The diptych series uses matrices from twelve tone serial composition (a classical music technique developed by Arnold Schoenberg) to generate grid-based patterns from melodies. Each shaded or coloured square represents a musical pitch, the top horizontal line of which is the original melody’s sequence.
November (series)
Pastel pencil and graphite on handmade paper, 2025.
Five miniature diptychs generated from melody fragments for the five movements of the recent solo classical guitar composition of the same name.
Diptych IV
Colour pencil and graphite on paper, 2024.
Based on the Japanese melody “Sakura.”
Diptych III
Colour pencil and graphite on paper, 2023.
Based on an original melody.
Diptych II
Colour pencil and graphite on paper, 2023.
Based on an original melody.
Diptych I
Colour pencil and graphite on paper, 2023.
Based on an original melody.
Camille Kiku Belair 