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 color and sound are similar phenomena, and that the colors in a painting can be orchestrated in the same harmonious way that a composer arranges notes in a symphony. Macdonald-Wright and Russell believed that by painting in color scales, their work could evoke musicial sensations. It became abstract and expressive, hoping to unite visual and auditory stimuli through a symphony of color.