Toccata

TOCCATA

Bronze with Gold Leaf, 2023
W x L x H
10 x 8 x 20 inches
Just one edition.
Laura Teste

TOCCATA runs elaborately free.  This single-edition, abstract gold-leafed sculpture is the only piece to date from Testé without figurative ties.  Appropriately, Toccata was inspired from the whirling sail carried by the figure in the ARIA OF POETS (Future) in the ABOUT TIME series 2023. The dazzling bronze banner embodies the total freedom afforded by optimism. “In 2023, my studio was invigorated with Jon Batiste’s jubilant anthems,” said Testé. “I was inspired to push forward this joyful abstract with fine art roots.” One can see the soulful energy as the sculpture invites the viewer to turn up the volume and to join the swirling zeal.

Alotta Toccata

I’m running down the keyboards,
I’m doing double time,
My walking base has more chords
Than Coltrane in his prime.

I wrote a grand toccata,
This ain’t no minuet,
I’m sweating out a lotta
Allegros wringing wet.

Just one more grand finale,
Timbre of grit and gall,
The mountain king’s stage rally
That races through his hall.

I’m mixing more fugues than Bach,
But I’m still incomplete,
To keep time around the clock,
I count on your heartbeat.

With you my trill is higher,
You are my perfect muse,
Gigue or great balls of fire,
You are my perfect fuse.