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Nicholas Heilig

In his black-ink drawings, Nicholas Heilig takes inspiration from Albrecht Dürer, MC Escher, the woodblocks of the Japanese artists Utagawa Hiroshige and Katsushika Hokusai, and the logarithmic spirals that occur repeatedly in nature. They’re influences you can see, namely the iconic wave from Hokusai’s most famous print, “The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” which Heilig often incorporates into his spare, elegant work. His show, “Live Art,” at Burlington’s SEABA Center through August 31, however, draws upon a different kind of inspiration: live music. Each piece was created in front of an audience while musicians performed. Look closely and you might just feel the rhythm. Pictured: “The Producer Names the Tune.”