Artists and thinkers alike will treasure this special hardcover edition of one of the most important documents in the history of modern art. A pioneering work in the movement to free art from its traditional bonds to material reality, and written by the famous nonobjective painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), it explains Kandinsky's own theory of painting and crystallizes the ideas that were influencing many other modern artists of the period. Along with his own groundbreaking paintings, this book had a tremendous impact on the development of modern art.
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Pioneering work by the great modernist painter, considered by many to be the father of abstract art and a leader in the movement to free art from traditional bonds. 12 illustrations.
Translator's Introduction
Part I. ABOUT GENERAL AESTHETIC
I. Introduction
II. The Movement of the Triangle
III. Spiritual Revolution
IV. The Pyramid
Part II. ABOUT PAINTING
V. The Psychological Working of Colour
VI. The Language of Form and Colour
VII. Theory
VIII. Art and Artists
IX. Conclusion
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780486234113
Publisert
2000-02-01
Utgiver
Dover Publications Inc.; Dover Publications Inc.
Vekt
135 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
7 mm
Dybde
5 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
96
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