Sensory Crossovers: Synesthesia in American Art

by Sharyn R. Udall

Book Overview

Synesthesia in its simplest terms refers to sensory fusions or crossovers. Interest peaked between 1890 and 1930, when synesthesia became a focus of serious attention in the fields of visual art, music, literature and linguistics. During that period, Edvard Munch and Wassily Kandinsky were probably the best-known painters to respond visually to non-visual sensory stimuli. This catalogue brings alive synesthesia's underpinnings, with a broader study...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977991059
• ISBN13: 9780977991051
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Albuquerque Museum
• Length: 111 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 10.8"