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Musically Inspired Design #1 :: GUITARS as Canvases

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

As someone who has been immersed in the music world since BEFORE birth, I have a great love and respect for everything music. My family is very musically inclined, from mom and dad to my brother and sister, but somehow I fell onto the artistic end of the creative genes (no complaints here though…i love it!).

However, I am not without musical aspirations. I always wanted to learn how to play the guitar. I’d listen to friends growing up, going to live shows, coffee house gigs, listening to my parents’ band practice, and more, and I just never got around to learning how to play since I got so involved in my design. Personally, I’d rather paint, draw or photograph a musician than play (oh…and I have stage fright too that might be another reason).

I wanted to somehow combine my love of music with my deep passion for art/design (which music and art can be so closely related anyway). This will be my first of many “Musically Inspired Design” posts.

First focus: GUITARS!

Some guitars are just gorgeous in their naturally made form, color, intricate detail, curves and lines. It’s just an all around pleasing structure. But as beautiful as a guitar can be on it’s own, I wanted to show you artists’ use of this instrument as a base canvas to create their own art. Below is a collection of inked, painted and decorated guitars, with vibrant color and detail. Some of the images have links below to the source so you can read more about each guitar and artist, and see more images. I hope you enjoy the collection, and I added a little childhood throwback for good measure!! In the future I plan on buying an old guitar and creating some design of my own. I’ll post images when that is complete!