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Wassily Kandinsky, born on December 16, 1866, and died on December 13, 1944, was a prominent artist from Russia. He is considered one of the pioneers of abstract art and his works have had a profound impact on 20th-century art.

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Famous Wassily Kandinsky Quotes

“The impact of the acute angle of a triangle on a circle produces an effect no less powerful than the finger of God touching the finger of Adam in Michelangelo.”

Powerful Power Effects Produce Impact Fingers Circles Touching Adam Angle Triangles

Book:Kandinsky Watercolours: Exhibition May 23-June 28, 1970, Art Gallery of Ontario

Source: Kandinsky Watercolours: Exhibition May 23-June 28, 1970, Art Gallery of Ontario

“Those [things] that we encounter for the first time immediately have a spiritual effect upon us. A child, for whom every object is new, experiences the world in this way: it sees light, is attracted by it, wants to grasp it, burns its finger in the process, and thus learns fear and respect for the flame.”

World Way Want Firsts Children Light Spiritual Process Effects Objects First Time Fingers Flames Encounters New Experiences

Author:Wassily Kandinsky

“Empty canvas. In appearance - really empty, silent, indifferent. Stunned, almost. In effect - full of tensions, with thousand subdued voices, heavy with expectations. A little frightened because it may be violated”

May Littles Voice Effects Thousand Expectations Empty Silent Appearance Heavy Tension Frightened Indifferent Canvas Stunned Empty Canvas

Author:Wassily Kandinsky

“Whether the psychological effect of color is direct...or whether it is the outcome of association, is open to question. The soul being one with the body, it may well be possible that a psychological tremor generates corresponding one through association.”

Wells May Soul Body Effects Color Direct Psychological Outcomes Association Corresponding

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“As a picture painted in yellow always radiates spiritual warmth, or as one in blue has apparently a cooling effect, so green is only boring.”

Spiritual Effects Blue Green Boring Warmth Yellow Cooling

Book:Concerning the Spiritual in Art: And Painting in Particular

Source: Concerning the Spiritual in Art: And Painting in Particular

“Absolute green is the most restful color, lacking any undertone of joy, grief, or passion. On exhausted men this restfulness has a beneficial effect, but after a time it becomes tedious.”

Men Joy Passion Grief Effects Color Absolutes Green Lacking Exhausted Beneficial Tedious Restful

Book:Concerning the Spiritual in Art: And Painting in Particular

Source: Concerning the Spiritual in Art: And Painting in Particular

About the Author

Born: December 16, 1866
Died: December 13, 1944
Known for: Artist
Quotes: 99

Books & Sources

Concerning the spiritual in artRelated source material

Concerning the Spiritual in Art: And Painting in ParticularRelated source material

Kandinsky, Complete Writings on ArtRelated source material

Concerning the spiritual in art, and painting in particular: 1912Related source material

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Delphi Collected Works of Wassily Kandinsky (Illustrated)Related source material

Kandinsky Watercolours: Exhibition May 23-June 28, 1970, Art Gallery of OntarioRelated source material

Kandinsky compositionsRelated source material

Kandinsky, Complete Writings on Art: 1922-1943Related source material

Kandinsky, Russia and the Bauhaus, 1912-1932: January 5-Febr Uary 11, 1984Related source material

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