the structure and of part and whole to surrounding environment

 

 

RELATIONAL VOCABULARY

 

ABILITY
efficiency ratio of an application of a skill to the effective completion of INTENTION, this through TECHNIQUE.

ACTION
RESPONSE of BODY to PHYSICAL REALITY. BALANCED with THOUGHT becomes MOVEMENT. Instrument increases efficiency of and provides detachment from resulting effects. Equipment as complex instrumentation, providing greater detachment.

BALANCE
realization of HARMONY in MOVEMENT.

BODY
a MEDIUM of PHYSICAL REALITY, revealing distinct FORM.

CIRCUMSTANCE
conditions indirect to INTENTION.

CLARITY
BALANCE of THOUGHT, PERCEPTION, and PHYSICALREALITY. EXPERIENCE of which gives awareness to INTENTION and RESPONSE.

COMMUNICATION
interACTION with COMMUNITY by use of VOCABULARY, MOVEMENT or ACTION.

COMMUNITY
NATURE OF HUMANS to COMMUNICATE about PHYSICAL REALITY.

COMPOSITION
PERCEPTION of aspects of MEDIUMS relative to one another.

CREATIVE WORK
THOUGHT and ACTION BALANCED become MOVEMENT to reconcile IDEA with the CIRCUMSTANCE of PHYSICAL REALITY.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOUGHT AND WORK, MOVEMENT AND ACTION
ACTION and WORK interact with PHYSICAL REALITY exclusively by RESPONSE.

ECONOMY
efficiency ratio of ACTION to INTENTION.

EMOTION AND HEALTH
the BALANCE of THOUGHT, RESPONSE and PHYSICAL REALITY, directly affected by ratio of ACTION to REPOSE.

ENTERTAINMENT AND DISTRACTION
degenerate form of CREATIVE WORK, due to lack of THOUGHT, ACTION or IDEA.

EXPERIENCE
encountered PERCEPTION of the CIRCUMSTANCE of PHYSICAL REALITY or THOUGHT in NATURE and COMMUNITY.

FAITH
certainty of what is hoped for, resulting in single-minded BALANCED, MINDFUL SINCERE INTENTION. based on INTUITIVE PERCEPTION.

FORM
shape PERCIEVED in PHYSICAL REALITY, given by NATURE. CREATIVE THOUGHT COMMUNICATED by FORM.

HARMONY
BALANCED CIRCUMSTANCE in MOVEMENT of NATURE, approachable by CREATIVE WORK.

IDEA
realized in MOVEMENT, given FORM and COMMUNICATED by CREATIVE WORK. FORM of PHYSICAL REALITY determined by MEDIUM, TECHNIQUE, ABILITY and CIRCUMSTANCE.

INADVERTANCIES-
CIRCUMSTANTIAL, accidental, or otherwise unINTENTIONAL characteristics of NATURE and EXPERIENCE.

INTENTION
accomplished through ACTION made MOVEMENT by THOUGHT.

INTUITION
FORM of PERCEPTION which is characterized by subtlety, insight gained by BALANCE of REASON and INTUITION.

MATERIAL
(see MEDIUM)

MEDIUM
distinct aspect of PHYSICAL REALITY, FORM of which is determined by NATURE.

MIND
the context within which THOUGHT and reflection of PERCEPTION takes place.

MINDFULNESS
awareness of the NATURE of MOVEMENT in BALANCE with REPOSE.

MOVEMENT
ACTION BALANCED with THOUGHT.

NATURE
gives FORM to PHYSICAL REALITY, then PERCIEVED and EXPERIENCED.

NATURE OF HUMANS
THOUGHT of EMOTION AND HEALTH, to COMMUNICATE about the needs imposed by PHYSICAL REALITY on the individual and the COMMUNITY.

ORNAMENTATION
involves VOCABULARY and COMPOSITION, specific to self-similar NATURE of
MEDIUM.

PERCEPTION-
SUPERFICIAL (readily apparent), and INTUITIVE (subtle).

PERSPECTIVE
PERCEPTION of CIRCUMSTANCE in relation to IDEA.

PHYSICAL REALITY
the PERCEPTUAL context within which EXPERIENCE takes place.

REPOSE
the BALANCE of MOVEMENT.

RESPONSE
ACTION or MOVEMENT as result of EXPERIENCE of CIRCUMSTANCE.

SCIENCE
all PERCEPTUAL characteristics are subject to this PERSPECTIVE.

SINCERITY-
result of BALANCE and INTENTION.

SUPERFICIALITY
surface PERCEPTION of CIRCUMSTANTIAL FORM of PHYSICAL REALITY.

TECHNIQUE
enables ABILITY to COMMUNICATE IDEA of CREATIVE WORK.

THOUGHT
a MEDIUM given FORM by PERSPECTIVE and by EXPERIENCE of NATURE.

TIME
a NATURAL force PERCIEVED as acting upon PHYSICAL REALITY, as on a MEDIUM.

VIRTUOSITY
skill beyond what is necessary to CLARIFY IDEA, can add to substantiality or degenerate to SUPERFICIALITY.

VOCABULARY
COMMUNICATIVE FORM specific to MEDIUM.

 

 

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