This Artist Can ‘Paint’ Your Favorite Songs Thanks to Her Rare Neurological Condition

Meet Melissa McCracken, the unique visual artist who doesn’t paint what she sees. Instead, she paints what she hears. Melissa has a rare neurological condition called synesthesia, which means that when she listens to music, she instinctively sees colors.

McCracken doesn’t see her condition as a disability; on the contrary, she has focused on turning this rare gift into an amazing art. She makes abstract paintings according to what she listens at the moment.

“Until I was 15, I thought everyone constantly saw colors. Colors in books, colors in math formulas, colors at concerts. But when I finally asked my brother which color the letter C was (canary yellow, by the way) I realized my mind wasn’t quite as normal as I had thought,” says Melissa.

McCracken explains that each letter and number has a color. She describes music as the most “wonderful brain malfunction of all”. Check her amazing artworks below.

Prince, “Joy in Repetition.”

Bach, “Cello Suite No. 1.”

Radiohead, “All I Need.”

Iron & Wine, “Boy With a Coin.” 

Jimi Hendrix, “Little Wing.”

Stevie Ray Vaughan, “Lenny.”

John Lennon, “Julia.”

Pink Floyd, “Time.”

Radiohead, “Karma Police.”

If you want to see more of her work visit her website: www.melissasmccracken.com

Source: Buzzworthy