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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

“I let myself go. I thought little of the houses and trees, but applied colour stripes and spots to the canva... Within me sounded the memory of early evening in Moscow, before my eyes was the strong, colour-saturated scale of the Munich light and atmosphere, which thundered deeply in the shadows.”

Littles Light Eye House Strong Memories Tree Shadow Scales Spots Evening Atmosphere Colour Canvas Moscow Stripes Saturated Munich

Author:Wassily Kandinsky

“In general, therefore, color is a means of exerting a direct influence upon the soul. Color is the keyboard. The eye is the hammer. The soul is the piano with its many strings. The artist is the hand that purposefully sets the soul vibrating by means of this or that key.”

Mean Soul Hands Eye Artist Influence Color Keys Direct Piano Strings Hammers Keyboards

Book:Kandinsky, Complete Writings on Art

Source: Kandinsky, Complete Writings on Art

“Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul.”

Source: Concerning the spiritual in art, and painting in particular: 1912

“The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul.”

Art Soul Eye Artist Train His Eyes Soul Train

Book:Concerning the spiritual in art

Source: Concerning the spiritual in art

“… lend your ears to music, open your eyes to painting, and … stop thinking! Just ask yourself whether the work has enabled you to “walk about” into a hitherto unknown world. If the answer is yes, what more do you want?”

Ifs Thinking World Want Eye Asks Answers Walks Inspiring Painting Ears Creating Art Unknown Worlds

Author:Wassily Kandinsky

“With cold eyes and indifferent mind the spectators regard the work. Connoissers admire the "skill" (as one admires a tightrope walker), enjoy the "quality of painting" (as one enjoys a pasty). But hungry souls go hungry away. The vulgar herd stroll through the rooms and pronounce the pictures "nice" or "splendid." Those who could speak have said nothing, those who could hear have heard nothing.”

Mind Said Soul Eye Speak Enjoy Rooms Quality Nice Heard Painting Cold Skills Regard Hungry Admire Indifferent Vulgar Spectators Splendid Herds Walkers Pasties Cold Eyes

Author:Wassily Kandinsky

“The eyes are hammers.”

Eye Hammers

Author:Wassily Kandinsky

“The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul, so that it can weigh colours in its own scale and thus become a determinant in artistic creation.”

Soul Eye Artist Creation Train Scales Artistic His Eyes Colour Artistic Creation

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

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

“Color is the keyboard. The eye is the hammer. The soul is the piano, with its many strings.”

Soul Eye Color Piano Strings Hammers Keyboards

Author:Wassily Kandinsky

“It is essential that the painter should develop not only his eyes, but also his soul, so that it too may be capable of weighing colors in balance.”

Should May Soul Eye Color Balance Essentials Capable Painter His Eyes Weighing

Book:Kandinsky, Complete Writings on Art

Source: Kandinsky, Complete Writings on Art

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

KandinskyRelated source material

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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