Concerning The Spiritual In Art

Concerning The Spiritual In Art - Paperback

$28.73
Sale price  $28.73 Regular price 
Skip to product information
Concerning The Spiritual In Art

Concerning The Spiritual In Art - Paperback

by Wassily Kandinsky
$28.73
Sale price  $28.73 Regular price 

Book Overview

Concerning The Spiritual In Art is a seminal work by the Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky, first published in 1911. The book explores the relationship between art and spirituality, arguing that art has the power to transcend the material world and connect us to the spiritual realm. Kandinsky argues that artists have a special role to play in this process, as they are able to access the spiritual through their creative work. The book is divided into two parts: the first outlines Kandinsky's theory of art and spirituality, while the second explores the practical application of these ideas in painting. Kandinsky's ideas were revolutionary at the time and had a profound influence on the development of abstract art in the 20th century. Today, Concerning The Spiritual In Art is considered a classic of art theory and an essential read for anyone interested in the relationship between art and spirituality.But despite their patent and well-ordered security, despite their infallible principles, there lurks in these higher segments a hidden fear, a nervous trembling, a sense of insecurity. And this is due to their upbringing. They know that the sages, statesmen and artists whom today they revere, were yesterday spurned as swindlers and charlatans.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

ISBN9781419113772
Author Wassily Kandinsky
PublisherKessinger Publishing
GenreArts
FormatPaperback
PublishedJune 2004
LanguageENG- English
Pages68
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

1% fer Each of the Seven Seas

Every purchase sends 7% of our profits to The Ocean Cleanup. No fine print, no opt-in — just how we sail.

Whoever Ye Be, Welcome Aboard

Queer lit, music, art, philosophy, fiction — stories for every kind of soul. Come as ye are, matey.

About Wassily Kandinsky

Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) was a Russian painter and art theorist and one of the pioneers of pure abstraction in early twentieth-century art. Larry Warsh has been active in the art world for more than thirty years as a publisher and artist-collaborator, and was a founding member of the Basquiat Authentication Committee. He is the editor of the ISMs series, including Holzer-isms and Abramovic-isms, as well as Basquiat's The Notebooks and James Rosenquist: Collages, Drawings, and Paintings in Process (all Princeton), among many other books. Dieter Buchhart is a curator and art critic who has organized exhibitions at museums around the world, including the Guggenheim Bilbao, Fondation Louis Vuitton, and Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris. He writes frequently for Kunstforum International.

You may also like