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Synaesthesia in arts; a pictorial transposition of the cross-modal experience

The paper explores the phenomenon of synaesthesia as a spontaneous perceptual experience arising from the subjective association of different senses, in such a way that the stimulation of one sense causes the simultaneous irritation of the other sense(s). The neuropsychological bases of synaesthesia, its basic features, types, and modalities, as well as modes of manifestation are analyzed. The paper further explores a connection between synaesthesia and arts (especially music and visual arts). The specificities of the synaesthesia way of observing the reality are observed through artwork examples of three visual artists (painters) synaesthetes, key figures in the development of modern/abstract art, who transposed their experience of synaesthesia into their own artistic expression. In the context of (lifelong) education, learning about this phenomenon and understanding it can help teachers, parents, and others involved in the educational process in identifying synaesthesia in children, better understanding and appreciating their worldview, as well as an appropriate stimulating of their creative potentials. Appreciating/fostering of a synesthetic experience as a source of inspiration for generating creative ideas and artistic expression can also help in children's and adults' developing of artistic sensibility and creative thinking.

cross-modal perception ; lifelong learning in arts ; synaesthesia ; visual arts

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