Musician and artist, Brooks Williams is happy to announce his upcoming exhibition at Aurelia Gallery on Canyon Road in Santa Fe. “Transcendent Fields” is a reflection of inner realities. It urges the viewer to ask: What is the reality of our natural world? Memory is unreliable and reality is malleable. Here, Williams collaborates with the universe.
Williams’ art emanates a surreal essence, crafted with the aid of computers using both custom and commercial software. These “photomashes” as he calls them, take normal, representative photographs and mix and layer them to create new visions with an unusual dimensionality.
Included in the show are works printed on paper, aluminum and lenticular, which is a printing process created by layering images under a lens to give the illusion of depth on a normally flat surface. When the viewer moves around these 2D pieces, they unveil a transformative 3D experience. The interplay creates an almost holographic effect, captivating viewers with its dynamic visual narrative.
These artworks are informed by Williams’ background with synthesizers and computers. He creates visual art using the computer much like an audio synthesizer, that is, to process visual samples he has collected through the lens of his camera.
“I try to step back and become an observer of my creative process. My constant collaborator is the univers e, that is I use randomness, synchronicity and algorithmic processes to take over part of my creative mechanics. Each reality is unique and an exploration and expression of my inner reality.”
Several works in this exhibition will be accompanied by music composed by Williams in the form of audio headset and QR codes, easily accessed through smart phones.
Before moving to Santa Fe in 2019, Brooks worked in his New York studio, Harmonic Ranch, where he created, edited, mixed, and designed music and audio for film, dance, television, art projects, and performances. He has worked with a diverse group of artists and organizations such as Pauline Oliveros, John Cage, Christian Marclay, Lisa Krause, Shelly Hirsch, Zeena Parkins, Ikue Mori, Jem Cohen, LaMonte Young, Wooster Group, Dia Foundation, MOMA, New Museum, and many others. He continues to explore and create visual artworks and experimental music.
