Thursday, November 19, 2009

Artist who linked colour to music?

I have a dim memory of hearing about an artist who linked colour to music/sound. Does anyone know who I mean?

Artist who linked colour to music?
Kandinsky


'Kandinsky, himself an accomplished musician, once said Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul. The concept that color and musical harmony are linked has a long history, intriguing scientists such as Sir Isaac Newton. Kandinsky used color in a highly theoretical way associating tone with timbre (the sound's character), hue with pitch, and saturation with the volume of sound. He even claimed that when he saw color he heard music.'


http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/kan...
Reply:You may be thinking of the trait/talent? of synesthesia. This may prove helpful: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story... :))
Reply:Is it Andy Warhol?
Reply:I think that a lot of artists do that. I know that what I paint is greatly influenced by what music I'm listening to at the time. I think musicians work the same way too sometimes, in reverse. Artists of whatever kind are all influenced by one another. Part of being an artist is being aware of and interpreting your surroundings.


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