Visual Music: Synaesthesia in Art and Music Since 1900

by Kerry Brougher, Jeremy Strick, Ari Wiseman

Traces the history of music's influence on the development of abstract and mixed-media visual art forms throughout the past century, describing the works of such creative minds as Wassily Kandinsky, Harry Smith, and Jennifer Steinkamp, in an account that is complemented by scholarly essays.

Genres: Art

271 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2005

Reviews

[Reeb · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to love this book simply for the title. My relationship with painting and sound (music/colour) goes back at least 40 years. Great book to read and to also enjoy the visual symphony of colour. Music is colour vibration.