Wolfgang is a self-taught artist who lives in Summit, New Jersey, USA. He is married and has two adult children. He creates art in different genres and uses a variety of media. Currently, his main focus is on synesthesia art. He came to synesthesia art as he likes to read quotes and is fond of mottos, such has “Carpe Diem” (latin for “Seize the Day”). His intention is to display letters as different colors in a variety of shapes, so one can “read” his art - without seeing letters as such.
Synesthesia is a neurological condition in which information meant to stimulate one of your senses stimulates several of your senses. For example, when a synesthete sees the color blue, it’s not just blue he/she sees but also a letter, hears a sound or experiences a taste. Every synesthete has his or her own “color alphabet”, that they cannot change as their brains are wired that way. For example, for one, the color orange stands for “E” whereas for another synesthete it is a “T”.
Wolfgang is not a synesthete and uses Christian Faur’s color alphabet. In Wolfgang’s works letters are mostly shown as differently sized colored shapes. Such shapes can be of different sizes, depending on how frequently a letter appears in the English language. For example, the more frequently a letter appears in the English language, the longer a color bar or section of a ring.
Whenever possible, Wolfgang incorporates the ”Golden Ratio” in his art: it is the relationship from one to the other as 1:1.618.
To contact Wolfgang, please send an email to wolfgang@wolfgangguenther.com or look him up on Instagram under wolfgang_guenther_artist