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Pseudo-synesthete artists

Ackermann, Max

 

Klee, Paul

 

Screibman, Phillip

Ciurlionis, Mikalojus

 

Korostelev, Alexander

 

Stadnik, George

de Maistre, Roy

 

Mondrian, Piet

 

Veronesi, Luigi

Itten, Johannes

 

O'Keeffe, Georgia

 

Weder, Jakob

Kandinsky, Wassily

 

Picabia, Francis

 

Winter, Janus De


Ackermann, Max

 

Entschwebende Klänge ("Sounds floating away")


Ciurlionis, Mikalojus Konstantinas   (1875 - 1911)

Sonata of the Sun. Allegro

Sonata of the Sun. Scherzo

Sonata of the Spring. Allegro

 

Sonata of the Spring. Scherzo

Sonata of the Stars. Allegro

Sonata of the Sun. Andante

Sonata of the Sun. Finale

Sonata of the Spring. Andante

 

Sonata of the Spring. Finale

 

Sonata of the Stars. Andante


de Maistre, Roy - Australian painter.


Itten, Johannes

Blaugrüner Klang


Kandinsky, Wassily

Kandinsky, working in the 1920's, was also not a synesthete, despite his fame for his synesthetic artwork. Many of his paintings and stage pieces were based upon a set and established system of correspondences between colors and the timbres of specific musical instruments. Kandinsky himself, however, stated that his correspondences between colors and musical timbres has no "scientific" basis, but was founded upon a combination of his own personal feelings, current prevailing cultural biases, and mysticism (see Kandinsky 1994; see also Dann 1998; Riccò 1999: 138-142).

Schematization of the correspondences between colors and musical timbres according to Kandinsky:

Colors

 

Musical timbres

Yellow

 

Trumpet; Sound of the fanfare

Azure

 

Flute

Blue

 

Deep sounds from the organ

Dark blue

 

Cello

Very dark blue

 

Bass

Green

 

Middle tones of the violin

White

 

Temporary pause

Black

 

Conclusive pause

Grey

 

Lack of sound

Bright red

 

Fanfare; Tuba/Horn

Crimson red

 

Drum-roll; Tuba/Horn

Cool red

 

Medium and deep tones of the cello

Bright cool red

 

Other tones of the violin

Orange

 

Middle bells of the church; Strong cantralto voice; Viola

Violet

 

English horn; Bagpipe

Deep purple

 

Deep tones of the woodwinds; Bassoon

Quiet Harmony (1924)

Fugue (1914)

Resonance multicolore (1928)


Klee, Paul (1879 - 1940)

Fugue in Red


Korostelev, Alexander


Mondrian, Piet (1872-1944)

Broadway Boogie Woogie (1942-1943)



O'Keeffe, Georgia

Painter Georgia O'Keeffe, who flourished during the 1920's and 1930's, was not a synesthete, but was probably aware of the concept of synesthesia through her initial school-training. A few of her paintings, such as Blue and Green Music, and Music - Pink and Blue I & II, show definite signs of being synesthetic interpretations.

Blue and Green Music

Music -- Pink and Blue II

Music -- Pink and Blue I


Picabia, Francis

Music is like Painting


Screibman, Phillip


Stadnik, George -- Lumia artist


Veronesi, Luigi --

Chromatic visualisation: J.S. Bach, Counterpoint #2 from The art of the fugue

Chromatic visualisation: Anton Webern, Variations for piano, op. 27, variation II, measures 1-19


Weder, Jakob (1906-1990)

Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt, Farbsymphonie nach dem Choral von J.S. Bach, 1990


Winter, Janus De (1882 - 1951)

Musical Fantasy


Last updated: 30.November.2007

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