BLUE NOTE
BLUE NOTE. This work is a tribute to the legendary cover art by Reid Miles for the jazz label Blue Note. Inspired by clean shapes, minimalist typography, and striking color fields, it directly references the iconic album cover *True Blue* by Tina Brooks. Rectangular planes in varying shades of blue, complemented by circles and linear elements, create a visual rhythm that captures the improvisational flow of jazz and reinterprets it through a minimalist aesthetic. BLUE NOTE is part of the art series “Blue in a Squar”, which includes 300+ artworks.
It has to swing.
Social music—that’s what jazz essentially is: musicians communicating with, against, and over one another. The importance of jazz in my life can hardly be overstated. My childhood and youth were defined by my love of jazz. That wasn’t always easy during puberty—who else was listening to jazz? Everyone else had ABBA, Sweet, and the Bay City Rollers on one side, and Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, and Nazareth on the other. So I had to musically assimilate a bit. That’s how soul, funk, and R&B found their way into my heart—along with a touch of pop and rock. But I always aimed to pick the raisins from every genre.
Blue Note Records and the East Coast jazz associated with it still shape my musical upbringing today. That’s why the artwork ‘Blue Note’ is essential. The chosen cover fits because it shows so many shades of blue. I also connect Blue Note with one of my greatest inspirations: Reid Miles, who was responsible for many of the label’s iconic cover designs. I could say a lot about the how, who, and why—but that would go too far here. Instead, I simply encourage you to listen to jazz: Miles Davis, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Cannonball Adderley, Chet Baker—to name just a few. Just listen. Follow the conversations.
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Keynography Art
Keynography Art is a new digital art form founded by Christof Hintze, with no AI being used or applied, created in Apple Keynote—originally a presentation program. Through the precise interplay of complex stencils, masks, lines, and many layers and shadows, shapes, depth, and spatial effects are built up—like a collage, but entirely digital. The result feels like a graphic relief: clean, detailed, and surprisingly three-dimensional, even though it is made from simple Keynote elements. More about it in my bio…
Artwork Details
Canon fine art inkjet print on high-quality Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 g/m². The artwork format can be freely selected: from a minimum of 20 × 20 cm up to a maximum of 120 × 120 cm. Mounted on 2 mm Alu-Dibond, with a white wooden frame and shadow gap. Price/offer upon request, depending on size and quantity.
Artwork – Recommended retail prices (RRP):
From the minimum size of 20 cm × 20 cm: €819.00 incl. VAT
From the medium size of 70 cm × 70 cm: €999.00 incl. VAT
Up to the maximum size of 120 cm × 120 cm: €1,399.00 incl. VAT
All prices, sizes, and variations are listed in the catalogue.
