Abstracts
Abstract
Russian modernist experiments in sensory communication include the interplay of sound and light in Alexander Scriabin’s symphonic mysteries as well as colored sounds in Wassily Kandinsky’s stage compositions. Inspired by various philosophical principles and creative methodologies, these artists explored the dialogue between the aural and the visual and its potential to influence the creative process and impact audience perception. This article seeks to assess the role of music and sound in synesthetic experiments of Scriabin and Kandinsky and place their theory and practice within the larger philosophical, artistic, and scientific contexts of their period and beyond.
Keywords:
- Russian Modernism,
- Synesthesia,
- Auditory Imagination,
- Sensory Communication
Résumé
L’avant-garde russe s’est beaucoup intéressée à la communication par les sens. Cette expérimentation se manifeste, entre autres, dans les mystères symphoniques d’Alexandre Scriabin qui jouent sur l’entrelacement des sons et de la lumière et dans les compositions scéniques de Wassily Kandinsky qui font appel à des “sons colorés”. Trouvant leur inspiration chez divers philosophes et faisant appel des méthodes de création différentes, ces artistes explorent les voies d’un dialogue synesthésique s’adressant à l’oreille et à l’oeil, et ce, tant du point de vue de la création artistique que de celui de la perception d’une oeuvre par son auditoire. Cet article vise à réévaluer les démarches et les théories synesthésiques de Scriabin et de Kandinsky en les situant dans les contextes philosophiques, artistiques et scientifiques de l’époque, puis au-delà.
Mots-clés :
- Modernisme Russe,
- synesthésie,
- imagination auditive,
- communication sensorielle
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