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Alfa Mist — Nocturne (2015)
Jazz, hip hop, soul and subtle trip hop influences meet in a warm, intimate late-night record.
Piano, upright bass, restrained drums and plenty of space — music for quiet streets and restless thoughts.
🎧 https://www.alltriphop.com/2025/12/alfa-mist-nocturne-2015.html
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"Nocturne: Blue and Silver - Chelsea," James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1871.
Whistler (1834-1903) was a highly influential and famous painter, although it would infuriate him to know he was most famous for that over-familiar painting of his mother....because it's regarded as a portrait of motherhood, while he intended it only to be a study of shapes and colors. Really.
That's something about Whistler's art that many modern folks struggle with. He was a big proponent of the Aesthetic movement, preaching "art for art's sake". Many scenes like this weren't intended to be landscapes or capturing a moment in time...they were explorations of color and form. They were meant to be beautiful, and not teach a lesson or have a message.
He was known as a Tonalist, an art movement that branched off from Impressionism, and was more about capturing form and color.
From the Tate Modern, London.
#Art #JamesAbbottMcNeillWhistler #Tonalism #Aestheticism #Nocturne