Synesthesia

SYNESTHESIA

 David Hockney, the Yorkshire artist, is a famous synesthete. While constructing stage sets for ballets and operas, he bases the background colours and lighting upon the colours he sees while listening to the music of the theatre piece. I find this really interesting on how things around us or things that we see being coloured differently, not the original colour.

This is picture is taken by me. I found this foam shapes alphabet in my cabinet and thought about synesthesia. These are the colours that i first thought when I looked at the alphabet. Additionally, when i say out the letter, the colours also represent the sound. For example, P, it sounds bright and sweet. So, I thought of pink. Similarly to K.

This is actually letters in music. For example, DO RE MI in letters are , B C D. The B and a small b on top is a B flat and same for the D G A. This shows the colours to the letter as well but arrange it in the colour order and letters were also not in order.

This is another picture that I took. It is a fur that i used for one of my assignment. It is very soft and light and once you touch it, you will not want to let it go. It give that addictive feeling. If i describe a taste it would be sweet and melt in the mouth. If in word, I would say Sophisticated.

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/synesthesia-and-color-98544

Months with colours. To me, light colours is relaxing and mind free, especially December colour. Things are mostly settled down and you get to enjoy your holidays and free your mind, even though the colour is a bit dull and doesnt mean dull colours always means boring or sad.

http://mslinder.wikispaces.com/Synesthesia

How letters and numbers may appear to a synesthete, although it's rare 

that any two synesthetes will perceive the same set of color associations.

http://monicadmurgia.com/2011/05/11/synesthesia-in-art-and-fashion/
 

 These tests use the word green written in a a different colour of ink.  You are asked to identify the word, and ignore the colour. It was hard for me because when i first see it the purple colur as the word purple and not orange or green. I guess I already immune to it as it take me sometime to actually see it correctly.