Vasilij Kandinskij Knihy

Kandinského literárne dielo Stupne umožňuje čitateľovi nazrieť do procesu postupného budovania maliarskeho vedomia a podvedomých i mimovoľných zážitkov, umožňuje mu poznať dobovú atmosféru a okolnosti, v ktorých sa toto vedomie a s ním aj nepredmetné maliarstvo rodilo, formovalo a vyhraňovalo. Doslov Oskár Čepan.

Studie, tématem navazující na předválečnou práci O duchovnosti v umění, analyzuje základní vztahy prvků kompoziční výstavby obrazu.

A pioneering work in the movement to free art from its traditional bonds to material reality, this book is one of the most important documents in the history of modern art. Written by the famous nonobjective painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), it explains Kandinsky's own theory of painting and crystallizes the ideas that were influencing many other modern artists of the period. Along with his own ground-breaking paintings, this book had a tremendous impact on the development of modern art. The first part issues a call for a spiritual revolution in painting that will let artists express their own inner lives in abstract, non-material terms. Just as musicians do not depend upon the material world for their music, so artists should not have to depend upon the material world for their art. In the second part, Kandinsky discusses the psychology of colors, the language of form and color, and the responsibilities of the artist. An Introduction by the translator offers additional explanation of Kandinsky's art and theories.--From publisher description

Kandinského dílo, vše, čeho dosáhl při hledání nové formy vyjadřování v malířství, se může ještě i dnes zdát záhadné.

The book is a facsimile reprint of a scarce antiquarian work, preserving its cultural significance despite potential imperfections like marks and flawed pages. It aims to protect and promote literary heritage by providing a high-quality, affordable modern edition that remains faithful to the original text.

The founder of abstract art The Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), who later lived in Germany and France, is one of the pioneers of twentieth-century art. Nowadays he is regarded as the founder of abstract art and is, moreover, the chief theoretician of this type of painting. Together with Franz Marc and others he founded the group of artists known as the "Blauer Reiter" in Munich. His art then freed itself more and more from the object, eventually culminating in the "First Abstract Watercolour" of 1910. In his theoretical writings Kandinsky repeatedly sought the proximity of music; and just as in music, where the individual notes constitute the medium whose effect stems from harmony and euphony, Kandinsky was aiming for a pure concord of colour through the interplay of various shades. Gauguin had demanded that everything "must be sacrificed to pure colours". Kandinsky was the first to realise this and thus to influence a whole range of artists. About the Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series

Exploring spirituality in modern art, this groundbreaking work by Wassily Kandinsky revolutionizes abstract painting. It offers deep insights into Kandinsky's thoughts and emotions, as well as those of his contemporaries, highlighting the transformative power of art in expressing the inner self.

The Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider) art movement was founded in 1911 by the young painters Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, and was active in Europe until 1914. Originally published in Munich in 1912 and edited by Kandinsky and Marc-- the movements's almanac presented their synthesis of international culture to the European avant garde at large. In both the selection of essays and its innovative interplay of word and image, The Blaue Reiter Almanac remains one of our most critically important works of literature on the art theory and culture of the twentieth century. This edition, long unavailable in English and indispensable to any student of Modernism, simulates the original German format, and includes documents, and musical notations, as well as seminal essays by Kandinsky, Schoenberg, Marc and others. Nearly 150 illustrations, from ancient and contemporary sources, capture the wide-ranging interests and passions that inspired Kandinsky's and Marc's programmatic attempt to make Modernism accessible across national and chronological boundaries. Also included is Klaus Lankheit's extensive critical introduction, which places the Blaue Reiter in context for contemporary readers."The almanac remains unique among European writings on art; no other country produced a comparable work capturing the excitement and tension of the years before World War I." (Will Grohmann)