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See more ideas about wassily kandinsky, kandinsky art and elements of art. This is an exlibrary book and may have the usual libraryused book markings inside. On the spiritual in art 1911 and point and line to plane 1926. The book follows kandinskys fascinating attempts to establish synthesis not only in art but also in other disciplines including science, mathematics, law and politics in his key theoretical publications. With usual stamps and markings, in fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Books by wassily kandinsky author of concerning the. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky, paperback. Wassily kandinsky 18661944, pfeil zum kreis christies. He also contrasted tones of curved and angled lines to.
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Kandinsky decomposes here art and visual objects to their atomic essence. The point is the most concise form but, according to its placement on the basic plane, it will take a different tonality. I had the impression that here painting itself comes to th. The book contains many photographic examples and drawings from kandinsky s works which offer the demonstration of its theoretical observations, and which allow the reader to experience the inner effect of the point and line to plane. Project muse a comparison of the artistic theories of. Wassily kandinskys most popular book is concerning the spiritual in art.
This book deserves a commanding coign of vantage on the shelf of any reader desiring a deeper understanding of the creative process. The poetry, good enough to stand on its literary merits, is presented with all the original accompanying illustrations. In 1910, kandinsky wrote his famous book on the spiritual in art, a theoretical treatise, in which. 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. 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. His theory could be a support of why we make this, and why in this form.
This volume includes two hundred and fortythree reproduction of his works, fifteen are in a full colour, and this makes the total to be over six hundred illustrations. Point and line to plane vasilij kandinskij, wassily. This book presents a detailed exposition of the inner dynamics of nonobjective painting. Wassily kandinsky has 73 books on goodreads with 4770 ratings. In the case of the point, position and quantity are explored in the. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, isbn. 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. In the section on point in point and line to plane called at the boundary, he introduced a particular type of doppelklang. Thus did the young russian painter wassily kandinsky 18661944 react to his first viewing of monets haystack. He would later describe it as offering a schematic selfhistory, with poems and images dating from 1907 to 1910. This book is indirectely influenced by, and in some sense related to, the general beginning of the century debate on fundamental elements of geometry. Wassily kandinsky, point and line to plane philpapers. Kandinsky point and line to plane en download 8,4 mb. A line is the product of a force which has been applied in a given direction.
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A selection of documentary photographs of kandinsky and his associates and a number of supplementary artworks reproduced in blackandwhite complete the volume. Leonardos introduction to the trattato 4 declared that. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky goodreads. Each of the three uses a single process for generating the imagery. 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.
In this title kandinsky analyzed the geometrical elements which make up every paintingthe point and the line. In this famous work by a pioneer in the movement to free art from the bonds of tradition a work long considered essential to understanding the evolution of. Kandinsky, complete writings on art book by kenneth c. Susanne feinbaum from point and line to plane youtube. The emphasis of this volume is on nature study, and it was the starting point for the artists creative process. Buy point and line to plane dover books on art history dover fine art, history of art new edition by kandinsky, wassily isbn. Point and line to plane dover books on art history. Kandinsky attempts to derive and relate intuitive and. At the outset of world war ii, he went to france, where he spent the rest of his life.