Wassily Kandinsky knew that music and colour were definitely tied to one another. Kandinsky associated each note with an exact hue. He once said 'the sound of colours is so definite that it would be hard to find anyone who would express bright yellow with bass notes or dark lake with treble'.
Similarly, he created the unifying colour theory in 1923, which was a psychological test in which the patient had to determine which colour fitted to which shape, in this case the shapes were a triangle, square and circle and the colours were the primary colours.
Works:
Josef Muller Brockton depicted a Beethoven concert as bold, angular eccentric circles. He demonstrated a different way of combining multiple sentences.
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After learning about Synesthetic art we began a task which would allow us to think about what we had learnt and how to apply it to art. I chose the writing task, which meant that we had to find a piece of art which had been created with influence from music and then write about the piece and how it visually represents the music. We were told to write about shape, line and colour and how they represent the music that the piece was inspired by.
The image that i chose to use was Kandinsky's Composition VII
Colour:
The colour of this piece is extremely vivid, and almost warming as the main colour is almost a soft yellow, as this is the background of the piece. There are hints of dark blue throughout the piece which which could suggest tension within the piece. There are also hints of light green which I have interpreted as warm and calming parts of the performance. Overall, the colour of this piece suggests that the piece is not all smooth or simplistic, it seems as though there is a range of different sounds which are conveyed in all sorts of ways and in all sorts of different colours, but underneath it is all the piece intends to be joyful for the listener.
Shape:
In this piece, the shapes cannot be defined. They cannot be determined as to where they start or where they end, therefore suggesting that this piece of music is constantly flowing from the off point and until the end. The shapes are a range of different sizes and forms, therefore this could demonstrate the different types of pitch which are apparent within the musical piece.
Line:
The lines are a range of different thicknesses, this could represent all of the different kinds of instruments which are used within the piece, and the sounds that were created. The lines are also crossing over which could mean that multiple sounds are used at once in order to produce an almost chaotic yet soothing sound.
I think that this topic will be incredibly useful for my essay topic, as I am writing about the influence which Northern Soul has had on Graphic Design, and therefore this will be perfect as some of the pieces that have been produced are clearly influenced by the music. This is due to the fact that some of the designs that are produced are messy and rough, but at the same time bold and obvious to what they are trying to portray.
For instance, I have found this Wigan Casino End of an Era ticket and badge. Which you could both describe as being rough at messy, yet the bright colours on the badge make the necessary information stand out within the design.
