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The mark of a major artist is the contribution, legacy and influence of his or her’s oeuvre on a time and place, which lives on after the artist has departed. For the German Expressionists, in particular, the Blaue Reiter group, the major... more
The mark of a major artist is the contribution, legacy and influence of his or her’s oeuvre on a time and place, which lives on after the artist has departed. For the German Expressionists, in particular, the Blaue Reiter group, the major artists were Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Marc, August Macke, Alexej von Jawelsky, Marianne von Werefkin and Gabriele Münter. Credit for the establishment of the group is almost always given to Marc and Kandinsky, since they were the editors of the Blaue Reiter almanac and the name of the group was derived both from a love of horses on Marc’s part, Kandinsky’s affinity for riders and a shared love for the color blue, which represented spirituality. The Blaue Reiter group and the New Artists Society, as they were established, stood in opposition to the conventional nature of the academic art world and decadent society as a whole in Germany in the early 1900s, and sought to bring abstraction and Expressionism to the forefront. The theosophical and symbolist influences drove the artists in this collective to examine divine truths through art, while experimenting with various painting techniques and mediums. Although this group lacked an artistic manifesto, Kandinsky outlined the objectives for artists in this group in his essay, The Struggle for Art, published in 1911. In it, Kandinsky points to six major characteristics of the duty of an artist:
Man,…consists of two elements: the internal and the external.
The interior element of a man, or the inner person, remains in continuous contact with the internal aspect of the world that surrounds him. This contact is inescapable.
The complete harmony of the work of art is therefore the ultimate balance between the internal and the external, i
Wassily Kandinsky 1866-1944: A Revolution in Painting
Before devoting himself completely to art, Kandinsky complied with his parents’ wishes and studied law at Moscow State University. He graduated in 1893 and taught law at the university for three years. He was then offered a position as a professor of law at the University of Dorpat in Tartu (in present-day Estonia). Kandinsky, who had just turned 30, decided instead to focus on painting.
2. He was inspired by music
Kandinsky believed that art was closely connected to music. He was inspired to give up his law career in part by the production of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” at the Bolshoi Theater. Kandinsky described the experience in his autobiography, Steps: “Violins, deep basses and especially the wind instruments represented for me the full force of the twilight hour; in my mind, I saw all my colours, they were all there, in my mind’s eye. Wild, almost crazy lines, were being painted in front of me.” Music inspired him to create new works throughout his career. For example, after a concert by Arnold Schoenberg in Munich in 1911, he painted “Impression III (Concert)” (Lenbachhaus Gallery, Munich).
3. He was a designer and a photographer
Finding synthesis between the arts was extremely important for Kandinsky, and he did not restrict himself to art and music. He designed interiors, clothes and furniture and created sketches for painting on porcelain. He also was interested in photography and cinematography.
4. He painted scenes from country estate life
In search of a new language of art, Kandinsky first tried different styles. In 1896, he was stunned by an exhibition of Monet’s “Haystacks” in Moscow. Later, while studying at the school of Anton Ažbe in Munich, Kandinsky tried using separate brushstrokes and pure colours. He felt close to art nouveau and symbolism. During this phase, he painted traditional country estate scenes, such as “Crinoline Lady” (1909, Tretyakov G
Wassily Kandinsky, 1866-1944: A revolution in painting
Before devoting himself completely to art, Kandinsky complied with his parents’ wishes and studied law at Moscow State University. He graduated in 1893 and taught law at the university for three years. He was then offered a position as a professor of law at the University of Dorpat in Tartu (in present-day Estonia). Kandinsky, who had just turned 30, decided instead to focus on painting.
2. He was inspired by music
Kandinsky believed that art was closely connected to music. He was inspired to give up his law career in part by the production of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” at the Bolshoi Theater. Kandinsky described the experience in his autobiography, Steps: “Violins, deep basses and especially the wind instruments represented for me the full force of the twilight hour; in my mind, I saw all my colours, they were all there, in my mind’s eye. Wild, almost crazy lines, were being painted in front of me.” Music inspired him to create new works throughout his career. For example, after a concert by Arnold Schoenberg in Munich in 1911, he painted “Impression III (Concert)” (Lenbachhaus Gallery, Munich).
3. He was a designer and a photographer
Finding synthesis between the arts was extremely important for Kandinsky, and he did not restrict himself to art and music. He designed interiors, clothes and furniture and created sketches for painting on porcelain. He also was interested in photography and cinematography.
4. He painted scenes from country estate life
In search of a new language of art, Kandinsky first tried different styles. In 1896, he was stunned by an exhibition of Monet’s “Haystacks” in Moscow. Later, while studying at the school of Anton Ažbe in Munich, Kandinsky tried using separate brushstrokes and pure colours. He felt close to art nouveau and symbolism. During this phase, he painted traditional country estate scenes, such as “Crinoline Lady” (1909, Tretyakov