04:23. Spiritual Music on Fretless Guitar:

Fretless Spiritual Music 1: This recording is a guitar improvisation in which the melodies and rhythms were accidental. The music was played on a classical fretless guitar. I wanted to create something different, for your interest and consideration.

Much conventional, modern: music has a particular structure in the composition. I want to break away from that, and make music that is unconventional.

I am tired of music programming: FM Broadcast, internet streaming, music playlist, portable devices, record vinyl, cd collections, live performances, etc. These medias are everything that a person would expect them to be. Many times, the notes are exact and perfect. I want to try something else:

I want to practice to play Hindu devotional, and Middle Eastern music on this fretless instrument (Middle Eastern music will require a lot of work, and listening).

The idea is: that there is freedom to go in between the notes with microtones. It is sort of like having a guitar, with the neck of a cello attached to it. The noise that it makes can be potentially divine to the ear.

Thank you for your interest and consideration.

jgd

04:03. Just Fooling Around:

This song is about friendships.

More meaning:

I created this song: I was a teenager, who was just starting high school.

It is about relationships, inspiration, and being happy.

This song was written, 1975, and this version was recorded for the second time in 2010.

Special thanks to Dave, for his work on percussion.

I hope that you enjoy this a/v work.

05:16. A Prayer:

Art is an excellent way to express one's feelings.

What I cannot say in words, I communicate with music.

This work is mostly about the past.

I wrote it when I was 15.

It is also in my thoughts now, since it was more recently rearranged and recomposed (2010).

This song is about the limitations of time.

I remember the days in high school (written 1975), when we played this song, and other ones, for young people, in neighboring schools.

In 2009, I joined the Satsang, playing Sanskrit Bhajans at the Art of Living, European International Center, Bad Antogast, Germany.

This fantastic experience inspired me to create this version, recorded in one take.

Jai GuruDeva.

VIDEO 04:

14:55. Guitar Tune 2:

Symmetry 2: Documented "Cities:" in Abstract (video) is converted into a visual, moving pattern.

Solo acoustic guitar Improvisation by: David Rapoport (Photart Vidmus).

This work was recorded 2021, in solitude, during the COVID pandemic.

It was created mostly accidentally.

I hope that you enjoy it.

VIDEO 05:

17:20. Indoor Guitar:

Documented Urban 1: in Abstract (video) is converted into a visual, moving pattern (2022).

Jgd.

VIDEO 06:

03:45. New York as Theme Park:

New York as portrayed in another way.

Thinking About Art:

Art aesthetics are not the only thing. How does one measure this? I do not know how people will be affected by my art. I guess that it has to somehow strike a chord in them. This is especially true if they want to hang it in their house. I always thought that it is easier to sell an artwork to someone who has a lot of wall space.

The exploration happens right in front of the viewer. They see the work there, and they have some kind of response. Maybe they do not even notice the experience that they are having. Art is repetitive, and is there a possibility for something new? This newness is fresh, and big, and shows a fullness. As you look, your heart beats strong in your chest. Is this why people are in the art business?

I understand what art is. I can see it, and hear it, with my ears and eyes. I have no need to construct art, all of the time. Art is like breathing, and so I look and see whatever is there. The gold is the knowledge and wisdom gained from the practice. Art is grace. Art is of wonder. Art is giving. Art is life.

I am grateful for my ability to make objects of art. Art is self-indulgent. I hope that you like it, but I am not in control of that.

Academic Art Study by: David Rapoport: 2025_03_24. Jgd.

Photart Vidmus (David Rapoport)