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MELISSA McCRACKEN

(American, b. 1990)

Synesthesia is a genetic neurological condition that affects sensory perception in a small percentage of the population. For artist Melissa McCracken, this unusual condition impacts her comprehension of music and color. In her latest body of work, McCracken is exploring new territories within the color and music matrix, paintings that depict celestial landscapes and floral galaxies. ⁠

I believe that we too often view the world through a singular and narrow lens, only allowing our habitual and empirical experiences to inform our perspective. Through my work, I hope to widen that lens, even if it at the smallest degree.

By incorporating elements of synesthesia, I create a visualization of music. My hope is to transcend traditional interpretations of experience and to reimagine the familiar. Intended to feel elusive, I invite the viewer to envision the potential of each piece in their own regard, thereby making the final product one of collective consciousness.

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Works

Works Exhibitions Select Sold/Archive

Works

Butterflies (inspired by song Butterflies by Floetry)

Melissa McCracken

Butterflies (inspired by song Butterflies by Floetry)

oil on canvas

36" x 36"
$5,200

Diamonds (inspired by the song Section 13: Diamonds/Mild Devotion to Majesty by The Polyphonic Spree)

Melissa McCracken

Diamonds (inspired by the song Section 13: Diamonds/Mild Devotion to Majesty by The Polyphonic Spree)

oil on canvas

40" x 40" x 1.5"
$6,000

Pools/Waves (inspired by song Across the Universe by Fioana Apple)

Melissa McCracken

Pools/Waves (inspired by song Across the Universe by Fioana Apple)

oil on canvas

72" x 60"
$10,000

Sour Flower (inspired by the song Sour Flower by Lianne La Havas)

Melissa McCracken

Sour Flower (inspired by the song Sour Flower by Lianne La Havas)

oil on canvas

40" x 40" x 1.5"
$6,000

Thank U (inspired by song Thank U by Alanis Morrissette)

Melissa McCracken

Thank U (inspired by song Thank U by Alanis Morrissette)

oil on canvas

60" x 60"
$8,500

Installations

Exhibitions

HEART SONGS special feature

May 2024

See exhibition/catalog

SOUND + VISION

March 2023

See exhibition/catalog

INCANDESCENCE

June 2018

See exhibition/catalog

Select Sold/Archive

image of Boundless

Melissa McCracken

Boundless

oil on linen

11.25" x 9.25" fr.

SOLD

image of Another Life

Melissa McCracken

Another Life

oil on canvas

22" x 28"

SOLD

image of Get Sun

Melissa McCracken

Get Sun

oil on canvas

12" x 9"

SOLD

image of Life Cycles

Melissa McCracken

Life Cycles

oil on canvas

40" x 30"

SOLD

image of Moonlight

Melissa McCracken

Moonlight

oil on canvas

36" x 36"

SOLD

image of Peace of Mind

Melissa McCracken

Peace of Mind

oil on canvas

72" x 60"

SOLD

image of Red Room

Melissa McCracken

Red Room

oil on canvas

30" x 24"

SOLD

image of Retrovision

Melissa McCracken

Retrovision

oil on canvas

48" x 40"

SOLD

image of Saccharine

Melissa McCracken

Saccharine

oil on canvas

22" x 28"

SOLD

image of Wings

Melissa McCracken

Wings

oil on canvas

36" x 48"

SOLD

image of Singing for Tomorrow

Melissa McCracken

Singing for Tomorrow

oil on canvas

48" x 48"

SOLD

image of Solve the Riddle

Melissa McCracken

Solve the Riddle

oil on canvas

48" x 48"

SOLD

image of In the Sky

Melissa McCracken

In the Sky

oil on canvas

48" x 48"

SOLD

image of Blue World

Melissa McCracken

Blue World

oil on canvas

36" x 36"

SOLD

image of Full Heart

Melissa McCracken

Full Heart

oil on canvas

30" x 40"

SOLD

image of Elaborate Dream (inspired by song Right Where It Belongs by Nine Inch Nails)

Melissa McCracken

Elaborate Dream (inspired by song Right Where It Belongs by Nine Inch Nails)

oil on canvas

40" x 30"

SOLD

image of Reigning the Skies

Melissa McCracken

Reigning the Skies

oil on canvas

36" x 24"

SOLD

image of Call It Dreaming (inspired by the song Call it Dreaming by Iron & Wine)

Melissa McCracken

Call It Dreaming (inspired by the song Call it Dreaming by Iron & Wine)

oil on canvas

40" x 40" x 1.5"

SOLD

image of Comfortably Numb (inspired by the song Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd)

Melissa McCracken

Comfortably Numb (inspired by the song Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd)

oil on canvas

40" x 40" x 1.5"

SOLD

image of Ice Age (inspired by the song Ice Angels by How to Destroy Angels)

Melissa McCracken

Ice Age (inspired by the song Ice Angels by How to Destroy Angels)

oil on canvas

40" x 40" x 1.5"

SOLD

image of Miseducation (inspired by the song Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill)

Melissa McCracken

Miseducation (inspired by the song Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill)

oil on canvas

40" x 40" x 1.5"

SOLD

image of Otherside (inspired by the song Otherside by Beyoncé)

Melissa McCracken

Otherside (inspired by the song Otherside by Beyoncé)

oil on canvas

40" x 40" x 1.5"

SOLD

image of This Feeling (inspired by the song This Feeling by Alabama Shakes)

Melissa McCracken

This Feeling (inspired by the song This Feeling by Alabama Shakes)

oil on canvas

40" x 40" x 1.5"

SOLD