World Beat Music

April 19, 2008: James Plakovic interviewed for National Public Radio’s "Weekend America" program. Weekend America’s reporter Krissy Clark found James’ "World Beat Music" after seeing it featured in the Strange maps blogsite. The interview originally aired on April 19, 2008. You can hear and read about the interview on the Weekend America site.

Products

May 27, 2006: New Print is Published.

"Peace of Music" has been published and is now available at Wild About Music, Inc. You can view and purchase this print framed or unframed by visiting the Wild About Music website.

May, 2006: MusicArt in Manchester, England.

The Greater Manchester & District Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament staged a classical music peace concert this past May which used James’ "Peace of Music" artwork for their concert posters. To learn more about the work and upcoming events of the GMDCND, visit their website.

May 1, 2005: New Print is Published.

"When Will We All See the Light" has been published and is now available through Signals' mail order catalog and website. You can view and purchase this print framed or unframed from the Signals Summer Preview 2005 catalog (page 38) or from the Signals website.

It was twenty years ago that James collaborated with Jayson Hansen on a number of works, including a song called "When Will We All See the Light." That song inspired a unique visual image that brings a new perspective to that song. Now lyrics, music, and visual art intersect to form a thought-provoking model that is presented at a very volatile time in our history. James strives to create art that can serve as a focal point where people can experience a common ground that transcends our perceived differences. This work captures that sentiment with striking clarity. As James has remarked, "We live in an age where the world is at our fingertips, but also rests in the palm of our hands." This print illustrates that point and begs the question set forth in its title.
 

March 1, 2005: Change is good! We’re proud to announce some new additions to the MusicArt™ product line.

• Our "Portrait of Mozart" t-shirts are now in Natural color, 100% cotton shirts and the image printed with brown ink. This creates an old manuscript quality perfectly suiting this image of old Amadeus.
• The "Peace of Music" shirts now have a title centered at the bottom of the image and are now also available in denim blue with the image printed with white ink.
• Our "Concord, Discord" (the yin-yang image) shirts have also added a title centered at the bottom of the image.