Sinestezija Futurizmo Manifestuose Ir Mene
Synesthesia in the Futurism Manifestos and the Art

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on the phenomenon of synesthesia as the principle of redesigning of sense perceptions in futurism manifestos, aesthetic programs and artistic practice. The manifestos could be treated as independent art pieces, peculiar prototypes of conceptual art. Futurist art had demanded a new aesthetic program which was defined in terms of synesthesia project. In futurist manifestos synesthesia was characterized des as deliberate method and hypothetical field of aesthetics but not as actual realization of peculiar perception. The roots of synesthesia as redesign of sense perceptions are seen in symbolism, which greatly influenced the majority of modern art branches. Influenced by symbolism some of them tried to realize synesthetic projects applying the Luis-Bentrand Castel’s (18th century mathematician) clavesine oculaire idea according to which aesthetic perception should unify sounds, colors and philosophical thinking.

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