
SŌ SÓ MĒ
The Science of the Sound of Music and Emotions
Artist Statement
This work is called SŌ SÓ MĒ, short for the Science of the Sound of Music and Emotion. It is the only art form of its kind — born from the fusion of two extraordinary phenomena rarely found together.
The first is Chromesthesia, the rare neurological gift of seeing color when hearing sound. Sound in all its forms, from music to the subtlest murmur, arrives as waves of color, shape, and texture. The second is Light Language, a sacred script of multidimensional symbols and glyphs that flows through me — not from intellect, but as vibrational communication.
When I paint, these two forces merge. Sound translates into color, form, and movement, and intricate glyphs emerge from an energetic source — marks that carry resonance and wisdom that cannot be spoken in ordinary language.
Because chromesthesia is rare on its own — combined with Light Language even more so — this union creates artwork that is truly one of a kind. My paintings are not only visual, but shaped by sound, light, and wisdom, offering space for each person to find their own resonance.
To stand before one is to step into the same space I stood in during its creation — where sound, color, and vibrational communication converged into form. Flowing through me from a higher consciousness, the writing communicates beyond grammar or logic.
SŌ SÓ MĒ is not simply painting. It is an offering — a body of work that lives at the intersection of science and perception, knowing and energetic communication.
It is art that exists in a category of its own.
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TREASURY OF EXUBERANCE
Karen Mosbacher ©2025
Oil and Cold Wax on Canvas.
68" x 82" x 1.5"
"A celebration of courage, color, and coming home to myself."

OSCILLATING FEELINGS
Karen Mosbacher ©2025
Oil, Cold Wax, and Graphite on Canvas.
68" x 38" x 1.5"
"Between movement and stillness, emotion finds its rhythm."

NAVIGATING ANGST
Karen Mosbacher ©2025
Oil, Cold Wax, Charcoal, Chalk Marker
on Canvas.
68" x 74" x 1.5"
"Inner tension transformed into a luminous balance of energy and light."

IN MEMORY OF... .
Karen Mosbacher ©2025
Oil and Cold Wax on Canvas.
42" x 32" x 2"
"Holding space for friends
during deep loss."

ESCAPE PLAN
Karen Mosbacher ©2025
Oil, Cold Wax, Charcoal, and
Chalk Marker on Canvas.
68" x 57" x 1.5"
"Chaos broken open —
freedom in full color."

Corrected & Returned Love Letter
Karen Mosbacher ©2025
Oil, Cold Wax, Charcoal, Graphite,and
Chalk Marker on Linen
60" x 40" x 2"
"Affection withdrawn.
Truth retained.
Boundaries restored."

Tearing Herself Away
Karen Mosbacher ©2025
Oil, Cold Wax, Charcoal, Graphite, and
Chalk Marker on Canvas
30" x 24" x 1.5"
"The moment she became
her own rescue."

De Luce et Umbra
(From Light to Shadow)
Karen Mosbacher ©2025
Oil, Cold Wax, Charcoal, Graphite, and
Chalk Marker on Canvas
30" x 40" x 1.5"
“The ebb and flow of a new self.”