The following abstract of the paper and photos were taken from doctorhugo.org website. (I have not included the entire paper here but just a sample of the key ideas).
“The objective of this study is to come to a better understanding of the 'synesthetic experience', especially in the context of art. It consists of two parts: in the first part, I review naturally occurring synesthesia. In the second part, I discuss created forms of synesthesia in art. My starting point is the hypothesis that 'synesthesia-phenomena' are at the roots of all artistic practice. The approach is multidisciplinary and from a philosophy of art perspective. It will be argued that 'art as a synesthetic experience', and 'synesthetic experiences by synesthetes', share certain basic concepts: the making of new connections between the senses. In the arts, the search for correspondences and complementarities between the senses is essential. Artists have brought the 'synesthetic experience' to the surface —to share their vision with the world. The intention is to analyse the impact of synesthetic approaches as experiments in art. The focus will be on a visual presentation of artworks by artists/pioneers, as study case examples of early modern art movements; Expressionism, Futurism, Dada, Surrealism, De Stijl and Abstract Expressionism. “
“Synesthesia is an important key to understand the human mind, especially creativity, because the connection between art and synesthesia can reveal precise aspects of human consciousness with great clarity. Synesthesia and metaphor are also playing an important role in the understanding of what goes on in our brains when we look at a work of art —neuroesthetics (art as an extension of the functions of the brain).
Synesthesia has influenced many artists in various fields and provided a rich background for the development of new (syn)esthetics. Modernism created the conditions for a multidimensional pictorial autonomy —perception precedes meaning, and medium precedes message. In periods of intense creativity, the search for correspondences and complementarities between the senses are increasing. Artists are the tastemakers of our experience of reality. In the arts, 'the synesthetic experience' became something to be shared. "What remains of the past", as Walter Benjamin advises, "is what we use". The complementary power of art and science are extending our horizon of perception. With the use of telematic hypermedia, synesthetic art forms will become much more sophisticated in their own right. There is a future for tele-synesthesia, to bring synesthetic experiences further into our daily awareness.” (Heyrman, H.2005).
http://www.doctorhugo.org/synaesthesia/art/index.html
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