Event Title
Comparative Theories of Visual Art and Music: May I Play You a Picture?
Presentation Type
Oral and/or Visual Presentation
Presenter Major(s)
Music
Mentor Information
Lee Copenhaver
Department
Music
Location
Kirkhof Center 2201
Start Date
10-4-2013 12:00 AM
End Date
10-4-2013 12:00 AM
Keywords
Arts
Abstract
Relationships among the visual and aural arts, especially between color and sound, have been postulated by artists and composers for a variety of purposes. Theories which relate the two art forms have been used to translate music into art and vice versa; to educate either musicians or artists about the other art form; and to develop non-representational art that results from the application of musical techniques to colors. How, specifically, can visual art and music be compared? There are various answers to this question. The goal of this study is to develop an understanding of how these theories compare, with the intent of realizing whether or not, or to what degree, visual art and music are related. Looking at how these arts have been compared will shed light on the search for an underlying framework that both of the arts are built upon. This will show how successfully and to what ends music and art can be correlated.
Comparative Theories of Visual Art and Music: May I Play You a Picture?
Kirkhof Center 2201
Relationships among the visual and aural arts, especially between color and sound, have been postulated by artists and composers for a variety of purposes. Theories which relate the two art forms have been used to translate music into art and vice versa; to educate either musicians or artists about the other art form; and to develop non-representational art that results from the application of musical techniques to colors. How, specifically, can visual art and music be compared? There are various answers to this question. The goal of this study is to develop an understanding of how these theories compare, with the intent of realizing whether or not, or to what degree, visual art and music are related. Looking at how these arts have been compared will shed light on the search for an underlying framework that both of the arts are built upon. This will show how successfully and to what ends music and art can be correlated.