Painter and life artist De Groot has a substantial track record. His work is an inseparable part of his personality and lifestyle. As often is the case, it provides a distillation of his own life history, but it can also be linked to life events in general.
His pieces refer to a certain stage in his life and for that matter, one could say his pieces are expressed experiences. However, it is important to note that his works are not just about himself. After all, he who seeks the truth seeks this for everyone and therefore, lived experiences, and possible wisdom that comes with it, are for all of humanity.
“The Compassion Suites” is a unique meeting of art and music in collaboration with Records Gramophonique. The internationally acclaimed artist De Groot links for the first time his paintings with his musical notes and by doing so, making his debut as a pianist at the stage.
Twelve masterly canvases of art are linked to consciously chosen musical pieces and inseparably share the same name with each other. All used music is written by the artist himself and originated during painting when he came to rest behind his grand piano.
Through colors and melodies, De Groot takes us by the hand and tells his story. A story which is overwhelmingly human.
“The Compassion Suites” is an unstrained invitation to a vision of compassion in a world that seems to go fast for a lot of people. It is an exceptionally rare series and offered in the original works, as well as a limited edition of lithographs and posters, thereby made accessible to everyone. All musical suites are available on a beautiful album under the same name.
All musical suites are available on a beautiful album under the same name.
All twelve titles of “The Compassion Suites” will be treated as singles.
From March 15th, every six weeks, a new single will be released, resulting in a series of successive releases till 2020.
