Augusto Sandroni Art

Category: Abstract drawings

all drawings that are abstract

  • The Brian Wilson God Only Knows Masterpiece

    The Brian Wilson God Only Knows Masterpiece

    Untitled (God Only Knows)

    Acrylic on Paper

    2025

    “God Only Knows”, one of the tracks from one of the greatest albums of all time.

    A humble tribute to Brian Wilson, a “thank you” for what he did during the peak of his creative life, the album Pet Sounds.

    After watching this eloquent breakdown of how the song was constructed in this video from David Bennet, one should give it even more credit.

    God Only Knows is a song that our ears approve regardless, but understanding its layers of complexity make for a more complete experience; also it provides us with a better understanding of the artist and his creative process.

    And the icing on the cake, is the two part video from the Youtube channel Behind the Sounds, “God Only Knows Part 1” and “God Only Knows Part 2”

  • R.I.P. Sly, Funkmaster of Disaster

    R.I.P. Sly, Funkmaster of Disaster

    Tribute to Sly

    Untitled (Sly)

    Graphite on paper

    2025

    The world is just a tad less funky, but Sly will live on through the music he left behind.

  • Phonograph Record Label Drawing with Acrylic Marker

    Phonograph Record Label Drawing with Acrylic Marker

    black and white drawing of phonograph record label (black sabbath)
    Untitled (Vertigo, Black Sabbath)

    Acrylic marker on acid free paper

    8.5 x 11 in (21 x 29.7 cm)

    2025

    Phonograph record labels are cool. Drawing and painting phonograph record labels, a new obsession. It can start with the music (or not). The aesthetic of a label can drive the process. The rest is just work, like all other studio activity.

    About Black Sabbath, the band…

  • Drawing Study for Velvet Underground-inspired painting

    Drawing Study for Velvet Underground-inspired painting

    Details

    Untitled (Velvet Underground & Nico)

    Graphite on tracing paper

    11 x 12 in, 28 x 30.5 cm

    2025

    The Velvet Underground & Nico, NYC in the 80s

    I was still living in New York city when Andy Warhol passed away. I had not yet started probing art, but I remember the profound impact his passing had on the city.

    Andy was a NYC fixture. He was a celebrity. Everyone was talking about his unexpected death, from truck drivers to coffee shop workers.

    I think only Andy Warhol could have produced this album. The songs, the band, Nico, all seem a natural extension of Andy’s body of work. And his practice extended into film making as well.

    I had seen Lou Reed perform at the Pyramid Club in the East Village. It was one of my favorite nightclubs, a place where locals hang out, instead of the mega clubs that catered to the tourists primarily. He is the author of all of the songs in this record.

    This particular record is a masterpiece. It never gets old. And it is still ahead of our times even today.