The idea for this post came about while browsing @yidneth's open mic entry. She does some amazing art to accompany her music, and this made me think about how art and music are connected.
Synesthesia is a condition in which one sense (for example, hearing) is simultaneously perceived as if by one or more additional senses such as sight. Another form of synesthesia joins objects such as letters, shapes, numbers or people's names with a sensory perception such as smell, colour or flavor.
Synesthesia is a world in it's own but it made me think about how art can represent music and vice-versa. I haven't really experienced actual synesthesia, but I figured I could attempt to draw what @yidneth's music made me feel.
The Music
Morning Light by Priscilla Hernandez
This was the song that inspired this post. It's a beautiful song about befriending your monsters that she wrote using her experience with sleep paralysis as inspiration. Priscilla is a bit like a forest elf that comes straight from a fantasy land who reassures you through ethereal music that everything is going to be OK. This song resonated with me as I felt the hope and optimism the song conveyed despite the melancholic undertones. Darkness and light exist in a delicate balance, and somehow this song encompasses both, reminding us that the morning light will eventually shine.
The song also felt like a protective bubble that will keep the monsters at bay when it's being played, and any little kid afraid of nightmares, that listens to it will feel the glow of sunrise.
The Art
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The Process
I wanted this to be a free draw, meaning once the headphones are plugged in, I let the pens flow without using reference images or thinking too much about the final outcome.
I start by drawing some vague monster looking shapes and a protective bubble with a pencil.
I then go over these shapes, detailing them with pens. I use a thick 0.8mm pen for outlines and a thin 0.1mm pen for the lines in between. I drew the thinner lines randomly using a jagged/sharp aesthetic to fill up the space.
The last step is adding colour. It turns out my paints are actually something called gouache paints and they can look transparent like watercolours or opaque like poster paint. I'm yet to discover the full potential of what they can do. For this drawing I experimented by mixing yellow and red paint to bring some life to the protective bubble that represents the music.
If you liked the music, consider leaving some encouragement on @yidneth's original post.
We're well into Monday, but Synesthesia Sunday has that ring to it. I don't really have a posting schedule, but I'm thinking of making this a weekly post. There's so much talent here on steemit and this is a neat little way to bridge the gap between musicians and artists. It'd also be amazing if more creative people did their own spin on this. You don't have to have synesthesia to view art through a different lens.
Thanks! Yeah, the steemit community is awesome. You get it, you've done some awesome colabs and I'm sure the upcoming one is gonna be off the hook too!
It won the open mic @soulturtle :)weee! I'm going to write a post, with your permission may I use back your drawing and of course I will link to your post?
I love it when artists are inspired by the music of other (music) artists...
And I really love what you created here Kartik. Brilliant!
Can't wait to see who else's music you make art pieces from!
Thanks a lot!
There's so much incredible talent here, it's quite easy to be inspired.
Well, I've got quite the list of amazing music on my hands thanks to helpie.
There's so much potential for art!
Your art perfectly captures the music! And this idea is an awesome way to bridge the gap between musicians and artists...while encouraging creative collaboration and new friendships! Hope that you decide to continue with weekly posts! Also stopping by to say that you have been featured in MSP Community Curation: Top Five 'Positive PAL Posts' - Week #13
Whoa, I'm honoured you chose this post. I've heard so many amazing musicians here, I definitely want to make this a series. Creativity is always good when shared with others.
Upvoted and resteemed, and grateful first of your almost immediate feedback on my first open mic entry but also for the deeper understanding of its meaning, the in depth review and more even reinterpreting what it evoked on your artistic media. As I am half illustrator half composer l it is also super curious what colors and images suggested. Thank you. 🐁 By the way sometimes I see colours and fractals when I listen to music
Both your music and art are so inspiring! At the core of it, both music and art evoke emotions and it's definitely interesting to see the myriad ways they can intersect. I'm glad you immediately understood my visual interpretation of your music. Keep being the morning light in a dimly lit steemverse!
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Amazing post !!!! Sick community vibes blending the song with your artwork and then showing the process on top of that ....straight up nailed it !!!!
Thanks! Yeah, the steemit community is awesome. You get it, you've done some awesome colabs and I'm sure the upcoming one is gonna be off the hook too!
It won the open mic @soulturtle :)weee! I'm going to write a post, with your permission may I use back your drawing and of course I will link to your post?
Whoo hoo! Congratulations on winning the open mic. You deserved it!
Of course you can use my art as you like.
I love it when artists are inspired by the music of other (music) artists...
And I really love what you created here Kartik. Brilliant!
Can't wait to see who else's music you make art pieces from!
Thanks a lot!
There's so much incredible talent here, it's quite easy to be inspired.
Well, I've got quite the list of amazing music on my hands thanks to helpie.
There's so much potential for art!
Sweet! Can’t wait to see them!
@soulturtle for Most Original Creative Thinker.
Aw, thanks. Steemit is a great place to get those creative juices flowing.
Your art perfectly captures the music! And this idea is an awesome way to bridge the gap between musicians and artists...while encouraging creative collaboration and new friendships! Hope that you decide to continue with weekly posts! Also stopping by to say that you have been featured in MSP Community Curation: Top Five 'Positive PAL Posts' - Week #13
https://steemit.com/community/@creativesoul/msp-community-curation-top-five-positive-pal-posts-week-13
Wasn't that sweet? I am really honoured to have inspired such piece of art with my song. I am happy it was featured!
Whoa, I'm honoured you chose this post. I've heard so many amazing musicians here, I definitely want to make this a series. Creativity is always good when shared with others.
Upvoted and resteemed, and grateful first of your almost immediate feedback on my first open mic entry but also for the deeper understanding of its meaning, the in depth review and more even reinterpreting what it evoked on your artistic media. As I am half illustrator half composer l it is also super curious what colors and images suggested. Thank you. 🐁 By the way sometimes I see colours and fractals when I listen to music
Both your music and art are so inspiring! At the core of it, both music and art evoke emotions and it's definitely interesting to see the myriad ways they can intersect. I'm glad you immediately understood my visual interpretation of your music. Keep being the morning light in a dimly lit steemverse!
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