Austin City Limits and the show’s producing station KLRU-TV have teamed up with artist Tim Wakefield to showcase his art collection Soundwaves celebrating 40 years of Austin City Limits. Each stunning piece of artwork in this exclusive collection captures the soundwave of a famous recording. Wakefield then customizes the soundwave image into finished piece that represent his interpretation of each song.
Later this month, portions of the ACL Soundwaves collection will be displayed at various locations across Austin. Follow #ACLSoundwaves on Facebook and Twitter for additional details as they become available.
On April 14th to April 26th, the art will be auctioned online with net proceeds benefiting KLRU and Austin City Limits. Featured songs include (click on song title for more about each painting).
- Willie Nelson “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys“
- Civil Wars “Barton Hollow”
- Kings Of Leon “Use Somebody”
Additional ACL Soundwaves pieces will be auctioned at the invitation-only Austin City Limits Hall of Fame event on April 26th.
- Coldplay “Yellow“
- Mumford & Sons “The Cave”
- Dolly Parton “I Will Always Love You“
- Lyle Lovett “That’s Right (You’re Not From Texas)“
- Robert Plant “Whole Lotta Love“
- Emmylou Harris “Red Dirt Girl“
- Willie Nelson “Whiskey River“
- Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble “Pride and Joy“