My heart break around music, friendship, work and love is dissecting through the endless act of drawing, composing and writing code.
// Drafting
I’ve spent the last few decades playing violin, piano, drawing and writing code.
This past month whilst working on a new collection of 7 primary minor piano preludes I realise a few things.
- In a very real sense my heart break around music, friendship, work and love is dissecting through the endless act of drawing, composing and writing code.
- Writing classical music is structured, scientific and in many ways all about innovation and problem solving.
- I love meeting artists, musicians and software developers. They are progressive, shit smart and full of love.
Drawing
I draw and paint on a weekly basis. It’s intense, relaxing and progressive.
One thing that strikes me about drawing is that it is structured. I tend to enjoy life drawing sessions in which I spend a significant amount of my time analysing anatomy and perspective. It’s a form of science.
In every step of this work there is something new I must learn. Things need to be tested. Feedback is enlightening. It’s a process.
“What makes this shape pleasant to the eye?”
It’s intuitive.
Once I’ve framed my subject I’m in a good position to apply texture and focus in a way that reflects my unique style.
You can see my artwork online via @artkahne.
At its heart I believe all artwork is a powerful form of social and intellectual manipulation. Among others I bow down to the evil genius of Rembrandt and Michelangelo.
Composing
These days I write piano music on a weekly basis. It’s intense, relaxing and progressive.
One thing that strikes me about composing classical music is that it is structured. I tend to enjoy tearing apart simple compositions by Mozart or Bach and rebuilding them in new ways. It’s a form of science.
In every step of this work there is something new I must learn. Things need to be tested. Feedback is enlightening. It’s a process.
I spend a significant amount of my time analysing harmony, chord progression and melody.
“What makes this particular phrase catchy?”
It’s intuitive.
Once I’ve developed my theme I’m in a good position to apply texture and focus in a way that reflects my unique style.
At its heart I believe all music is a powerful form of social and intellectual manipulation. Among others I bow down to the evil genius of Mozart and Bach.
Coding
I write code on a weekly basis. It’s my job at Australia’s best tech consultancy. It’s intense, relaxing and progressive.
One thing that strikes me about writing software is that it is structured. I tend to enjoy looking at complex problems and finding ways to simplify them. It’s a form of science.
In every step of this work there is something new I must learn. Things need to be tested. Feedback is enlightening. It’s a process.
The composition of complex software is literally changing the planet and being a part of that is awesome. Tearing down a solution into simple components that play well together is my job.
“What makes this line of code smelly?”
It’s intuitive.
Once I’ve framed my architecture I’m in a good position to apply design strategy and implementation in a way that reflect my teams approach.
At its heart I believe all technology is a powerful form of social and intellectual manipulation. Among others I bow down to the evil genius of Martin Fowler, start-up businesses across the planet, and my colleagues at Readify.