Each of the three uses a single process for generating the imagery. The curators declare their focus, early on, with a wall of thirtyeight pedagogical drawings by kandinsky for his book point and line to plane 1925. The book contains many photographic examples and drawings from kandinskys works which offer the demonstration of its theoretical observations, and which allow the reader to experience the inner effect of the point and line to plane. Here i seek only to point the way, to establish certain analytical methods and, at the same time, to take synthetic values into account. He wrote two books concerning the spiritual in art, and point and line to plane. The creativity of wassily kandinsky in three key masterworks. Kandinsky s literary talent made great contributions in this field, questioning the duties of the artist in society in a more scientific way, as it is clear in some statements of the spiritual in art as well as in point and line to plane. Topics kandinsky collection opensource language english.
On august, 3rd, 1914 he and gabriela moved to switzerland where kandinsky started to work on the book about point and line. Point and line to plane 1926 in this book, published 16 years after concerning the spiritual in art, kandinsky digs deeper in the research of interaction of nature, arts, and human, though from a concrete position already. Gabriela came back to munich, and kandinsky went to moscow. Relying on his own unique terminology, he develops the idea of point as the protoelement of painting, the role of point in nature, music, and other art, and the. Rather, this book explains why these point, line, and plane are considered quite important and also what originality it has, how these gathering to make a certain structure by kandinsky means that art world truly connected to study the law of the universe which as one expected the study beyond painting. Thus did the young russian painter wassily kandinsky 18661944 react to his first viewing of monets haystack. In point and line to plane, one of the most influential books in 20thcentury art, kandinsky presents a detailed exposition of. In this book, published 16 years after concerning the spiritual in art, kandinsky digs deeper in the research of interaction of. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky, 1947, pub. Point and line to plane dover fine art, history of art.
Points, lines, and planes point, line, and plane, together with set, are the undefined terms that provide the starting place for geometry. Unlike concerning the spiritual in art, which is a beautifully written account of a personal artistic philosophy, we find in point and line to plane kandinsky adopting a psuedoscientific method, in a step by step guide, to establish and prove the main tenet of his practice, that there is a correlation between painting and music. Art wassily kandinsky point and line to plane, book by. In a comprehensive examination, kandinsky reduces music, architecture, movement, and painting to demonstrate his theories. His sounds klange of 1912 is one of the earliest, most beautiful examples of a 20thcentury artists book. In 1910, kandinsky wrote his famous book on the spiritual in art, a. Point and line to plane wassily kandinsky, hilla rebay. Wassily kandinsky point and line to plane, 1926 see more. The music for the studies adds an affective layer and contributes a spatialambient dimension and was created using a variety of modern soundsynthesis. In 191920, kandinsky wrote a series of articles focused on various facets of modern art. He called the surface the artist worked on the plane.
He did not analyze them objectively, but from the point of view of their inner effect on the observer. At the time the film was made kandinsky was teaching at the bauhaus. Its sound poems are alternately narrative and expressive, witty and simple in form. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. Point and line to plane dover books on art history dover fine art, history of art by wassily kandinsky 3 mar 1980. In point and line to plane, one of the most influential books in 20thcentury art, kandinsky presents a detailed exposition of the inner dynamics of nonobjective painting. In 1926, midway through the lifespan of bauhaus, kandinsky published two works concerning his theories on form. Thus did the young russian painter wassily kandinsky 18661944 react to his. Decrying literal representation, kandinsky emphasized instead the importance of form, color, rhythm, and the artists inner need in expressing reality. The book contains many photographic examples and drawings from kandinskys works. Kandinskys book concerning the spiritual in art 1910 and point and line to plane 1926 echoed this theosophical tenet. Wassily kandinsky december 4 or 16, 1866 december, 1944 was a russian painter and art theorist and one of the leading figures in blaue reiter. Susanne feinbaum from point and line to plane youtube.
Kandinsky attempts to derive and relate intuitive and. Wassily kandinsky wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Wassily kandinsky, point and line to plane philpapers. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky, paperback. The book contains many photographic examples and drawings from kandinsky s works which offer the demonstration of its theoretical observations, and which allow the reader to experience the inner effect of the point and line to plane. Kandinsky decomposes here art and visual objects to their atomic essence. A point is a bit of colour on the plane, it doesnt take the form of just a dot, it can be a square, a star or something more complicated. The desire for space in the plane of the surface was further explored in the. Book about how peint kandisky likely addeddate 20170601 07. Summary of certain important points i found when reading. Point and line to plane dover fine art, history of art kindle. Books by wassily kandinsky author of concerning the. Jan 29, 2016 in point and line to plane, kandinsky analyzed the geometrical elements that make up all art forms, which he argues are points, lines and planes.
Mar 15, 2012 decrying literal representation, kandinsky emphasized instead the importance of form, color, rhythm, and the artists inner need in expressing reality. The contrasting straight lines and curves that kandinsky paints in the movie are typical of this period, when his approach was becoming less intuitive and more consciously geometric. In this famous work by a pioneer in the movement to free art from the bonds of tradition a work long considered essential to understanding the evolution of. Unlike abstraction in art and nature, this derives formal relationship through a quasiaxiomatic method, using the most elementary visual primitives. Kandinsky project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. In this lesson you will learn how to identify points, rays, lines, and line segments by observing their characteristics. Point and line to plane by kandinsky wassily rebay hilla. In 1910, kandinsky wrote his famous book on the spiritual in art, a theoretical. Line diagram beyond the boundary moholy nagy curved lines wassily kandinsky. Point and line to plane is primarily a priori and abstraction in art and nature a posteriori. In point and line to plane, one of the most influential books in 20thcentury art, kandinsky presents a detailed exposition of the. There was a point when kandinsky departed totally from the references to the external world we live in, and freed his painting to explore the pure elements of geometry, color, shape, line and the relationships between these elements. Originally published in 1926, this essay represents the mature flowering of ideas first expressed in kandinskys earlier seminal book, concerning the spiritual in art.
Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky waterstones. Please wait while your changes are saved create your free account. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky, 9780486238081, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In american public collections, kandinsky is particularly well represented in the guggenheim museum, new york city, and californias pasadena art museum. The point is a small stain of color put on the canvas. In this title kandinsky analyzed the geometrical elements which make up every paintingthe point and the line. In point and line to plane, one of the most influential books in 20thcentury art, kandinsky presents a detailed exposition of the inner dynamics of nonobjective. List of books and articles about wassily kandinsky online. Wassily kandinsky accent on rose, 1926 art is not a luxury, it is a necessity. In his writings, kandinsky analysed the geometrical elements which make up a painting the point and the line. He called the physical support and the material surface on which the artist draws or paints the basic plane, or bp. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with optical recognition software. At bauhaus, kandinsky developed theories on color, lines, points and shapes.
Time travel back to 1926 and watch wassily kandinsky make. In this famous work by a pioneer in the movement to free art from the bonds of traditiona work long considered essential to understanding the evolution of 20thcentury artkandinsky explores the role of the line, point and other key elements of nonobjective painting. Point and line to plane dover fine art, history of art 9780486238081 by kandinsky, wassily and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Buy point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky from waterstones today.
Jul 7, 2019 bauhaus book 09 kandinsky point and line to plane. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky, hilla rebay and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. When we define words, we ordinarily use simpler words, and these simpler words are in turn defined using yet simpler words. But this can be realized in this book only in a rather summary fashion as an attempt to. Analyzing various art forms, he reduced each to their simplest form in effort reveal their structures. Relying on his own unique terminology, he develops the idea of point as the protoelement.
In this book, published 16 years after concerning the spiritual in art, kandinsky digs deeper in the research of interaction of nature, arts, and human, though from a concrete position already. At the outset of world war ii, he went to france, where he spent the rest of his life. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky kan dl nsky point and. Point and line to plane 1926 in this book, published 16 years after concerning the spiritual in art, kandinsky digs deeper in the research of interaction of nature, arts, and human, though from a concrete position. In point and line to plane, one of the most influential books in 20thcentury art. Guggenheim foundation for the museum of nonobjective painting edition, in english. It was the same year he published his second major treatise, on point and line to plane.
Identify points, lines, line segments, and rays learnzillion. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky 1979, paperback, reprint at the best online prices at ebay. Art wassily kandinsky point and line to plane, book by kandinsky point and line to plane book by wassily kandinsky on his theories on lines, planes, colour etc. There was a point when kandinsky departed totally from the references to the external world we live in, and freed his painting to explore the pure elements of geometry, color, shape, line. Point and line to plane dover fine art, history of art ebook. Wassily kandinsky 18661944 was a russian pioneer of abstract painting whose work has influenced generations of artists. Points, lines, and planes cliffsnotes study guides book. Being a big fan of the written works of kandinsky i did this little graphic reinterpretation of one of his most popular works. See more ideas about perspective art, one point perspective and perspective pictures. Wassily kandinskys most popular book is concerning the spiritual in art. Internet archive bookreader point and line to plane. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky goodreads. Wassily wasilyevich kandinsky database of digital art.
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