[looking back] I was unable to invent forms, and the sights of such forms always disgusts me. All the forms I ever used came of their own accord, the… - Wassily Kandinsky

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[looking back] I was unable to invent forms, and the sights of such forms always disgusts me. All the forms I ever used came of their own accord, they presented themselves to me already shaped, all I had to do was coy them, or else they took shape while I worked, often surprising me.. .I have trained myself not simply to let myself go, but to put reins on the power that works within me, and to guide it.

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About Wassily Kandinsky

Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (December 4 or 16, 1866 - December 13, 1944) — was a Russian painter and art theorist and one of the leading figures in Blaue Reiter. One of the most important 20th-century artists, he is credited with painting the first modern abstract art works.

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Alternative Names: Wassily Wassiljewitsch Kandinsky Vasili Vasilevich Kandinsky Vasilii Vasilevich Kandinskii Vasily Vasil'yevich Kandinsky Vasilij Kandinski Vasilij Vasil'evic Kandinskij Vasily Kandinsky Vasilij Kandinskij Vasily. Kandinsky Vasilij Vasil'evič Kandinskij Wassili Kandinsky Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky Vasili Vasileevich Kandinsky Vasilĭi Vasilʹevich Kandinskĭi Vasilij Vasilijevitch Kandynski Wassily Kandinski Basile W. Kandinsky Wahsili Kang-ting-ssu-chi Vassily Kandinsky Kandinsky w. kandinsky Vasili Vasil'evich Kandinski
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The geometric point is an invisible thing. Therefore, it must be defined as an incorporeal thing. Considered in terms of substance, it equals zero.. .Thus we look upon the geometric point as the ultimate and most singular union of silence and speech. The geometric point has, therefore, been given its material form, in the first instance, in writing. It belongs to language and signifies silence.

The first colours which made a strong impression on me were light juice green, white, crimson red, black and yellow ocher. These memories go back to the third year of my life. I saw these colours on various objects [houses and roofs, in Russia] which are not as clear in my mind as the colours themselves.

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