The way in which sound and vision work together within the context of art has been explored through experiments and public exhibitions of paintings in the extreme sonic environments of anechoic and reverberation chambers. The work was in the form of individual paintings in the anechoic chambers and painted panoramas in the reverberation rooms and these were accompanied by surround soundscapes all relating to representations of our contemporary environment. The studies support the assertion that the sound within painting installations can change the way in which one experiences the visual art. The overall sensory environment significantly affects the way in which a ‘viewer’ interprets and responds to the work and expands the scope of the painting.