#synesthesia art

“If we can’t be lovers we’ll never be friends…”

Mixed media, 22.5x30in, 28 hrs

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One day I’ll sit down and give an extensive talk on my experience with synesthesia, but for now I’ll just say that for me, music has always been tied to my art. Inextricably. When I put on music as I paint it’s not just background noise, it’s actively informing the piece. This is an example of me taking that to the logical extreme, this entire piece was made and crafted by the music I heard as I painted it. Using Beatles (and solo career) songs from across their lifespan, the finished piece becomes a visual symphony of shared history between Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Everything shared, and everything left unsaid.

My friend @0rphan-source has synesthesia, she made this pictures illustrating how they see Katseye's members voices!

Manon ⇓

Artists commentary: In Manons voice everything moves so smoothly. It's magical and hypnotizing. Nothing in her voice is standing still but there's no chaos. Truly beautiful. Manon has high control over vibrations in the singing, that's why the bubbles don't pop.

Lara ⇓

Artists commentary: Lara has a green voice. In my brain green voices are rare. Her voice is deep but feels comforting and light. Small stars and sparkles pop up and disappear with the rhythm of her speech or singing. She's an amazing singer.

Daniela ⇓

Artists commentary: Her voice is dreamy. It feels like water. Flowy, from strong waves to calm movement. When she sings, her voice blends dark and light colors and reflections.

Sophia ⇓

Artists commentary: Sophias voice is confident, it's strong and stays pretty static. That's also rare. The bubbles and rainbow reflections do move, but lines stay static. That usually means the voice is powerful. And hers definitely is.

Yoonchae ⇓

Artists commentary: Her voice is spining, like a soft and calm tornado. It's feels light and warm. It's full of color variations, especially when she's singing. On the lower notes the saturation is much higher than in the higher ones.

Megan ⇓

Artists commentary: Megan's voice is so beautifully deep. It's chaotic in the best way. From white delicate singing voice to dark purple and raspy speaking one. I love how diverse her voice is. It's strong yet delicate, just like her.

Disclaimer: every person with synesthesia sees voices and sound differently. The colors and patterns they see are unique to them. So if you have synesthesia and see Katseyes voices differently that's completely normal!

These illustrations are absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for letting me post them <3

Katseye-Eyekons-World signing off <3

I have synesthesia, a neurological condition that causes me to interpret sensory experiences (sound, taste, textures) as shapes and colors.

Synesthesia piece based off of the romance theme in Skyward Sword.

The melody is very overwhelmingly one of those sunsets with lots of pinks and purples so I painted it, decided to throw in Link and Zelda as well lol

another year - another uni project I find the excuse to incorporate synesthesia into