An Essay On Kandinsky Art Theory

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In the early twentieth century, the Russian born painter Wassily Kandinsky, was well known as the leader of the abstract movement. Kandinsky was born in Moscow on December 4, 1866, in which he discovered his love for drawing and painting. Kandinsky was inspired by Monet which resulted in the desire for him to experiment different ways using color on canvas. Kandinsky’s love for art started when he was just a young boy. His parents were both interested in music; however, their marriage ended in divorce leaving five-year-old Kandinsky with his aunt in Odessa. With his aunt he learned to play the piano and cello in grammar school and also studied drawing with a couch. Kandinsky followed the wishes of his parents and went to law school at University of Moscow. After he realized that a career in law wasn’t for him, he decided to abandon his career and move to Munich to devote his time and effort to art (Bio.com 1).
When Kandinsky lived in Munich he was accepted into a private painting school. However, Wassily focused primarily on his own studies and theories. These theories were based on the relationship between music and color. In result of these theories, he formed artist groups with other painters. Kandinsky also taught his own art classes and taught others his theories of art. Kandinsky was influenced by the constructivist movement which is clearly shown throughout his artwork because of the use of harsh lines and dark dots. “Kandinsky died of cardiovascular disease in Neuilly-sur-Seine, …show more content…

The medium used to create this piece is oil on canvas and the dimensions are 98.7 × 95.6 cm. Kandinsky thought of circles as a perfect balance of concentric and exocentric, he felt circles were significant and symbolic (Circles in a Circle 2). This piece is made mainly of circles which shows Kandinsky’s distinctive style of using geometric shapes that emerged from the early

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