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

Die innere Notwendigkeit ist der Motor des Künstlers.

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 KunstVerified

Wassily Kandinsky's Other Quotes

There is no must in art because art is free.

Color is a power which directly influences the soul.

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