The work of art is born of the artist in a mysterious and secret way. From him it gains life and being. Nor is its existence casual and inconsequent,… - Wassily Kandinsky

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The work of art is born of the artist in a mysterious and secret way. From him it gains life and being. Nor is its existence casual and inconsequent, but it has a definite and purposeful strength, alike in its material and spiritual life.

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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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Generally speaking, colour is a power which directly influences the soul. Colour is the keyboard, the eyes are the hammer, the soul is the strings.The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul.

[Their] things [works of Die Brücke-artists] must be exhibited. But I think it is incorrect to immortalize them in the document [Almanac] of our modern art (and, this is what our book ought to be) or as a more or less decisive, leading factor. At any rate I am against large reproductions [of Die Brücke paintings in The Blaue Reiter Almanac].

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