Water Whistle Series
In the early seventies Neuhaus realized a series of now famous sound works in water. Each of these drawings represents one of these works. They show the configurations of the sound sources in the three-dimensional space of each body of water. As the series has a constant scale throughout, the relative size of the image on the paper from drawing to drawing reflects the relationships between sizes and shapes of the bodies of water from work to work. An example of these drawings, all of which are composed in the same form, is shown in Max Neuhaus: Sound Works, vol. II (Ostfildern: Cantz, 1994), page 21.
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Projection of underwater shape with sound source locations, Water Whistle I, 1983
Ink and colored pencil on paper, 96 x 96 cm
Sound work reference:
New York University, New York, 1971
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Projection of underwater shape with sound source locations, Water Whistle II, 1983 Ink and colored pencil on paper, 96 x 96 cm
Sound work reference:
Newark State College, Newark, 1971
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Projection of underwater shape with sound source locations, Water Whistle III, 1983 Ink and colored pencil on paper, 96 x 96 cm
Sound work reference:
Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis, 1972
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Projection of underwater shape with sound source locations, Water Whistle IV, 1983 Ink and colored pencil on paper, 96 x 96 cm
Sound work reference:
California Institute for the Arts, Newhall, 1972
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Projection of underwater shape with sound source locations, Water Whistle V, 1983 Ink and colored pencil on paper, 96 x 96 cm
Sound work reference:
University of California, La Jolla, 1972
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Projection of underwater shape with sound source locations, Water Whistle VI, 1983 Ink and colored pencil on paper, 96 x 96 cm
Sound work reference:
State University of New York, Buffalo, 1972
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Projection of underwater shape with sound source locations, Water Whistle VII, 1983 Ink and colored pencil on paper, 96 x 96 cm
Sound work reference:
Jewish Community Center, Buffalo, 1972
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Projection of underwater shape with sound source locations, Water Whistle VIII, 1983 Ink and colored pencil on paper, 96 x 96 cm
Sound work reference:
University of South Florida, Tampa, 1972
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Projection of underwater shape with sound source locations, Water Whistle IX, 1983 Ink and colored pencil on paper, 96 x 96 cm
Sound work reference:
Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, 1972
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Projection of underwater shape with sound source locations, Water Whistle X, 1983 Ink and colored pencil on paper, 96 x 96 cm
Sound work reference:
Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1972
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Projection of underwater shape with sound source locations, Water Whistle XI, 1983
Ink and colored pencil on paper, 96 x 96 cm
Sound work reference:
York University, Toronto, 1973
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Projection of underwater shape with sound source locations, Water Whistle XII, 1983 Ink and colored pencil on paper, 96 x 96 cm
Sound work reference:
Everson Museum, Syracuse, 1973
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Projection of underwater shape with sound source locations, Water Whistle XIII, 1983 Ink and colored pencil on paper, 96 x 96 cm
Sound work reference:
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1973
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Projection of underwater shape with sound source locations, Water Whistle XIV, 1983 Ink and colored pencil on paper, 96 x 96 cm
Sound work reference:
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, 1973
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Projection of underwater shape with sound source locations, Water Whistle XV, 1983 Ink and colored pencil on paper, 96 x 96 cm
Sound work reference:
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, 1974
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Projection of underwater shape with sound source locations, Water Whistle XVI, 1983 Ink and colored pencil on paper, 96 x 96 cm
Sound work reference:
John Weber Gallery, New York, 1974
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Projection of underwater shape with sound source locations, Water Whistle XVII, 1983 Ink and colored pencil on paper, 96 x 96 cm
Sound work reference:
Sonnabend Gallery, New York, 1974