He created his own pictorial language that transcended the physical world and illustrated human experience.
Kandinsky viewed music as the most sublime form of abstract art and believed his paintings could communicate certain sounds.
Color is the key.
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The eye is the hammer.
The soul is the piano with its many chords, he was quoted saying.
The artist is the hand, that by touching this or that key, sets the soul vibrating automatically.
“Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider)” 1903.(Photo:Wikimedia Commons[Public domain])
Read on to discover six famous Kandinsky paintings that capture the artists brilliant mind.
Here are six Wassily Kandinsky paintings that showcase how his style developed.
Composition IV, 1911
Composition IV by Wassily Kandinsky, 1911.
“Composition IV” by Wassily Kandinsky, 1911. (Photo:Wikimedia Commons[Public domain])
Composition VIII, 1923
Composition VIII by Wassily Kandinsky, 1923.
These events may have been the inspiration for the multi-colored circles in the painting.
According to Kandinsky, black signified silence while orange indicated the alto range.
“Composition VII” by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913. (Photo:Wikimedia Commons[Public domain])
Several Circles, 1926
Several Circles by Wassily Kandinsky, 1926.
This allowed him to focus on color, scale, and composition.
Varying in size and hue, the circles seem to move around the canvas and interact with each other.
“Composition VIII” by Wassily Kandinsky, 1923. (Photo:Wikimedia Commons[Public domain])
Some even overlap one another and change color where they meet.
Kandinsky championed the view that colors could have different spiritual values.
Composition X, 1939
Composition X by Wassily Kandinsky, 1939.
“Several Circles” by Wassily Kandinsky, 1926. (Photo:Wikimedia Commons[Public domain])
The painting illustrates the circle of life and the emotional ups and downs that everyone in the world experiences.
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“Composition X” by Wassily Kandinsky, 1939. (Photo:Wikimedia Commons[Public domain])
