Wassily Kandinsky
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Born: 1866
Died: 1944 Main Artistic Movement: Expressionism Nationality: Russian Floor Found in Château: First Floor Room Found in Château: Kitchen |
About the Artist
Born in Russia, Wassily Kandinsky was a well-traveled painter, having spent time in Russia, France, and Germany. He was very spiritual and visual within his art, which countered the beliefs and ideals of the Soviet Union. Kandinsky's art, for the majority, revolves around music and the lyrical motions of its harmonies. These harmonies and musical motions can be seen within his Composition 6 (1913), In Grey (1919), and Small Worlds I (1922).
About the Movement
Kandinsky worked in the Expressionist Age of art. Born in Germany during the start of the 20th Century (or the start of the 1900s), Expressionism was a modern movement of art that sought to provoke ideas, thoughts, and emotions within their art. Developed as an avant-garde (or a style that pushes the mainstream boundaries and goes against the social norm) against the morals of the First World War, Expressionist artists were more abstract in their compositions, leaning more on the expression of emotions and thoughts rather than the realism of figures and objects. Some of the most famous Expressionist artists included Edvard Munch, Paul Klee, and Wassily Kandinsky.
Fun Fact: Kandinsky was a very successful teacher, yet his passion and love of art drove him to switch careers and go to school for painting.
Resources: Wassily Kandinsky, Point and Line to Plane, (Mineola, New York: Courier Dover Publications, 2007), 7.
Born in Russia, Wassily Kandinsky was a well-traveled painter, having spent time in Russia, France, and Germany. He was very spiritual and visual within his art, which countered the beliefs and ideals of the Soviet Union. Kandinsky's art, for the majority, revolves around music and the lyrical motions of its harmonies. These harmonies and musical motions can be seen within his Composition 6 (1913), In Grey (1919), and Small Worlds I (1922).
About the Movement
Kandinsky worked in the Expressionist Age of art. Born in Germany during the start of the 20th Century (or the start of the 1900s), Expressionism was a modern movement of art that sought to provoke ideas, thoughts, and emotions within their art. Developed as an avant-garde (or a style that pushes the mainstream boundaries and goes against the social norm) against the morals of the First World War, Expressionist artists were more abstract in their compositions, leaning more on the expression of emotions and thoughts rather than the realism of figures and objects. Some of the most famous Expressionist artists included Edvard Munch, Paul Klee, and Wassily Kandinsky.
Fun Fact: Kandinsky was a very successful teacher, yet his passion and love of art drove him to switch careers and go to school for painting.
Resources: Wassily Kandinsky, Point and Line to Plane, (Mineola, New York: Courier Dover Publications, 2007), 7.
Artworks found in the Château:
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