CANVAS
CANVAS is a Realtional Art multimedia piece for boxers, musicians, gym sounds, acrylic, and boxing ring canvas. Conceptualized and directed by multidisciplinary artist, creative director, and Chicago Golden Gloves Champion Noelia Cruz and co-mposed with fighters rom the Chicago Park District Boxing Program.
The work features gestural shadow-paintings on 8’ x 8’ panels and kinetic scores as a music compositions performed live by improviser musicians who interpret the boxers’ movements as they see them for the first time.
CANVAS documents in an art film rhythm as medium for a process when the body of work is the body of work.
For its first three presentations the project was developed in collaboration with boxers from the Chicago Park District Boxing Program, including participants from Hamlin Park, Humboldt Park, and Calumet Park. The shadowpainting scores were interpreted live by renowned musicians: Ed Wilkerson, Zachary Good, James Singleton, Roy Preyas, Ethan Cowburn and Johnny Plaza.