1. Why did Kandinsky left Germany?
2. What was the art style and artist that inspired Kandinsky?
3. What are the main principles of the art style that inspired Kandinsky?
4. How did Kandinsky discovered his own painting technique?
5. What was Kandinsky's understanding of color?
6. What was the role of music on Kandinsky's art?
7. What happened with most of Kandinsky's paintings?
8. Make a small color drawing from your favorite Kandinsky painting.
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Vasili Kandinsky (1866 - 1944) was a Russian painter, precursor of abstraction in painting and also an art theorist. It is considered that with him also begins the lyrical abstraction and expressionism.
1. Why did Kandinsky left Germany?
Kandisky left Germany at 1914 and stablished in France when the I World War started in Europe and confronted Russia against Germany and among the main countries of the continent.
2. What was the art style and artist that inspired Kandinsky?
The art style and artist who inpired Kandinsky were the Impressionism and one of its main creators, the French painter Oscar-Claude Monet (1840 - 1926).
3. What are the main principles of the art style that inspired Kandinsky?
The main principles of Impressionism are that it tries to capture the ligth and its moment in the canvas (or visual "impression") leaving in the background what projected it. Likewise, the experimentation with the lighting is persistent because the handling of the light is considered as a key factor to achieve balance and beauty in the painting.
4. How did Kandinsky discovered his own painting technique?
In 1896 Kandinsky devoted himself totally to painting art. His paintings of those first years were landscapes executed with a spatula, initially somber, to then acquire a colorful intensity. He also painted subjects with motifs based on Russian customs or those of Middle Age. It was a period of much experimentation and mixtures of techniques where lighting and chiaroscuro stood out. The tonal consistency in the handling of the chiaroscuro emphasized the scheme, blurring the distinction between the figures and the background, resulting in an almost abstract composition.
5. What was Kandinsky's understanding of color?
For the painter, chromatic harmony was an efficient way to get in touch with the human soul. This approach was part of his philosophy, about spirituality in art.
6. What was the role of music on Kandinsky's art?
Kandinski listened to tones and chords while painting, stating that colors were associated with these sounds. Thus, the painter affirmed that, yellow was the color of the center in a trumpet; black was the color of the beginning and end of things and that combining colors produced vibratory frequencies that resembled the chords played on the piano.
7. What happened with most of Kandinsky's paintings?
Between 1926 and 1933 Kandinsky painted 159 oils and 300 watercolors. Many of them were lost after the Nazis declared their paintings as degenerated.
8. Make a small color drawing from your favorite Kandinsky painting.
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