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(8 pp) Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky , one of
the most important innovators in modern art, played
a pivotal role in the development of abstract art;
some call him the father of abstract art.
Consequently, Kadinsky also influenced abstract
expressionism, a painting style of the late 1940s
and 1950s in which abstract or nonobjective forms
were used to convey emotional content. Abstract
Expressionism emphasized spontaneity and often
employed bold colors and/or strong value contrasts;
the paintings were usually quite large in scale.
Because this art often involved energetic physical
movement by the artist, it is also referred to as
action painting. Bibliography lists 5 sources,
including 2 visuals.
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influented abstract expressionism, a painting style of the late 1940s and 1950s in which abstract or nonobjective forms were used to convey emotional content. Abstract Expressionism emphasized spontaneity and
often employed bold colors and/or strong value contrasts; the paintings were usually quite large in scale. Because this art often involved energetic physical movement by the artist, it is also
referred to as action painting . The Artist Kandinsky abandoned a legal career for painting at 30 when he moved to Munich. Kandinskys earlier sketches and drawings consist of
figure studies, designs for the decorative arts, and scenes done in a romantic and fanciful manner. His early development of a distinctive style was determined by graphic production, particularly woodcuts,
and by landscape studies of nature. Originally, he was inspired by Russian art and his reminiscences of Russia. In subsequent trips to Paris he came into contact with
the art of Gauguin, the neoimpressionists, and the fauves. He then developed his ideas concerning the power of pure color and nonrepresentational painting. Music: Kandisnky felt
that music can respond and appeal directly to the artists "internal element" and consequently express the spiritual values of the artist as well. He actually felt that music was
a superior art form to painting (Dabrowski ppg). Wagners Lohengrin, which had stirred Kandinsky to devote his life to art, had convinced him of the emotional powers of music. The
performance conjured for him visions of a certain time in Moscow that he associated with specific colors and emotions. It inspired in him a sense of a fairy-tale hour of
Moscow, which always remained the beloved city of his childhood. His memory of the Wagner performance attests to how it had retrieved a vivid and complex network of
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