"About Painting"
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"About Painting" is a section of Wassily Kandinsky’s influential theoretical work that explores the principles, purposes, and inner emotional dimensions of painting within his broader philosophy of abstract art.
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| instanceOf | section of a theoretical art treatise ⓘ |
| argues |
abstract forms can directly affect the human soul
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form and color can act independently of representation ⓘ painting should express inner spiritual realities rather than external appearances ⓘ the artist must follow inner necessity rather than external rules ⓘ |
| author | Wassily Kandinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
abstraction in painting
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artist’s inner necessity ⓘ expression of inner feelings through painting ⓘ inner emotional dimensions of painting ⓘ non-objective art ⓘ principles of painting ⓘ psychological effects of color ⓘ psychological effects of form ⓘ purposes of painting ⓘ relationship between form and color ⓘ spiritual aspects of painting ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetic philosophy
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art theory ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-naturalistic approach to representation
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expressionist view of painting ⓘ |
| historicalContextOfWork |
pre-World War I avant-garde movements
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rise of abstract art in Europe ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of non-objective painting
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modern art theory ⓘ theoretical discourse on abstract painting ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
art theorists
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artists ⓘ students of modern art ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork | German ⓘ |
| locatedInWorkStructure | later section of Concerning the Spiritual in Art ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
abstract art
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painting ⓘ |
| partOf | Concerning the Spiritual in Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext |
Kandinsky’s theory of the spiritual in art
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early 20th-century modernist aesthetics ⓘ |
| publicationEraOfWork | early 1910s ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kandinsky’s abstract paintings
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On the Spiritual in Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToConcept |
autonomy of artistic form
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inner necessity ⓘ spiritual in art ⓘ synesthetic relationships between color and sound ⓘ |
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