{"title":"Wassily Kandinsky","description":"\u003cp id=\"p-rc_c691c6736197a99f-702\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2419 citation-end-2419\"\u003eWassily Kandinsky (often spelled \"Vassily\") is a fascinating figure in art history.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Here are some interesting facts about his life and work: \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_c691c6736197a99f-703\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2418\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2418\"\u003eSynesthesia:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2418 citation-end-2418\"\u003e Kandinsky had a rare neurological condition called synesthesia, which meant his senses were \"linked.\"\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-2417 citation-end-2417\"\u003eHe could literally \"hear\" colors and \"see\" music.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-2416 citation-end-2416\"\u003eHe famously described color as a keyboard: \"Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the hammers, the soul is the piano with many strings.\"\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_c691c6736197a99f-704\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2415\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2415\"\u003eLate Career Change:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2415 citation-end-2415\"\u003e Kandinsky didn't begin formal painting studies until he was 30 years old.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-2414 citation-end-2414\"\u003eBefore that, he was a successful academic who studied law and economics at the University of Moscow and even lectured at the University of Dorpat.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_c691c6736197a99f-705\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"Accidental\" Abstract Artist:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2413 citation-end-2413\"\u003e Some historians suggest his breakthrough into abstraction happened by accident.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-2412 citation-end-2412\"\u003eOne day, he walked into his studio and saw one of his own paintings resting on its side.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e He didn't recognize it at first and was struck by the beauty of the shapes and colors alone, which inspired him to explore art that didn't need to depict real-world objects. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_c691c6736197a99f-706\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspiration from Monet:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2411\"\u003e His decision to leave his legal career behind was triggered by seeing Claude Monet’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2411\"\u003eHaystacks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2411 citation-end-2411\"\u003e series.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e He later said that the experience changed his life forever, as it showed him that art could evoke emotion without needing to be a realistic representation. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_c691c6736197a99f-707\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2410\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2410\"\u003eA \"Non-Conformist\" School:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2410 citation-end-2410\"\u003e In 1902, he opened his own art school in Munich, which was notably progressive for the time because he admitted women.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e It was there that he met Gabriele Münter, who became his student and long-time companion. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_c691c6736197a99f-708\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2409\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2409\"\u003eMusical Connections:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2409\"\u003e He often treated his paintings like musical compositions, even naming them \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2409\"\u003eImpressions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2409\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2409\"\u003eImprovisations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2409\"\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2409\"\u003eCompositions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2409 citation-end-2409\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-2408\"\u003eHe created his famous painting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2408\"\u003eImpression III (Concert)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2408 citation-end-2408\"\u003e as a direct tribute to a concert he attended featuring the music of Arnold Schoenberg.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_c691c6736197a99f-709\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCultural Heritage:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2407 citation-end-2407\"\u003e His mother was from Moscow, and his father was from Siberia.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e He also had a great-grandmother who was said to have been a Mongolian princess. Some critics have pointed to the \"Asiatic\" influence in the unique forms and colors of his work. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_c691c6736197a99f-710\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2406\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2406\"\u003eThe Bauhaus Years:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2406 citation-end-2406\"\u003e He was a prominent teacher at the famous Bauhaus school of art and architecture in Germany from 1922 until 1933, when the Nazis forced the school to close, branding his abstract work as \"degenerate.\"\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_c691c6736197a99f-711\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2405\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2405\"\u003eAn Ethnographic Researcher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2405 citation-end-2405\"\u003e Before becoming a full-time artist, he participated in an ethnographic mission to the Vologda region in northern Russia.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-2404 citation-end-2404\"\u003eThis trip gave him a deep, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wassily-krandinsky-dans-le-bleu-31-5-in-x-23-5-in","title":"Wassily Krandinsky - Dans le bleu (31.5 in x 23.5 in)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ng-tns-c2654474422-163\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"processing-state_container is-gpi-avatar ng-tns-c2654474422-163 ng-trigger ng-trigger-processingStateShowHide ng-star-inserted is-done-processing\" id=\"processing-state-16\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"processing-state_details is-gpi-avatar ng-trigger ng-trigger-menuExpansion ng-tns-c2654474422-163 ng-star-inserted\" id=\"processing-state-16-summary\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"response-content ng-tns-c2579128837-162\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel tutor-markdown-rendering stronger enable-updated-hr-color\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_c3e40afde6872886\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-busy=\"false\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eArtwork Overview\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eOriginal Title:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"16\"\u003eDans le bleu\u003c\/i\u003e (often referred to as \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"51\"\u003eIn the Blue\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_fb971b6fcdd86469-171\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1784\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1784\"\u003eDate Created:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1784\"\u003e 1925, during Kandinsky's influential period at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"65\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1784\"\u003eBauhaus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1784 citation-end-1784\"\u003e in Germany.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"button ng-star-inserted\" aria-label=\"View source details. Opens side panel.\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQvoAQahgKEwicxqa6-LaUAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQugc\"\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eOriginal Medium:\u003c\/b\u003e Oil on canvas (though widely reproduced as lithographs and art prints).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\" id=\"p-rc_fb971b6fcdd86469-172\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1782\"\u003eThe lithograph reflects Kandinsky's transition from the lyrical, expressive works of his \"Blue Rider\" years toward a more \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"122\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1782\"\u003erigorous architectural organization\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1782 citation-end-1782\"\u003e and geometric form.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"button ng-star-inserted\" aria-label=\"View source details. Opens side panel.\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQvoAQahgKEwicxqa6-LaUAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQuwc\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_fb971b6fcdd86469-173\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGeometric Elements:\u003c\/b\u003e The work is dominated by circles, triangles, and lines. \u003cspan class=\"citation-1781\"\u003eFor Kandinsky, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"95\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1781\"\u003ecircle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1781 citation-end-1781\"\u003e was a key symbol representing the circulation and eternity of the universe.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"button ng-star-inserted\" aria-label=\"View source details. Opens side panel.\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQvoAQahgKEwicxqa6-LaUAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQvAc\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_fb971b6fcdd86469-174\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1780 citation-end-1780\"\u003eColor Theory:\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"button ng-star-inserted\" aria-label=\"View source details. Opens side panel.\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQvoAQahgKEwicxqa6-LaUAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQvQc\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"5,1,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,1,1,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_fb971b6fcdd86469-175\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1779\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,1,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1779\"\u003eBlue:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1779 citation-end-1779\"\u003e The deep blue background symbolizes the \"celestial\" and \"spiritual\" world, inducing a feeling of peace and tranquility.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"button ng-star-inserted\" aria-label=\"View source details. Opens side panel.\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQvoAQahgKEwicxqa6-LaUAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQvgc\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,1,1,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_fb971b6fcdd86469-176\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1778\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,1,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1778\"\u003eRed:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1778 citation-end-1778\"\u003e The prominent red circle represents \"passion and power\".\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"button ng-star-inserted\" aria-label=\"View source details. Opens side panel.\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQvoAQahgKEwicxqa6-LaUAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQvwc\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,1,1,2,0\" id=\"p-rc_fb971b6fcdd86469-177\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1777\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,1,1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1777\"\u003eYellow:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1777 citation-end-1777\"\u003e Often used to represent \"warmth and optimism\" in his theory.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"8\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"button ng-star-inserted\" aria-label=\"View source details. 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