Arts & Culture

Born in Russia, Wassily Kandinsky became a painter, teacher, organizer, writer and theorist. One of the founders of abstract art, his contribution spanned two world wars and the Russian Revolution, with explorations in painting, printmaking, stage design, and the decorative arts.  He was profoundly influenced by colour and geometry, this radiates strongly in his work. 

The book, Wassily Kandinsky, 1866-1944 : the journey to abstraction by Ulrike Becks-Malorny, is a telling of that story.

                                                     
 
One of Kandinsky's major writings, Concerning the Spiritual in Art, outlines his views on this side of his work.  In this book, he states, "that is beautiful which is produced by the inner need, which springs from the soul."

A third publication, the catalogue entitled Kandinsky (for the retrospective exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, September 18, 2009 – January 13, 2010) highlights some of his major paintings, technique and influence in the United States.  Look at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum website for an introductory video on the exhibition.

An artist whose work is worth some attention.