Olga, our English Language assistant, told them that for Kandinsky, music and color were inextricably tied to one another. Kandinsky associated each note with an exact hue. He once said, “the sound of colors is so definite that it would be hard to find anyone who would express bright yellow with bass notes or dark lake with treble.”
In fact, it was after having an unusually visual response to a performance of Wagner’s composition Lohengrin at the Bolshoi Theatre that he abandoned his law career to study painting at Munich Academy of Fine Arts. He later described the life-changing experience: “I saw all my colors in spirit, before my eyes. Wild, almost crazy lines were sketched in front of me.”
The neurological phenomenon Kandinsky experienced is called synesthesia. People with synesthesia might smell something when they hear a sound, or see a shape when they eat a certain food. Kandinsky literally saw colors when he heard music, and heard music when he painted.
After the presentation, Olga made students listen to different music and draw a composition. These are some of them.
After the presentation, Olga made students listen to different music and draw a composition. These are some of them.
Natalia Campo
Esperanza Martínez
Álvaro Torices
David Fernández
David Fernández
Moisés López
Moisés López
Ramón lópez
Sabina Martínez
Natalia Pavliv
Patricia Cis
Ángela Bayo
Miguel López
Adrián Ávila
Alba Moreno
África Aranda
