One of the things I discovered in college was that I have
synaesthesia. Long story short when I hear music I see colours* or
chromesthesia.
For my senior dissertation in design I used my chromesthesia to create a book that was a colour symphony. As part of the project I created synaesthetic drawing from the various songs that inspired colour planes in my mind. Some were literal representations of what I 'see' others were images inspired by my experience of the song.
For the first time in ages I heard a song that set my synaesthesia alight. The Glee version of Kelly Clarkson's 'Dark Side' hits all the right notes and every time I listen to it I see brilliant reds and yellows on the colour plane. So, here's an interpretationof what I see**:
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| Bright side of the dark side - Photoshop |
Enjoy!
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* In addition to being just plain old cool, my chromesthesia is incredibly helpful musically. For me the note A always appears yellow and D appears red. This means I can usually find an A (giver or take a semi tone) by singing the colour yellow.
** When I'm actually listening to the song the colours flow and move like waves. When certain notes are hit they ping, a bit like fireworks.
Previous prints:
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| Cherry Lips - Garbage |
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| Cherry Lips - Garbage |
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| Bigger than my body - John Mayer |
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| Ghost Train - Gorrilaz |
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| First Taste - Fiona Apple |
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| My Immortal - Evanescence |
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| Mahler Symphonie No. 2 |
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