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  1. Apr 2, 2014 · QUICK FACTS. Name: Wassily Kandinsky. Birth Year: 1866. Birth date: December 16, 1866. Birth City: Moscow. Birth Country: Russia. Gender: Male. Best Known For: Russian-born painter Wassily ...

  2. Mar 25, 2024 · Wassily Kandinsky’s unique gift of synesthesia allowed him to experience colors as sounds, shapes, and emotions, shaping his innovative approach to art. This sensory condition deeply influenced his color theories and artistic compositions, leading to the development of abstract art as a means of expressing inner emotions and spiritual ...

  3. Summary of Wassily Kandinsky. One of the pioneers of abstract modern art, Wassily Kandinsky exploited the evocative interrelation between color and form to create an aesthetic experience that engaged the sight, sound, and emotions of the public. He believed that total abstraction offered the possibility for profound, transcendental expression ...

  4. Portrait of Wassily Kandinsky (c. 1895) by Thiele, R. Centre Pompidou. In 1896, Kandinsky was 30 years old when he discovered Claude Monet's Haystacks (Les Meules) in a Moscow gallery. When he saw them, he was moved by the fact that he was unable to recognize what the painter had depicted.

  5. Mar 18, 2024 · Wassily Kandinsky, a Russian painter and art theorist, is recognized as a pioneering figure in avant-garde art and one of the creators of pure abstraction in painting during the early 20th century. Kandinsky utilized the expressive connection between color and shape to generate an aesthetic encounter that captivated the audience’s visual ...

  6. Nov 5, 2019 · Vasily (Wassily) Kandinsky (1866-1944) was a Russian painter, teacher, and art theorist who was one of the first artists to explore nonrepresentational art and, in 1910, created the first totally abstract work in modern art, a watercolor entitled Composition I or Abstraction. He is known as the originator of abstract art and the father of ...

  7. Jun 8, 2018 · Wassily Kandinsky >The Russian painter and graphic artist Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) was one >of the great masters of modern art and the outstanding representative of >pure abstract painting that dominated the first half of the 20th century.

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