He grew up in the russian city of odessa where he enjoyed music and learned to play the piano and the cello. Born in moscow, kandinsky spent his childhood in odessa. Book overview the richness of wassily kandinskys life, work, and intellect make him one of the leading figures of twentiethcentury art. Kandinskys book concerning the spiritual in art 1910 and point and line to plane 1926 echoed this theosophical. Wassily kandinsky author of concerning the spiritual in art. Written by the famous nonobjective painter wassily kandinsky 18661944, it explains kandinsky s own theory of painting and crystallizes the ideas that were influencing many other modern artists of the period.
Art books for kids are an easy way to introduce the seven elements of art to kids. This work which kandinsky himself called a music album consists of 56 expressionist woodcuts and 38 prosepoems. Wassily kandinsky books list of books by author wassily. The colors and sounds of kandinskys abstract art by. Wassily wassilyevich kandinsky was a russian painter known for being one of the founding fathers of abstract art in the early 1900s.
One of wassily kandinsky s most fantastical and vivid paintings is the foundation for this childrens book about a journey into the heart and mind of a sleeping giant. Wassily kandinsky has 73 books on goodreads with 4770 ratings. Sounds is a book by the russian expressionist artist wassily kandinsky. Wassily kandinsky was born on december, 16th 4, 1866 in moscow, in a welltodo family of a businessman in a good cultural environment. Wassily kandinsky once upon a time, there was a tiny little world. Published in an edition of 345 in munich in late 1912, the work is a famous early example of an artists book, containing both poems and woodcuts by the artist, forming two parallel strands, each involving a loose progression. Download concerning the spiritual in art and painting in particular an updated version of the sadleir translation wassily kandinsky michael sadleir francis golffing ebook please share on social media first. Wassily kandinsky was a very well known abstract artist. Explore books by wassily kandinsky with our selection at. May 31, 2016 art projects for elementary school inspired by kandinsky. Nowadays he is regarded as the founder of abstract art and is, moreover, the chief theoretician of this type of painting. Wassily kandinsky was born in moscow, russia on december 16, 1866. Art masterclass with wassily kandinsky hanna konola. Gr 14a stirring tribute to a prominent pioneer of abstract art, paintbox follows the life of russianborn artist vasya kandinsky from his childhood to adulthood, conveying the astounding imagery conjured in the painters probably genetic condition, synesthesia, which caused sensory fields to collide in explosions that enabled him, for example, to hear colors.
Kandinsky would remark later that, even as a child, the colors of nature dazzled him. See more ideas about kandinsky, kandinsky art and art lessons. Art with mati and dada is an animated series for kids from five to. Inspired by wassily kandinskys 1940 painting, sky blue, this delightful childrens book delves into the kaleidoscopic mind of a sleeping giant. He is credited with painting the first modern abstract works. Written by the famous nonobjective painter wassily kandinsky 18661944, it explains kandinskys own theory of painting and crystallizes the ideas that were influencing many other modern artists of the period.
Wassily kandinsky 610 artworks, biography, books, quotes. An abstract art and math activity inspired by kandinsky. Wassily kandinsky s most popular book is concerning the spiritual in art. Over the course of his artistic career, wassily kandinsky 18661944 transformed not only his own style, but the course of art history. Wassily wassilyevich kandinsky was a russian painter, and art theorist. It made a fascinating followup to georgia, the book i just finished about georgia okeeffe, which tells her story through the lens of her relationship with alfred stieglitz. He explored the theoretical aspects of the abstract art to which he ascribed, often drawing on his own work for examples, perhaps in an attempt to defend it by showing the care and thought he put into his art. In 1911, modernist painter wassily kandinsky published concerning the spiritual in art, a treatise on the meaning of modern art and a challenge to his contemporaries to free their work from traditional bonds. One of three seminal books that kandinsky published between 1911 and 1912 the. Inspired by wassily kandinsky s 1940 painting, sky blue, this delightful childrens book delves into the kaleidoscopic mind of a sleeping giant. Contrasting sounds, 1924 giclee print by wassily kandinsky at.
This post contains affiliate links the noisy paint box is a beautiful book about the young kandinsky and how he could hear the colors that inspired his art. For example, the theme is really about kandinsky s thought processes and how he hears colors. The people of this world, the krobtz, were less than an inch tall. Saving kandinsky is the story of german expressionist painter gabriele munter, told in the context of her relationship with wassily kandinsky, who was her teacher and lover. In 1871 the family moved to odessa where his father ran his tea factory.
Books by wassily kandinsky author of concerning the. I always learn a lot from childrens books because they are not only less wordy but also capture the essence of the person written about. Before that, he attended law school and then became a professor of law. Kandinsky was born in russia in 1866 and died in france in 1944. The richness of wassily kandinskys life, work and thought make him one of the leading figures of twentiethcentury art. Art books for kids teach the elements of art through books.
Wassily kandinsky 18661944, whose works are contained in this book, not only practised art but also wrote on it extensively. Discover book depositorys huge selection of wassily kandinsky books online. From early figurative and landscape painting, he went on to pioneer a spiritual, emotive, rhythmic use of color and line and is today. I love this picture book about wassily kandinsky called the noisy. It is also a great tale of how he overcame those that did not understand and support his abstract form of art. Wassily kandinsky was born on december 16 th, 1866 in moscow, russia, to lidia ticheeva, and vasily silvestrovich kandinsky, a tea merchant. Come to find out he had a condition called synesthesia.
His paintings were not geared towards children yet kandinsky for kids is something that many art teachers are looking for to see how they can use the works of this well know artist to enhance the childrens appreciation for good, abstract art. By veronique massenot illustrated by peggy nille one of wassily kandinskys most fantastical and vivid paintings is the foundation for this childrens b. See more ideas about kandinsky, kandinsky art and art projects. Art masterclass with wassily kandinsky another read. The russian painter wassily kandinsky 18661944, who later lived in germany and france, is one of the pioneers of twentiethcentury art. He enrolled at the university of moscow and chose to study law and economics. See more ideas about kandinsky, kandinsky art and wassily kandinsky. Bank street college best childrens book of the year nominee 2015.
One of our favorites was a childrens book about wassily kandinsky. One of wassily kandinskys most fantastical and vivid paintings is the foundation for this childrens book about a journey into the heart and mind of a sleeping. When an aunt gives moscow schoolboy vasily kandinsky a paint box. Sounds klange was published in munich in 1912 and is one of the most famous examples of an artists book livre dartiste. Author ve ronique massenot and illustrator peggy nille interpret kandinskys abstract characters as the somnolent visions of a giant who stumbles into a village of microscopic townspeople. He didnt actually begin serious study of art until he was 30. When only five years old his parents divorced and wassily went to live with his aunt. I had found it through googling on my kindle about cute illustrated kids books. He often used shapes especially circles and squares within his. Along with his own groundbreaking paintings, this book had a tremendous impact on the development of modern art.
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