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Wassily Kandinsky Quotes

An empty canvas, apparently really empty, that says nothing and is without significance – almost dull, in fact – in reality, is crammed with thousands of undertone tensions and full of expectancy. Slightly apprehensive lest it should be outraged Picture Quote #1

The sound of colors is so definite that it would be hard to find anyone who would express bright yellow with bass notes or dark lake with treble Picture Quote #1

Every work of art is the child of its age and, in many cases, the mother of our emotions. It follows that each period of culture produces an art of its own which can never be repeated Picture Quote #1

The spirit, like the body, can be strengthened and developed by frequent exercise. Just as the body, if neglected, grows weaker and finally impotent, so the spirit perishes if untended Picture Quote #1

The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul, so that it can weigh colours in its own scale and thus become a determinant in artistic creation Picture Quote #1

The arts are encroaching one upon another, and from a proper use of this encroachment will rise the art that is truly monumental Picture Quote #1

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Color is the keyboard. The eye is the hammer. The soul is the piano, with its many strings Picture Quote #1

It is essential that the painter should develop not only his eyes, but also his soul, so that it too may be capable of weighing colors in balance Picture Quote #1

The circle is the synthesis of the greatest oppositions. It combines the concentric and the eccentric in a single form and in equilibrium. Of the three primary forms, it points most clearly to the fourth dimension Picture Quote #1

Every artist, as child of his age, is impelled to express the spirit of his age Picture Quote #1

With few exceptions, music has been for some centuries the art which has devoted itself not to the reproduction of natural phenomena, but rather to the expression of the artist’s soul, in musical sound Picture Quote #1

Absolute green is the most restful color, lacking any undertone of joy, grief, or passion. On exhausted men this restfulness has a beneficial effect, but after a time it becomes tedious Picture Quote #1

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The force that propels the human spirit on the clear way forward and upward is the abstract spirit Picture Quote #1

I applied streaks and blobs of colors onto the canvas with a palette knife, and I made them sing with all the intensity I could Picture Quote #1

The composition is the organized sum of the interior functions of every part of the work Picture Quote #1

Doubts must be resolved alone within the soul. Otherwise one would profane one’s own powerful solution Picture Quote #1

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An empty canvas, apparently really empty, that says nothing and is without significance – almost dull, in fact – in reality, is crammed with thousands of undertone tensions and full of expectancy. Slightly apprehensive lest it should be outraged (Wassily Kandinsky Quotes) The sound of colors is so definite that it would be hard to find anyone who would express bright yellow with bass notes or dark lake with treble (Wassily Kandinsky Quotes) Every work of art is the child of its age and, in many cases, the mother of our emotions. It follows that each period of culture produces an art of its own which can never be repeated (Wassily Kandinsky Quotes) The spirit, like the body, can be strengthened and developed by frequent exercise. Just as the body, if neglected, grows weaker and finally impotent, so the spirit perishes if untended (Wassily Kandinsky Quotes) The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul, so that it can weigh colours in its own scale and thus become a determinant in artistic creation (Wassily Kandinsky Quotes) The arts are encroaching one upon another, and from a proper use of this encroachment will rise the art that is truly monumental (Wassily Kandinsky Quotes) Color is the keyboard. The eye is the hammer. The soul is the piano, with its many strings (Wassily Kandinsky Quotes) It is essential that the painter should develop not only his eyes, but also his soul, so that it too may be capable of weighing colors in balance (Wassily Kandinsky Quotes) The circle is the synthesis of the greatest oppositions. It combines the concentric and the eccentric in a single form and in equilibrium. Of the three primary forms, it points most clearly to the fourth dimension (Wassily Kandinsky Quotes) Every artist, as child of his age, is impelled to express the spirit of his age (Wassily Kandinsky Quotes) With few exceptions, music has been for some centuries the art which has devoted itself not to the reproduction of natural phenomena, but rather to the expression of the artist’s soul, in musical sound (Wassily Kandinsky Quotes) Absolute green is the most restful color, lacking any undertone of joy, grief, or passion. On exhausted men this restfulness has a beneficial effect, but after a time it becomes tedious (Wassily Kandinsky Quotes) The force that propels the human spirit on the clear way forward and upward is the abstract spirit (Wassily Kandinsky Quotes) I applied streaks and blobs of colors onto the canvas with a palette knife, and I made them sing with all the intensity I could (Wassily Kandinsky Quotes) The composition is the organized sum of the interior functions of every part of the work (Wassily Kandinsky Quotes) Doubts must be resolved alone within the soul. Otherwise one would profane one’s own powerful solution (Wassily Kandinsky Quotes)

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