Color is a power which directly influences the soul.

Farbe ist die Taste. Das Auge ist der Hammer. Die Seele ist das Klavier mit vielen Saiten.

Wassily Kandinsky

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Wassily Kandinsky

Born in Moscow in 1866, Kandinsky pioneered pure abstraction, arguing that color and form express inner necessity without depicting objects. His writings gave the movement an intellectual framework.

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Source: Über das Geistige in der Kunst, 1911Verified

Wassily Kandinsky's Other Quotes

The more abstract is form, the more clear and direct is its appeal.

There is no must in art because art is free.

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