‘The Art of the Drummer’ is a personal photography project that I started in 2009. It’s the product of two passions of mine.
Breaking the Girl/Red Hot Chili Peppers/Chad Smith - copyright Jon Barnes 2010
Drumming has always been something I’ve loved as a means of expressing myself. The drum kit is an incredibly versatile instrument; enabling a full range of creative expression and allowing individual drummers to discover and communicate their own unique feel and style.
Paint It Black/The Rolling Stones/Charlie Watts - copyright Jon Barnes 2010
Whilst drumming can be creative and very intuitive, it is underpinned by a science of precision, co-ordination and mathematical patterns. I have been fascinated by the interplay of art and science that the drum kit demands - the intriguing combination of regular, rhythmical patterns interplayed skillfully by flashes of syncopation, dynamics, energy and colour.
Bullet With Butterfly Wings/Smashing Pumpkins/Jimmy Chamberlain - copyright Jon Barnes 2010
The ‘Art of the Drummer’ has been designed to visually capture the unique musical signature of the drummer. The collection includes a number of visual representations of famous songs with inspiring drumming - interpreted, played and photographed by myself in homage to the genius of the originals.
In Bloom/Nirvana/Dave Grohl - copyright Jon Barnes 2010
For further details on the ‘Art of the Drummer’ project, please contact me here.
