1. Wassily Wassilijewitsch Kandinsky K is for Kandinsky Lines, shapes, colors and forms Play on the canvas like wiggling worms

2. Autumn in Bavaria 1908

3. White Zig-Zag 1900

4. Composition 1936

5. Composition VIII

6. Moscow I 1916

13. #Wassily Wassiljewtach Kandinsky 1866-1944 #Wassily Wassiljewtach Kandinsky 1866-1944 Wassily Kandinsky was born in Moscow in 1866. Kandinsky did not start out to be a painter. Rather, he began by studying law and economics. Kandinsky kept a diary, which records that he was sent on a government assignment to Vologda, where he first became interested in local customs, art, architecture, and the laws of the peasants. Kandinsky saw Claude Monet's painting "Haystack" while it was on tour in Moscow, and that painting so dramatically affected Kandinsky, that he gave up his career and devoted himself full-time to painting. Kandinsky travelled to Munich, where he began studying art in earnest. After traveling to Holland, Tunisia and Italy, Kandinsky finally returned to Paris. In 1909, Kandinsky went back to Munich and it was there that he, along with Alexej von Jawlensky and Alfred Kubin, founded the Neue Kunstlervereinigung. Kandinsky met Franz Marc in 1911, and it was from that meeting that the Blaue Reiter movement evolved. The group included Kandinsky, Marc, Jawlensky, Arp and Klee. This group held two exhibitions, which were significant in the development of modern painting in Germany. Kandinsky had to go back to Russia during the first World War. In 1921, Kandinsky founded the Academy of Artistic Sciences in Russia, and at the end of the year, Kandinsky went back to Germany, where he became one of main teachers at the Bauhaus. He remained there for eleven years. The Nazis closed the Bauhaus in 1934 and Kandinsky went back to Paris, where he stayed until he died in 1944. Wassily Kandinsky was born in Moscow in 1866. Kandinsky did not start out to be a painter. Rather, he began by studying law and economics. Kandinsky kept a diary, which records that he was sent on a government assignment to Vologda, where he first became interested in local customs, art, architecture, and the laws of the peasants. Kandinsky saw Claude Monet's painting "Haystack" while it was on tour in Moscow, and that painting so dramatically affected Kandinsky, that he gave up his career and devoted himself full-time to painting. Kandinsky travelled to Munich, where he began studying art in earnest. After traveling to Holland, Tunisia and Italy, Kandinsky finally returned to Paris. In 1909, Kandinsky went back to Munich and it was there that he, along with Alexej von Jawlensky and Alfred Kubin, founded the Neue Kunstlervereinigung. Kandinsky met Franz Marc in 1911, and it was from that meeting that the Blaue Reiter movement evolved. The group included Kandinsky, Marc, Jawlensky, Arp and Klee. This group held two exhibitions, which were significant in the development of modern painting in Germany. Kandinsky had to go back to Russia during the first World War. In 1921, Kandinsky founded the Academy of Artistic Sciences in Russia, and at the end of the year, Kandinsky went back to Germany, where he became one of main teachers at the Bauhaus. He remained there for eleven years. The Nazis closed the Bauhaus in 1934 and Kandinsky went back to Paris, where he stayed until he died in 1944. Kandinsky's work was done in several stages and styles. He is considered to be the "father" of abstract" painting. Kandinsky first painted from memory, works such as "Promenade" (1901, Zurich, Goldberg Collection); "Old Town" (1903, Munich, Stadtische Gallery); "Poems without Words", and a series of twelve woodcuts, (1904, Moscow). Kandinksy's early works show a combination of medieval and Russian influences. When Kandinsky came back to Munich in 1908, he began to create the abstract paintings for which he is so famous. Rather than have subjects within his paintings, he decided to let the forms be filled with color, the purpose being to allow the forms themselves to be expressive. Works from this period include: "Street in Murnau with Women" (1908, Paris, Nina Kandinsky Collection) and "Landscape with Bell-Tower" (1909, Paris, National Museum of Modern Art). Kandinsky's work was done in several stages and styles. He is considered to be the "father" of abstract" painting. Kandinsky first painted from memory, works such as "Promenade" (1901, Zurich, Goldberg Collection); "Old Town" (1903, Munich, Stadtische Gallery); "Poems without Words", and a series of twelve woodcuts, (1904, Moscow). Kandinksy's early works show a combination of medieval and Russian influences. When Kandinsky came back to Munich in 1908, he began to create the abstract paintings for which he is so famous. Rather than have subjects within his paintings, he decided to let the forms be filled with color, the purpose being to allow the forms themselves to be expressive. Works from this period include: "Street in Murnau with Women" (1908, Paris, Nina Kandinsky Collection) and "Landscape with Bell-Tower" (1909, Paris, National Museum of Modern Art). While Kandinsky was at the Bauhaus, his art changed again, and he called it "lyrical geometricism." As part of his teaching, Kandinsky urged his pupils to look for the makeup of the object rather than seeing only its appearance. Kandinsky was a prolific writer as well as a painter. While at the Bauhaus, Kandinsky continued writing, including his famous treatise on "Point, Line and Surface", which was written in 1926. While Kandinsky was teaching at the Bauhaus, he became highly respected. "Composition III" (1923), "Yellow-Red-Blue" (1925) and "Accent on Pink" (1926) were all done during this period. Kandinsky turned sixty in 1926 and continued to refine his style. "Square" (1927), "Wickerwork" (1927) and "Pointed Black" (1931) were all done after Kandinsky's sixtieth birthday. In 1928 Kandinsky did a set design for Mussorgsky's "Pictures from an Exhibition". Kandinsky also was commissioned to do several ceramic panels and murals for Mies van der Rohe's Music Room at the International Architectural Exhibition in Berlin (1931). While Kandinsky was at the Bauhaus, his art changed again, and he called it "lyrical geometricism." As part of his teaching, Kandinsky urged his pupils to look for the makeup of the object rather than seeing only its appearance. Kandinsky was a prolific writer as well as a painter. While at the Bauhaus, Kandinsky continued writing, including his famous treatise on "Point, Line and Surface", which was written in 1926. While Kandinsky was teaching at the Bauhaus, he became highly respected. "Composition III" (1923), "Yellow-Red-Blue" (1925) and "Accent on Pink" (1926) were all done during this period. Kandinsky turned sixty in 1926 and continued to refine his style. "Square" (1927), "Wickerwork" (1927) and "Pointed Black" (1931) were all done after Kandinsky's sixtieth birthday. In 1928 Kandinsky did a set design for Mussorgsky's "Pictures from an Exhibition". Kandinsky also was commissioned to do several ceramic panels and murals for Mies van der Rohe's Music Room at the International Architectural Exhibition in Berlin (1931). Kandinsky's third period of art represents his wish to return to more symbolic work. The canvases are divided to bring the shapes and forms closer together, as well as allowing fluid forms to be in the same space with geometric shapes. "Sweet Nothings" (1937) and "Tempered Impulse" (1944) are both good examples of this last period in Kandinsky's work. His work had considerable influence on the Nouvelle Abstraction Movement. Kandinsky has been called a forerunner, an inventor and a master. Kandinsky died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, in Paris, in 1944. Kandinsky's third period of art represents his wish to return to more symbolic work. The canvases are divided to bring the shapes and forms closer together, as well as allowing fluid forms to be in the same space with geometric shapes. "Sweet Nothings" (1937) and "Tempered Impulse" (1944) are both good examples of this last period in Kandinsky's work. His work had considerable influence on the Nouvelle Abstraction Movement. Kandinsky has been called a forerunner, an inventor and a master. Kandinsky died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, in Paris, in 1944.

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