Originally published in 1926, this essay represents the mature flowering of ideas first expressed in kandinskys earlier seminal book, concerning the spiritual in art. 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 combination of point and line that results in a epub unique visual language. In his writings, kandinsky analysed the geometrical elements which make up a painting the point and the line. On the points was created in 1928 by wassily kandinsky in abstract art style. List of books and articles about wassily kandinsky. Kandinsky believed that painting one of the most important in his work the precise expression of his theory of emotional properties of color, line and shape. Wassily kandinsky and the theory point and line to plane. Mathematical problems related to kandinsky s conception of art musso, emilio, it. Point and line to plane is primarily a priori and abstraction in art and nature a posteriori. The music for the studies adds an affective layer and contributes a spatialambient dimension and was created using a variety of modern soundsynthesis. Relying on his own unique terminology, he develops the idea of point as the. The theory of point, line, plane and our work immersive.
An introduction to geometry geometry, points, lines. In point and line to plane, one of the most influential books in 20thcentury art. The point is the most concise form but, according to its placement on the basic plane, it will take a different tonality. Wassily kandinsky, point and line to plane philpapers. He called the surface the artist worked on the plane. In the foreground, riders on horseback charge through the scene. Each of the three uses a single process for generating the imagery. Finally, in the book point and line to plane kandinsky gives examples of the point. The creativity of wassily kandinsky in three key masterworks. The basic plane is impregnated by this first collision. In the same year 1926, when it was written the painting several circles kandinsky is releasing a book point and line to plane in which he sets out his views on painting in general and abstract art in particular. 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. Summary of certain important points i found when reading.
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. He presented a bright blue mountain, framed by a red and yellow tree on either side. In american public collections, kandinsky is particularly well represented in the guggenheim museum, new york city, and californias pasadena art museum. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with optical recognition software. 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 art kandinsky explores the role of the line, point and other key elements of nonobjective painting. At the outset of world war ii, he went to france, where he spent the rest of his life. Basic sound absolute concepts 31 inner concept tension plane definition at the.
Topics kandinsky collection opensource language english. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky kan dl nsky point and. Guggenheim foundation for the museum of nonobjective painting edition, in english. In 1910, kandinsky wrote his famous book on the spiritual in art, a theoretical. Book about how peint kandisky likely addeddate 20170601 07. Buy point and line to plane dover books on art history dover fine art, history of art new edition by wassily kandinsky isbn. And we have a depiction of a line segment right over here. 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. Despite bauhaus literally meaning school of building it did not have an architectural. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Already in the classical ballet form existed points a designated terminology which unquestionably is derived from point.
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. It can be isolated or resonate with other points or lines kandinsky, 1991. 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. He called the physical support and the material surface on which the artist draws or paints the basic plane, or bp.
Decrying literal representation, kandinsky emphasized instead the importance of form, color, rhythm, and the artists inner need in expressing reality. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. These two books take diametrically opposite, and supplementary approaches. So, so lets match the teachers comments to the definitions. I had the impression that here painting itself comes to th.
Find more prominent pieces of abstract at best visual art database. A surface is that which has length and breadth only definition 6. Book being a big fan of the written works of kandinsky i did this little graphic reinterpretation of one of his most popular works. Susanne feinbaum from point and line to plane youtube. 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 combination of point and line that results in a unique visual language. At this stage in kandinsky s career, saint johns book of revelation became a major literary source for his art, and the. We have point p, point q, and the line segment is all the points in between p and q. Kandinsky examined the effects of forces on straight lines. The tool may be pencil, burin, brush, pen, etchingpoint, etc.
Point and line to plane dover books on art history. A line is defined by two points and is written as shown below with an arrowhead. 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. 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. In 1926, the school moved to dessau, and the artist began a new period became the most productive and rich. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky, 9780486238081, available at. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky, paperback. To see how media art can be seen in the light of kandinsky s theory of the point, the line and the plane it is important to describe the fundamental points of his ideas. In his writings, kandinsky analyzed the geometrical elements which make up every painting the point and the line. A straight line is a line which lies evenly with the points on itself definition 5. 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 dover fine art, history of art.
The point is the result of the initial collision of the tool with the material plane, with the basic plane. In 1910, kandinsky wrote his famous book on the spiritual in art, a. In his writings, published in munich by verlag albert langen in 1926, kandinsky analyzed the geometrical elements which make up every paintingthe point and the line. Thus did the young russian painter wassily kandinsky 18661944 react to his first. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky, 1947, pub. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky goodreads. Point and line to plane dover fine art, history of art kandinsky, wassily. All of the points in line with p and q, extending infinitely in both directions. Point and line to plane is primarily a priori and abstraction in art and nature a. Kandinsky was the first who proclaimed his principles of painting in a book point and line to plane.
Kandinsky s artistic output in terms of volume and consistent quality is phenomenal by any standards and matched by very few artists in any generation. The period was productive for kandinsky as he developed works focused on points and lines in addition to publishing the theoretical book point and line to plane in 1926. Points that are on the same line are called collinear points. Paper, wood, canvas, stucco, metalmay all serve as this basic plane. During the period of work is completed, he taught at the bauhaus and worked on the book point and line to plane, it came out in 1926.
Externally, the point may be defined as the smallest elementary form, but. A line is the product of a force which has been applied in a given direction. 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. Art wassily kandinsky point and line to plane, book by. He gen read alongside abstraction in art and nature. In this title kandinsky analyzed the geometrical elements which make up every paintingthe point and the line. Just like shakespeare on literature, and sigmund freud on psychology, wassily kandinsky s impact on abstract art is tremendous. He also contrasted tones of curved and angled lines to. Wassily kandinsky paintings, bio, ideas theartstory.