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3.78 AVERAGE
I don't think that I've taken enough classes or learned enough about art / color theory and the nature of art (as opposed to looking at specific styles or artists) to have liked this book as much as I wanted to. Really, it's more of an essay.
I did, however, really like how Kandinsky tied together the spiritual with artwork, which is the whole point of the book. I have been attracted to his art since I first laid eyes upon it, which makes total sense looking at his philosophy behind art and what gives it power. I thought the comparisons he made to sound and music were interesting, and made a lot of sense given the synesthetic quality that his art has.
After reading this book, I definitely want to learn more about Kandinsky, his life, and what his perspective was informed by. Overall, I did enjoy it, but I think I was able to do this because it was such a quick read and because I was interested in the two worlds Kandinsky was bringing together. I would recommend it for all the art hoes out there that want to expand their idea of what art is and does. Having read this book, I feel like I can see examples of the way art is important in the current world with deeper understanding (specifically, with Confederate statues being taken down). Kandinsky's idea that art should be used to instead progress society and humanity forwards is more promising when looking at this example.
I did, however, really like how Kandinsky tied together the spiritual with artwork, which is the whole point of the book. I have been attracted to his art since I first laid eyes upon it, which makes total sense looking at his philosophy behind art and what gives it power. I thought the comparisons he made to sound and music were interesting, and made a lot of sense given the synesthetic quality that his art has.
After reading this book, I definitely want to learn more about Kandinsky, his life, and what his perspective was informed by. Overall, I did enjoy it, but I think I was able to do this because it was such a quick read and because I was interested in the two worlds Kandinsky was bringing together. I would recommend it for all the art hoes out there that want to expand their idea of what art is and does. Having read this book, I feel like I can see examples of the way art is important in the current world with deeper understanding (specifically, with Confederate statues being taken down). Kandinsky's idea that art should be used to instead progress society and humanity forwards is more promising when looking at this example.
It's always a pleasure to read the words of someone who is passionate about something.
Kandinsky was clearly really passionate about painting, a researcher, an explorer of new ideas.
He exposes his views in this book.
To me it was a hard read because I have not the sensibility he had and at times I felt disconnected from his explanation.
You may not understand art much better but you would understand his mind.
Kandinsky was clearly really passionate about painting, a researcher, an explorer of new ideas.
He exposes his views in this book.
To me it was a hard read because I have not the sensibility he had and at times I felt disconnected from his explanation.
You may not understand art much better but you would understand his mind.
challenging
informative
inspiring
relaxing
medium-paced
Very insightful to read the rationale for creating abstract art. Kandinsky ventured to create harmony with the inner spirit through forms and colours, in much the same way that music manages it through sounds and notes. A great read for anyone who wants to cultivate their inner artistic soul.
this is basically "we paint in a society", the treatise.
he's more condescending than I would imagine, his spiritualism isn't, well, material enough, and it all smacks of "bourgeois nonsense." honestly, even with the interesting discussion of the "spiritual value" of the different basic colors and how they interact this is probably worth three stars. what saves it is just how much this really mattered to him -- looking at his work you can really tell that he thought everything he wrote down. as such, it gives a really good window into the processes that helped birth abstract art and lets you understand the cornerstone for modern art throughout the rest of the century.
it's also pretty short.
and funny?
he's more condescending than I would imagine, his spiritualism isn't, well, material enough, and it all smacks of "bourgeois nonsense." honestly, even with the interesting discussion of the "spiritual value" of the different basic colors and how they interact this is probably worth three stars. what saves it is just how much this really mattered to him -- looking at his work you can really tell that he thought everything he wrote down. as such, it gives a really good window into the processes that helped birth abstract art and lets you understand the cornerstone for modern art throughout the rest of the century.
it's also pretty short.
and funny?
While this book did make it easier to understand his art, I liked Kandinsky a lot better when I didn't know how unnecessarily arrogant he was.
He had some pretty far fetched ideas supported by barely any concrete examples or evidence, which made it difficult to imagine his point of view.
All in all it did change how I see his art and it changed it for the better. It's just a pity that I couldn't admire his personality as well.
He had some pretty far fetched ideas supported by barely any concrete examples or evidence, which made it difficult to imagine his point of view.
All in all it did change how I see his art and it changed it for the better. It's just a pity that I couldn't admire his personality as well.
This was Kandinsky's early treatise on his guiding philosophical approach to art. They are the impassioned, intelligent words of the first artist to produce fully abstract fine art and paintings in Western art canon. Ultimately his concepts are better broached in the visual medium than through words. Still this work deserves appreciation and respect for the light it shines on the psyche of a seminal abstract artist.
It's always a pleasure to read the words of someone who is passionate about something.
Kandinsky was clearly really passionate about painting, a researcher, an explorer of new ideas.
He exposes his views in this book.
To me it was a hard read because I have not the sensibility he had and at times I felt disconnected from his explanation.
You may not understand art much better but you would understand his mind.
Kandinsky was clearly really passionate about painting, a researcher, an explorer of new ideas.
He exposes his views in this book.
To me it was a hard read because I have not the sensibility he had and at times I felt disconnected from his explanation.
You may not understand art much better but you would understand his mind.
Pastorale is the first of Kandinsky's work I saw and totally fell in love with his art. I have zero knowledge about art, art theory and everything surrounding art but I understand this; Kandinsky makes sense. Rembrandt makes sense.
3 stars because I have a bias. The book is more of window into his thought process than some philosophical manuscript.
Also, Kandinsky is known for his colors. The pictures in this book are black and white.
Go figure.
Picture of Pastorale cause its ultra beautiful.
3 stars because I have a bias. The book is more of window into his thought process than some philosophical manuscript.
Also, Kandinsky is known for his colors. The pictures in this book are black and white.
Go figure.
Picture of Pastorale cause its ultra beautiful.