Kate Bush has drawn parallels between the work of French Impressionist painter Claude Monet and synthetic intelligence in her newest Christmas message.
Within the message, printed on Bush’s web site, the singer reveals that she visited the Monet exhibition London: Views of the Thames, which is presently operating on the The Courtauld Gallery in central London. The exhibition, which closes on January 19, consists of plenty of work begun between 1899 and 1901, on three separate visits to the town.
“It made me smile to learn that though he sketched them whereas he was in London, he took them house and completed them off in France,” writes Bush. “Ha ha! So all shouldn’t be because it appears – that sun-starved pink was truly lavish Giverny pink.
“Is that us? Standing in awe on the daybreak of AI, the image of modernity, as smog was for Monet at the moment within the newly industrial London? Will we solely see the twinkling gentle of the brand new invention, which so typically catches the attention of our creativeness… and what are these obscure, darkish sardonic shapes we will see within the background, behind the theatrical gauze?
“It’s arduous to make them out, however might they be our human pods, like these from the Matrix, being readied for us by keen, playful digits? Or possibly they’re freshly painted bridges – sturdy, and lovingly constructed to hold us all right into a a lot longed-for new age of wholesome considering?”
In usually cryptic style, Bush ends by saying, “All will probably be revealed when the smog begins to clear.”
Elsewhere in her message, Bush thanks followers for his or her response to the brief animated movie she launched earlier this yr. The four-minute Little Shrew (Snowflake) was soundtracked by a brand new edit of Snowflake, which initially appeared on the Bush’s 2011 album 50 Phrases For Snow, and was launched in assist of Battle Little one, the charity that raises cash to assist youngsters in conflict-affected areas.
“It’s been actually thrilling to see the splendidly optimistic suggestions to the Little Shrew animation,” says Bush. “Thanks a lot to all of you who made a donation to Battle Little one. They’ve been completely delighted with the response.”
Talking with the BBC’s Right now programme when The Little Shrew was launched in October, Bush hinted that new music may be on the horizon.
“I’ve been caught up doing a whole lot of archive work over the previous couple of years, redesigning our web site, placing a lyric e book collectively,” she stated. “I’m very eager to start out engaged on a brand new album once I’ve bought this completed. I’ve bought a lot of concepts and I’m actually wanting ahead to getting again into that artistic area. It’s been a very long time.”