Concerning the Spiritual in Art

by Wassily Kandinsky, Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp (Translator), Lisa Florman (Introduction)

Overview

Pioneering work by the great modernist painter, considered by many to be the father of abstract art and a leader in the movement to free art from traditional bonds. Kandinsky's provocative thoughts on color theory, nature of art. Analysis of Picasso, Matisse, earlier masters. 12 illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780241384800
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/11/2025
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) was a Russian-born painter and art theorist. Regarded as a key pioneer of abstract art, he was a founding member of the artistic group Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider). He taught at the Bauhaus School of Art and Architecture in Germany until the mid-1930s, after which he settled in France.

Table of Contents

Translator's Introduction
Part I. ABOUT GENERAL AESTHETIC
I. Introduction
II. The Movement of the Triangle
III. Spiritual Revolution
IV. The Pyramid
Part II. ABOUT PAINTING
V. The Psychological Working of Colour
VI. The Language of Form and Colour
VII. Theory
VIII. Art and Artists
IX. Conclusion