entered the world of fine art back in 2013 with his Disarming Time Musical Paintings, and this month, fans will be able to experience his wide-ranging creativity through a new exhibit, “Shapeshift: A Dynamic Dive Into Diversity.” The event will be hosted at Stephanie’s Art Gallery in La Cañada in Los Angeles from Oct. 9 through Nov. 1.
“My music always has been nonconformist and challenging — and revolting at times,” Tankian said in a statement. “I paint the same way. I don’t look at what people do, I don’t paint within the parameters. I do what my intuition tells me to do. When I’m painting, I am free as an artist. My hands go where they’re supposed to go, I don’t know what I’m doing. But I never knew what I was doing as a musician either, I just created and was confident in the fact that it is coming from a good place.
Each visual art piece is accompanied by a musical score composed by Tankian. Exhibit viewers can listen to the embedded music through the app Arloopa while they view each piece.The Oct. 9 exhibit opening will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. PT. Afterward, the gallery’s hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday to Friday and 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.