Spirituality in Paintings by Wassily Kandinsky

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This paper discusses the spiritual foundation for the artistic and spiritual ideology of Wassily Kandinsky. It then provides a textual and analytical critique of his paintings and examines his written work, "Concerning the Spiritual in Art,". The paper also discusses the geometric symbolism that would inevitably become part of his own painting process.

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"The musical foundation for spiritual painting is also revealed by Kandinsky, as he further defines the nature of a higher power through the discourse of time, color, and form. Kandinsky understands this overall or macrocosmic view of painting, which defines the need for an understanding of music to determine the nature of metaphysical properties in his compositions. In Composition VII, the idea of a triangular ascension of form is directly related the movement of the objects in the painting revolving around the central oval shape."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Fischer, Hartwig. Kandinsky: The Art of Abstraction. London: Tate Gallery, 2006.
• Kandinsky, Wassily. "Concerning the Spirituality of Art." 2006. Minnesota State University. 11 April, 2007. <http://www.mnstate.edu/gracyk/courses/phil%20of%20art/kandinskytext.htm>
• ---. "Composition VI." 2007. Ibiblio.org. 10 April, 2007. <http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/kandinsky/kandinsky.comp-6.jpg>
• ---. "Composition VII." 2007. Ibiblio.org. 10 April, 2007. <http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/kandinsky/kandinsky.comp-7.jpg>

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