Wassily Kandinsky’s 1932 painting Decisive Pink, like much of the early abstract painter’s work, is fun to look at. The titular pink rectangle on the left contrasts with a bright yellow background, ...

Kandinsky was a Russian avant-garde artist, working in the late 19th to mid-20th century. He is best known for his abstract paintings, many of which were inspired by music. It is speculated he had ...

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A ghostly bird emerges from an envelope and a pair of triangles transform into a dog in “Animated Kandinsky,” an interactive version of Wassily Kandinsky’s vibrant 1932 “Decisive Pink” ...

Just as Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon of 1907 made Matisse's Portrait of Mme Matisse of 1905 seem passé, so Kandinsky's First Abstract Watercolor of 1910 made Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon ...

For me, the province of art and the province of nature thus became more and more widely separated, until I was able to experience both as completely independent realms. This occurred to the full ...

Renowned artist Wassily Kandinsky believed true art stems from inner conflict and commitment, not ease. He saw artists as burdened workers, compelled to create despite demanding, personal struggles.

Blue, Blue got up, got up and fell. Sharp, Thin whistled and shoved, but didn’t get through. From every corner came a humming. FatBrown got stuck—it seemed for all eternity. It seemed. It seemed. You ...

“We must not be afraid of this word ‘abstract.’ All art is primarily abstract.” Korean art historian Kim Boggi quoted British art historian and philosopher Herbert Read (1893-1968) in the introduction ...