In many ways art is similar to religion. Its development co… - Wassily Kandinsky

" "
In many ways art is similar to religion. Its development consists not in new discoveries which invalidate the old truths (as is obviously the case in science). Its development consists in sudden illuminations, similar to lightning, in explosions, which burst in the sky like fireworks.. ..this illumination shows with blinding light new perspectives, new truths, which are basically nothing but the organic development, the further organic growth of the earlier wisdom.. .Was the New Testament possible without the Old? Could our time, that of the threshold of the 'third' revelation, be thinkable without the second?

Wassily Kandinsky

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

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.

Also Known As

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

All quotes from Wassily Kandinsky Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Wassily Kandinsky:

Paul Klee Hans Hofmann Piet Mondrian Gerhard Richter Jean Dubuffet

Additional quotes by Wassily Kandinsky

The impressions we receive, which often appear merely chaotic, consist of three elements; the impression of the color of the object, its form, and of its combined color and form, i.e., of the object itself. At this point the individuality of the artist comes to the front and disposes, as he wills, these three elements. It is clear, therefore, that the choice of object (i.e., of one of the elements in the harmony of form) must be decided only by a corresponding vibration in the human soul..

We [ Franz Marc & Kandinsky] thought up the name [ Der Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider)] while sitting at a cafe table.. .Both of us were fond of blue things, [Franz] Marc of blue horses, and I of blue riders. So the title suggested itself.

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.

In many ways art is similar to religion. Its development consists not in new discoveries which invalidate the old truths (as is obviously the case in… - Wassily Kandinsky

About Wassily Kandinsky

Also Known As

Unlimited Quote Collections

Additional quotes by Wassily Kandinsky

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI