Musical Painting

These Internal Images evolve and lead into the period known as “Musical Painting” [Plástica Musical], in which the painter moves from figurative to abstract painting.

Ochoa himself said “Music creates a melody and with its notes, (...) and chords, produces a harmony for us to hear. We are searching for a way to transfer these melodies in paint using colours as an intermediary, until we can find the same musical sensation through the eyes. The painter of music became totally absorbed by the musical compositions of Chopin, but also of the Great Masters such as Beethoven, Debussy, Bach, Albéniz or Falla, amongst others".

 

elangelrosa

The pink angel in the passion of Saint Matthew (Bach). 1944.
Oil on canvas. 64x80 cm Estévez Téllez Collection.
 
 
 
Beethoven
 
Beethoven, Symphony nº 9. 1939.
Oil on canvas. 143x200 cm. Private Collection Madrid.
 
 
 
lacatedralsumergida
 
Debussy: The submerged cathedral. 1962.
Oil on canvas. 64x80 cm Estévez Téllez Collection.
 
 
 
 
sinfoniaastral
 
Astral Symphony, 1977.
Oil on board. 35 x 28 cms. Size with frame: 50 x 43 cms. Antonio López Collection.
 
 
 
 
elpajarodefuego
 
The bird of fire, Strawinsky.1944.
Oil on canvas. 85x103 cm. Estévez Téllez Collection.
 
 
 
 
lasinfoniadelossalmos
 
Strawinsky, the symphony of the Psalms. Without date.
Oil on canvas. 64x80 cm Private Collection Madrid.
 
 
 
 
abstraccionmusical1
 
Musical abstraction I. 27 X 21cm. Private Collection Madrid.
 
 
 
 
abstraccionmusical12
 
Musical abstraction I. 27 X 21cm. Private Collection Madrid.
 
 
 
 
sinfoniawagneriana
 
 Wagnerian symphony. 1971.
Oil on canvas. 95x128 cm. Private Collection Madrid.