JOE SATRIANI Discusses Upcoming Art Gallery and New Studio Album “The Elephants of Mars”: “Expressing Myself in My Paintings, Fits with the Idea of Being a Musician Very Well”

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2022 is shaping up to be a very busy year for guitar mastermind Joe Satriani. The renowned axeman is the world’s most commercially successful solo guitar performer, with six gold and platinum discs to his credit (including one more gold award for the debut album by his band Chickenfoot), and sales in excess of 10 million copies. Now Joe is planning his first public foray as a touring visual artist with showings debuting at two Wentworth Gallery locations in January, 2022 – specifically, Friday January 28, 7-10 pm at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL and Saturday January 29, 5-8 pm at the Boca Raton location. Satriani has prepared one of a kind pieces for the exhibit including original canvases and hand painted guitars.

“Music and art are my passions. I like making the invisible, visible, and the unimaginable, real. The image on a canvas, or, an electric guitar for that matter, can make you feel something unexpected and revealing, something that is the beginning of a greater personal insight. Challenging the straight line and the concepts of what belongs with what excites me. I want to experience new color combinations to make me see beyond the prevailing reality. There’s a balance between seriousness and humor that can imbue in a painting a kind of resilience and longevity, making it forever contemporary. When I paint and play my guitar, I strive to be in a state of exhilaration and communicate that feeling to my fans.” says Joe Satriani.

“The Elephants of Mars” Album Artwork

In parallel with that, Joe will be releasing new music in 2022 – the new album “The Elephants of Mars” was recently announced, with a release date of April 08th. The first single, “Sahara”, had its video premiere on January 19th, and shows Joe with band-mates Bryan Beller (bass), Kenny Aronoff (drums) and Eric Caudieux (keyboards) in a futuristic, matrix-style setting.

If that wasn’t enough, Satriani is also involved in a series of sci-fi comics called Crystal Planet, which tells the tale of the hero Satchel Walker, and can best be described as “Mad Max” meets “Tron”, with music. Every issue of Crystal Planet comes with a custom Spotify playlist curated personally by Joe to stimulate the fans’ sci-fi vibes. The songs are a representation of the emotions of the characters and the music brings a sense of humanity to the story that might seem a little fantastical from the outside looking in.

Sonic Perspectives collaborator Rodrigo Altaf is a long time fan of Joe Satriani’s output, and had the opportunity to discuss his creative process in all these initiatives and more. For more interviews and other daily content, make sure to follow Sonic Perspectives on Facebook, Flipboard and Twitter and subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified about new interviews and contents we publish on a daily basis.

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