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Joseph Barreira Mr. Koss Capstone Project April 5, 2012 **Wassily Kandinsky ** //"I saw all my colours in my mind's eye. Wild lines verging on the insane formed drawings before my very eyes." //


 * Wassily Evich Kandisky was **born in Moscow December 16th,1866. As a boy he learned to play piano and cello, yet he took to drawing. In his later works he wrote about how specific colors go together in a certain way, as if they were meant to be. “Each color lives by it’s mysterious life”, stated Kandinsky. He moved to Odessa,Germany so his father could run his tea factory. His parents wanted Wassily to grow up an be a lawyer. In 1886 he moved back to Moscow and started school at ‘Law Faculty of Moscow University’, where he graduated with honors. Six years later married his cousin, Anna Chimyakina. He later became an Associate professor of law at Law Faculty of Moscow University in1893.

 In 1896, when he was thirty years old, he was appointed Professor to the Department of Law. However, he gave up his successfull career in law and devoted his life completely to painting. In 1896, he left Moscow for Munich. During that time period Munich was the center of European art. It was in Munich where he started an art school named, Anton Azbe’s, a prestigious private painting school. After getting his skills in image composition, line and form, the school failed to further satisfy his needs. He left the School and started studying at Munich Academy of Arts. He studied under Franz Stuck, a German graphic artist, for a year.

 Much happened in Wassily’s life in that year. He divorced his wife Anna after meeting a young artist named Gabriela Munter. For the next five years they both would travel Euorpe, engaging themselves in their artfull lifestyle of painting. They settled down in a small town, Murnau, located at the bottom of the Alps. Wassily’s work from that period would be full of landscapes and color. || 
 * Old Town 1902 ||
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 In 1901 he founded “Phalanx”, his own Art group in Munich. Along with his art friends he started his own school. where he taught himself. He became president of the group in 1909, when __Concerning the Spiritual in Art__ was published by Kandinsky. This book completely changing the idea of art for everyone, bringing abstractionism to the world. Kandinsky showed how expressive and connected he was with art through his words, The purposes and (therefore, means) of nature and arts are essentially, organically and according to the laws of the Universe are carious and equally great and equally strong.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> The Russian painter was said to be the first abstract artist, though it is impossible to say, because there is no way of actually knowing at what point in time abstract art was first being recognized. In his work researching peasants he was influenced by the color of their costumes and houses. To him, he felt their clothes were like a painting, which he loved. (Hajo Duchting, page 9) He was so affected by the impressionist paintings at the Moscow exhibition of French Impressionists, that he turned to art rather than the academic career he had first started.

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Kandinsky first started painting life drawings and anatomy. Kandinsky created a book called Der Blaue Reiter in 1911-1914. Full of abstract form drawings an paintings. It was very odd for Kandinsky to be creating art in the way he was. This style of art wasn't seen in the world yet. People were used to paintings of people and places. Most of the art around him incorporated major events that were going on in the world, many of them about World War 1.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> In 1896 he and his wife left Moscow and went to Munich to continue with his original art work. At the Anton Azbe's Art School, Kandinksy had to draw nude human form pictures. However, this wasn't his favorite thing to do. He didn't produce a lot of those drawings. He hated anatomical drawing. He did love painting in his own Impressionist style. Up until 1912 this art consisted of recognizable objects. Soon abstract art became his medium. He started making abstractions incorporating music and the flow of emotion through songs. He called it Improvisations and Compositions.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Abstract art is non-objective art or non-representational art. This means that abstract art represents or intends to represent no natural or actual objective figure or scene. Many considered abstract art, experimental art. Many people would look at abstract art with confusion as to what it was. Yet, there were many artists who accepted it, for it was human nature to be creative. The human physiological mind actually enjoys this aspect of art. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Abstract art is very expressive. Emotion flows through this type of art. It’s as unique as an individual’s finger print. From one artist to another, the style and how they create it, completely changes. This is to be expected with something that seems to come straight from the creative mind. It gives the artist an independent stress free way of expression. Average art has structure. It is not creative to look at something and then draw, sculpt, or paint it exactly as it looks in real life. This is more of a copy of something rather than a truly creative piece of work that an artist’s mind creates. With abstract art you can create and express whatever you want with no boundaries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Barreira 3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> and no rules. This is what makes abstract art so unique and original.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Abstract art is categorized in different currents.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> First Current- artwork with a structural thought behind it. Geometrical,

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> " In my soul the decay of the atom was the same as the decay of the whole world. Suddenly the sturdiest walls collapsed. Everything became uncertain, unsteady, and soft. It would not have amazed me, if a stone had ,elted in to air before me and become invisible." (Hajo Duching, page 9)

//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">"I saw all my colours in my mind's eye. Wild lines verging on the insaneformed drawings before my very eyes." //
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1010db; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">by Joseph Barreira **



Abstract :
In 1896 him an his wife left Moscow an went to Munich. To continue with his original art work. At the Anton Azbe's Art School, Kandinksy he had to draw nude human form pictures. But wasn't his favorite thing to do. So He didn't produce a lot of those drawings. He hated anatomical drawing. He did love painting in his own Impressionist style. Up till 1912 this art consisted of recognizable objects. Soon abstract art was his medium. He started making abstractions incorporating music. The flow a emotion through songs. He called it Improvisations and Compositions.
 * Wassily Evich Kandisky**born in Moscow in 1866, the Russian Painter was said to be first abstract artist. But its impossible to say that though. There's no way of actually knowing at what point in time abstract art was first being recognized. In college he studied law an economics, but in his free time he painted. He began painting when he was 30 years old. In his work about researching peasants he was influenced by the color of there costumes an houses. To him he felt there clothes were like a painting, he loved that. (Hajo Duchting, page 9) Which is huge for the time he was painting. He was so impressed by the impressionist paintings at the Moscow exhibition of french impressionists. That he turned to art rather then the academic career. He painted life drawings an anatomy at first. His first abstraction painting was named Der Blaue Reiter made in 1911-1914. It was very odd for Wassily to be creating art in the way he was. This style art wasn't seen in the world yet. People were used to paintings of people, place's. Most of the art around him incorporated major events that were going on in the world. Like World War1.

Abstract art is non-objective art or non-representational art. Meaning," Representing or intending to represent no natural or actual objective figure or scene. Many considered abstract art, experimental art. Most people would look at it confused to what it was. But many artists accepted it, for it was human nature, Are physiological mind enjoys it. Abstract art is very expressive. Emotion flows through this type of art. It’s like a finger print, from each artist the style and how they create it, completely changes. It’s to be expected with something that seems to come straight from the creative mind. And it gives the artist an independent stress free way of expression. Average art has structure, looking at something and having to draw, sculpt, and paint it how it is in real life. Abstract you can create an express whatever you want with no boundaries.

Abstract art is categorized in different currents. First Current- artwork with a structural thought behind it. Geometrical, . " In my soul the decay of the atom was the same as the decay of the whole world. Suddenly the sturdiest walls collapsed. Everything became uncertain, unsteady, and soft. It would not have amazed me, if a stone had ,elted in to air before me and become invisible." (Hajo Duching, page 9)


 * Annotated Bibliography** :

Ian Chilvers, A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art, 1999. //Duching, Hajo.// __//Kandinsky//__//. Barnes and Noble books,// //Germany; 1996.// //Target, Francois Le.// //__Kandinsky__.// //Diciones Poligrafa, Spain; 19//86. Cameo, Abrams. __Kandinsky.__ Edited in Harry N, Abrams, inc, NewYork. Printed in Spain. Wanczura, Dieter. __Wassily, Kandinsky.__ October 2001, Updated March 2009,

March 16, 2011- Went to the librery an learned how to look up the website sailsinc.org. Useful website to find books an other information for the project. An put 2 pictures on the profile. March 21, 2011- Looked up facts about Walssiy Kandinsky, an his life. Took a cupple days to research him. didnt add much to my profile March 23, 2011- Wrote down a few pages of notes, April 7, 2011-Research April 11, 2011-Researched Kandinsky's personal life and what influenced him to turn to art. Found two quotes from Kandinsky April 12, 2011-Looked up some interesting fact or startling fact about Kandinsky and his art. April 13, 2011-Found images April 14, 2011-Researched Kandinsky's change in art leading to abstract art April 15, 2011-Continued with Kandinsky's art development March 27, 2012- Further researched the beginning of abstract art. How it's categorized an got to an understanding with the world. =Research Paper=
 * Journal** :

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