Write An Essay On Kandinsky's Accomplishments
Wassily Kandinsky was born in Moscow in 1866. From a very early age Kandinsky’s parents encouraged him to play the piano as they both did. He started to read music while playing cello and piano. This interest in music from a young age would later on become a huge part of Kandinsky’s art career. Kandinsky also took a liking too color and how when put together colors seemed to stimulate the eye. Kandinsky attended the Moscow University but studied Economics Law and Politics, not what you would think the pioneer of abstract painting would have been studying. Although his art career took off, he was considered prestigious and could have had a profession in the field. In 1899, at the age of 33, Kandinsky was heavily influenced by the work of Claude Monet, an impressionist painter from France. His paintings fascinated Kandinsky because the paintings were so abstract and different from the normal pieces. Monet’s paintings inspired him to move to Munich where he studied under Anton Azbé. After mastering drawing and sketching skills he enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts. Kandinsky
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He painted until the day of his death, December 13th, 1944. His works were shown in exhibitions all over Europe, creating controversy everywhere, because of their pure abstract nature. Kandinsky is often regarded as the founder of abstract art, as his main inspiration – music – is abstract by nature. Much like music, Kandinsky’s paintings did not represent the realistic world but tried to depict the emotions of the human soul. He designated many of his works with musical terms, naming them “improvisations” or “compositions”. The artist wrote that "music is the ultimate teacher" and often described his creative process through music: "I applied streaks and blobs of color onto the canvas with a palette knife and I made them sing with all the intensity I
He painted until the day of his death, December 13th, 1944. His works were shown in exhibitions all over Europe, creating controversy everywhere, because of their pure abstract nature. Kandinsky is often regarded as the founder of abstract art, as his main inspiration – music – is abstract by nature. Much like music, Kandinsky’s paintings did not represent the realistic world but tried to depict the emotions of the human soul. He designated many of his works with musical terms, naming them “improvisations” or “compositions”. The artist wrote that "music is the ultimate teacher" and often described his creative process through music: "I applied streaks and blobs of color onto the canvas with a palette knife and I made them sing with all the intensity I