FluxusNine

          The roots of the Synchromistic Movement date back to the late 19th Century. Succeeding the post-civil war reconstruction and simultaneous with the rise of industrial America. Synchromism emerged from expressionistic endeavors, borrowing elements from previous movements such Fauvism and Orphism—especially owning a great deal to the broken planes and lavishly colored areas present in Cubism. Its official conception and naming is attributed to Stanton McDonald-Wright and Morgan Russell—two of our main featured artists—whom, while studying abroad in Paris under the instruction of Percyval Tudor-Hart and his theory which linked color to the qualities of music, drawing parallels between individual elements such as tone and hue, as well as intensity to saturation.

          Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of our collection is the individual works’ ability to convey the intangible, unintelligible elements of such an intractable medium as music. Through their explosions of color, often carried out through radial patterns flowing across the canvas, the works featured in this exhibition have been thoroughly examined to ensure they represent the Synchromistic ideals in their maximum expression. Through their various rhythms, crescendos, vibrations and melodies, these pieces are guaranteed to usher the audience into an experience of numerous individual notes strummed across a canvas.

          Throughout this exhibit, rather than merely expose the public to the aesthetics and fluctuations of Symchromistic works, Fluxus seeks to engage the audience through an immersive display of colors that communicate with their own unique voices, thus allowing each individual to craft and perceive their own “songs” independently from any induced sound or artist’s personal bias.