Artist: Kathryn Tyndall
Title: ''Sonic Throne''
Medium: Multimedia: Acrylic, gold leaf, and ink on gallery-edge canvas
Dimensions: 30 x 40 in
Year: 2020
Price: $5,000
Original Work – Not for Reproduction
 
Description:
In Sonic Throne, Kamasi Washington stands not just as a musician but as a cultural force. His presence commands the canvas, clad in a garment formed from the geometry of his own sound. The saxophone—a vessel of his expression—extends into a symbolic pattern, one he wears like ancestral armor.
 
The surrounding field, dark yet dynamic, hums with the undercurrent of his compositions. This is not just portraiture—it is a monument to influence, to lineage, to the sacred power of sound. Gold leaf accentuates both instrument and aura, affirming the divine weight of Washington’s presence.