Ruel, a young artist from Australia, weaves his personal experiences with music into a tapestry that resonates with universal themes of love, friendship, and growth. His music serves as a mirror, reflecting on the pivotal moments, such as the first of life's journey to love and the bittersweet parting from friends. While his lyrics are deeply personal, they evoke emotions many can identify with, fostering a collective reflection on shared experiences.
This connects to my focus book as Faith Ringgold talks about how being surrounded by art and great artists at a young age has helped her create great art. Ruel started his career very young and could learn from great artists through touring with them and collaborations. Both his experience and Faith Ringgold's can be compared as they both demonstrate how much their experience with art when they were younger had a significant experience on their art.
Overall, I think Ruel does a great job of creating an experience of growing up and falling in love that many people can relate to, reflect on, and connect to. His music is fantastic in creating a moment in time and having all aspects of the music reflect it. It has been really cool seeing his music change as he has grown up and experienced new things.
I think something that is very interesting about Ruel is the way that he creates his musical compositions. He combines several different genres to create an experience that is almost like walking down the path of life; every experience has different colors to it and his combinations find ways to descirbe them without words. I also love that he takes the time to draw from international inspirations because it can make the music more globally compatible and contribute to the globalization of sound.
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