Thus, every period of culture produ ces its own art, whic h ca n never be repeated. The author is one of the leaders of the new art movement in munich. Kandinsky examined the effects of forces on straight lines. Point and line to plane contribution to the analysis. Wassily kandinsky kandinsky, wassily, 18661944 the. Dec 02, 2010 real people just like you are kissing the idea of punching the clock for someone else goodbye, and embracing a new way of living. In june 1922, wassily kandinsky joined the faculty of the staatlisches bauhaus in weimar.
The point is the result of the initial collision of the tool with the material plane, with the basic plane. He called the surface the artist worked on the plane. Any attempt to give new life to the artistic principles of the past can at best only result in a work of. Publication date 1979 topics art philosophy, composition art publisher dover publications. In 1933, kandinsky emigrated to paris and lived there in the suburb of neuillysurseine until his death. Find more prominent pieces of abstract at best visual art database. Imagine a time with no computers but with lots of craftsmanship and creativity.
He called the physical support and the material surface on which the artist draws or paints the basic plane, or bp. The creative aspect of the forms is expressed by the descending series of circles, triangles, and squares. His theory could be a support of why we make this, and why in this form. Wassily kandinsky 10 facts on the father of abstract art. In this title kandinsky analyzed the geometrical elements which make up every paintingthe point and the line. On the points was created in 1928 by wassily kandinsky in abstract art style. The group of which he is a member includes painters, poets, musicians, dramatists, critics, all working to the same endthe expression of the soul of nature and humanity, or, as kandinsky terms it, the innerer klang. In june 1922, wassily kandinsky joined the faculty of the. A form which, when on the otherwise empty basic plane, may still be considered to be a point, must be termed a plane when, for example, a very thin line appears with it upon the basic plane fig.
He did not analyze them objectively, but from the point of view of their inner effect on the observer. In his writings, kandinsky analysed the geometrical elements which make up a painting the point and the line. Of all the arts, abstract painting is the most difficult. Wassily kandinsky concerning the spiritual in art translated. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky kan dl nsky point and line to plane this book by kandinsky was first published in. Point and line to plane dover fine art, history of art. Multiple lines interact on the basic plane to produce a composition. Point and line to plane wassily kandinsky, howard dearstyne. Thus we look upon the geometric point as the ultimate and most singular union of silence and speech.
The internet economy is exploding, and there are literally thousands of great earnings opportunities available right now, all just one click away. Unlike abstraction in art and nature, this derives formal relationship through a quasiaxiomatic method, using the most elementary visual primitives. One of the pioneers of abstract modern art, wassily kandinsky exploited the evocative interrelation between color and. The basic plane is impregnated by this first collision. Wassily kandinsky, point and line to plane, new york, guggenheim foundation for museum of nonobjective painting. Guggenheim foundation for the museum of nonobjective painting edition, in english. From 1932 to 1933 at the bauhaus in berlin, he was head of the preliminary course classes in abstract form elements and analytical drawing and of the free painting class. Kandinsky attempts to derive and relate intuitive and. Point and line to plane isbn 9780486238081 pdf epub.
Paper, wood, canvas, stucco, metalmay all serve as this basic plane. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky, 1947, pub. The book contains many photographic examples and drawings from kandinsky s works which offer pdf the demonstration of its theoretical observations, and which allow the reader to experience the inner effect of the point and line to plane. An artist should experiment with repetition, ordering, and scale, not just with colors but also with points, lines, and planes. Jun 12, 2017 in point and line to plane 1926, kandinsky expands on elements such as rhythm and amplification. I had the impression that here painting itself comes to th. Decrying literal representation, kandinsky emphasized instead the importance of form, color, rhythm, and the artists inner need in expressing reality. A point is a bit of colour on the plane, it doesnt take the form of just a dot, it can be a square, a star or something more complicated. Relying on his own unique terminology, he develops the idea of point as the protoelement of painting, the role of point in nature, music, and other art, and the.
We analyze the interrelations between mathematics and the theory of abstract art elaborated by w. Mathematical problems related to kandinsky s conception of art musso, emilio, it. Bookmark file pdf point and line to plane wassily kandinsky point and line to plane wassily kandinsky math help fast from someone who can actually explain it see the real life story of how a cartoon dude got the better of math kandinsky from point and line to plane 1926. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky goodreads. Point and line to plane dover fine art, history of art kandinsky, wassily on. Mathematical problems related to kandinskys conception of art musso, emilio, it abstract. Wassily kandinsky was born in moscow, december 5, 1866. Point and line to plane isbn 9780486238081 pdf epub wassily. Diagram 4 point horizontalvertical diagonal dot pattern for a free line construction. Dec 11, 20 unlike concerning the spiritual in art, which is a beautifully written account of a personal artistic philosophy, we find in point and line to plane kandinsky adopting a psuedoscientific method, in a step by step guide, to establish and prove the main tenet of his practice, that there is a correlation between painting and music. In point and line to plane, one of the most influential books in 20thcentury art, kandinsky presents a detailed exposition of the inner dynamics of nonobjective painting. Wassily kandinsky, point and line to plane philpapers. Illustrations by john varley in thought forms 1901 influenced him visually.
In 1926, he published the important bauhaus book point and line to plane. Wassily kandinsky excerpt from concerning the spiritual in. The period was productive for kandinsky as he developed works focused on points and lines in addition to publishing the theoretical book point and line to plane in 1926. Kandinsky attempts to derive and relate intuitive and emotional responses to these forms.
Contribution to the analysis of the pictorial elements new york. Point and line to plane 1926 in this book, published 16 years after concerning the spiritual in art, kandinsky digs deeper in the research of interaction of nature, arts, and human, though from a concrete position already. Mar 29, 2017 the theory of point, line, plane and our work point and line to plane, was one of the most influential books in 20thcentury art, written by wassily kandinsky. Wassily kandinsky paintings, bio, ideas theartstory.
Mar 15, 2012 decrying literal representation, kandinsky emphasized instead the importance of form, color, rhythm, and the artists inner need in expressing reality. Guggenheim foundation for the museum of nonobjective painting in english. The tool may be pencil, burin, brush, pen, etchingpoint, etc. Jun 02, 2017 every image is a complex of simbols and significates, wassily kandinsky develop a theory for that complex, calling point and line to plane. All images by wassily kandinsky are included in his book point and line to plane. He also contrasted tones of curved and angled lines to create stunning abstract works. In this famous work by a pioneer in the movement to free art from the bonds of traditiona work long considered essential to understanding the evolution of 20thcentury artkandinsky explores the role of the line, point and other key elements of nonobjective painting. Kandinsky s book concerning the spiritual in art 1910 and point and line to plane 1926 echoed this basic theosophical tenet. Original illustrated white wraps with white and black lettering on cover, white on. The theory of point, line, plane and our work immersive. It demands that you know how to draw well, that you have a heightened sensitivity for composition and for colors, and that you be a true poet. Wassily kandinsky kandinsky, wassily, 18661944 online books about this author are available, as is a wikipedia article kandinsky, wassily, 18661944.
Point and line to plane contribution to the analysis of the pictorial elements. Point and line to plane is primarily a priori and abstraction in art and nature a posteriori. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Wassily kandinsky excerpt from concerning the spiritual in art, 19111 every work of art is th e child of its tim e, often it is the mother of our emotions.
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