Description
A revolutionary manifesto that fundamentally transformed modern art, this seminal work by pioneering abstract painter Wassily Kandinsky argues for the liberation of art from the constraints of material reality. Drawing a parallel to music's independence from the physical world, Kandinsky advocates for a spiritual revolution in painting that allows artists to express their inner lives through pure abstraction and non-objective form. Divided into two essential sections—one exploring the philosophical foundations of aesthetic spirituality and the other examining the psychology of color and the language of form—the book crystallizes the theoretical underpinnings of modernism that influenced generations of artists. Enhanced by Kandinsky's own woodcut illustrations and contextual essays from translator Michael T. H. Sadler and art historian Richard Stratton, this landmark text remains an indispensable guide for understanding the development of twentieth-century art and the power of abstraction to communicate beyond the material world.
Available Editions
paperback
Courier Corporation
Published Jan 1, 1977
114 pages
ISBN: 9780486234113
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Details
First Published
1911
Language
eng
Translation
Original: Über das Geistige in der Kunst
From: deu
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