Art
Brain on Art: Dancing Queen - Alcohol Ink on Board, 12" x 18"
- Item Number
- 114
- Estimated Value
- 250 CAD
- Sold
- 110 CAD to nv7a7ec7b
- Number of Bids
- 4 - Bid History
Item Description
Kristen Powell
Dancing Queen
Alcohol Ink on Board
Finished Size: 12” x 18”
Field of Study: Parkinson's Disease
Research Project: Music Training Biofeedback - Taylor Chomiak, University of Calgary
“Dancing Queen” was created to represent the research of Taylor Chomiak and
his project “Ambulosono.” This program helps people with Parkinson’s improve
their walking gait by using music as a reward based cue. I was inspired by the
story of one of the participants who used the song “Dancing Queen” by Abba
to see positive results in her ability to walk. The research suggests that the music
needs to be connected with a memory or emotion to see the best outcome.
Furthermore, the song needs to include the melody and not simply the beat or
rhythm.
In my artwork, I have represented this song using sound waves in
circular form. The left sides of the circle are sound waves from a karaoke version
of “Dancing Queen” without the melody. The right side sound waves are from
the original song. I have used colours in the background to represent the brain
scans of a Parkinson’s brain (left) and a brain responding to music (right). On top
of the piece are two linear graphs, which represent the change in velocity and
acceleration of someone walking to the different kinds of music. You can see
how the walking stride becomes longer and more regular when listening to the
emotionally connected music (right). This piece represents how music, emotion
and health are intertwined.
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