The Art of Spiritual HarmonyCosimo, Inc., 2007 M05 1 - 96 pages "Wassily Kandinsky s contributions as a theorist were arguably more influential on modern art than any of his paintings. In Concerning the Spiritual in Art, first published in 1914, Kandinsky both promotes and defends a form of art in which painters express themselves in abstract terms independent of the material world around them, much as musicians do. Divided into two parts, About General Aesthetic (including an examination of geometrical forms) and About Painting (a discussion of the psychology of color and the language and form of color), Concerning the Spiritual in Art offers an insight into the mind of one of the most renowned of all abstract painters and a preview of the art that he was to produce in the years to come. Russian painter WASSILY KANDINSKY (1866 1944), one of the most famous artists of the 20th century, pioneered abstract art. His other books include Point and Line to Plane and Kandinsky, Complete Writings on Art." |
Contents
The Movement of the Triangle | 6 |
Spiritual Revolution | 10 |
The Pyramid | 19 |
ABOUT PAINTING | 21 |
The Psychological Working of Colour | 23 |
The Language of Form and Colour | 27 |
Theory | 46 |
Art and Artists | 53 |
Conclusion | 56 |
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