Research: Art Movement- 28th February 2013

Referral Art Movement: Synchromism

Synchromism, often wrongly spelt as Synchronism, was an American art movement founded in the year 1912-13. Cofounded by Abstractionists Morgan Russell (1886-1953) and Stanton MacDonald-Wright, this purely abstract style was the first to bring America on the international stage of fine arts. It is easy to draw a parallel between Synchromism and its contemporary Art form Orphism, which was essentially a trend or specialization in the Cubist art that placed a premium on the understanding and the use of colors

                 

AIRPLANE SYNCHROMY IN YELLOW ORANGE

by STANTON MACDONALD-WRIGHT

Synchromism is based on the idea that colour and sound are similar phenomena, and thatcolours and paintings can be showcased in the same harmonious way that a composer arranges notes in a symphony. Macdonald Wright believed that by painting in colour scales, their work could evoke musical sensations. it was a way to make art in an abstract as well as expressive form. The abstract "synchromies" are based on color scales, using rhythmic color forms with advancing and reducing hues. They typically have a central vortex and explode in complex color harmonies. The Synchromists avoided using atmospheric perspective or line, relying solely on color and shape to express form.

Art Movement- Synchromism

The earliest synchromist works were similar to Fauvist paintings. The multicolored shapes of synchromist paintings also resembled those found in orphism. MacDonald-Wright insisted, however, that Synchromism was a unique art form, and "has nothing to do with orphism and anybody who has read the first catalogue of synchromism ... would realize that we poked fun at orphism".

References- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchromism

http://makinamimarlik.blogspot.com/2012/06/synchronism.html