FRANK BRIFFA

Frank, who's based in Newcastle Upon Tyne only took up art full time after retiring from a long career as a biology lecturer. He's been painting and exhibiting widely since then.
He works mainly with oil on canvas and his paintings have strong links with music. "Links between music and the visual arts already exist – there is a shared vocabulary such as composition, colour, tonality, rhythm , texture, and chromaticism. The paintings that result may be based on an entire piece or to just a few bars from a large work,"

 Frank bases his paintings on music which he knows well, so it is already ingrained in his mind. He doesn't need to have it playing while he works.

He says Charles Ives, is one composer who has had a particular influence.

"In making these paintings I am not primarily trying to illustrate anything – I am more concerned with trying to find a pictorial equivalent to the musical language, although in some paintings figurative elements do creep in."

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Here's a small selection of his work. To find out more email him at briffafrank2@gmail.com.

Find him on Facebook @  FrankBriffaArt.Artist or visit his website via the link below.