Hart’s work focus in the intersection or mix between sound arts and visual arts such as paint. Painting and fine arts are the backbone of Hart’s creative processes but because of its early influences with music and sound, he is aware of the concrete sound that surround his works and finds a way to experiment with it.
A recurring symbol in Hart pieces is the bicycle, the object has a deep significance in Harts upbringing and he often associate new themes to the bicycle. Rhythm is one of the main points of focus regarding the bicycle, he compares it to the rhythmic nature of a vinyl player, another object with great symbolic value for Hart. In a search to further understand objects, Hart translates image to sound and sound back to image, finding correlations between the physical forms of such objects. From this theory of form translation, Hart has further advance his practice to creating interpretations from experiences, more specially social phenomena, searching justice. Referencing the Black Lives Movement manifestations in front of the white house in 2020, Hart closely listened to the ambience created by the mass of people and its rhythm. Then represent such noises in paintings that are build up in abstract shapes and textures, to pay tribute to the nature of sound. His painting don’t fail to express and describe the anger and frustration of the communities affected by racial injustice and discriminations in such manifestations and correctly express the atmosphere of the event.
Hart has a variety of paintings in the sound painting series and has collaborated with sound artist to develop this practice. He has lately explored generative practices, coming up with the idea of improvising improvisation.
The idea of translating forms of art resonated a lot with me, the concept reminds me a lot to the interaction of the physic world with the human mind and body. How we as humans explain natural phenomena through different cognitive modes, for example using analogies as techniques of communication. It speaks of an invisible language that surround every form of expression and that its interactions between these forms have endless capabilities.
