1. WASSILY KANDINSKY THE INNER NECESSITY OF ARTObjectsdamagepictures.Wassily Kandinsky

2. *Born Dec. 4 1866 in Moscow, Russia - died1944 in France.*His parents both played instruments andencouraged his creative nature. As a childhe took private drawing lessons and andlessons in piano and cello, but he chose tostudy law at university.Vassily Kandinsky 3. Becoming an artistAt the age of 30, Kandinskydecided to study artHe spoke of two main eventsprovided the motivation tochange his chosen career pathand embrace his artisticsensibilities:1. An exhibit of French impressionists in Moscow.1. Seeing Wagners Lohengrin at the Moscow Royal Theatre 4. He specifically recalls the impact that Monets Haystack paintingshad on him: Claude Monet, Impressionist Painter, Haystacks (Midday) (1981)It was from the catalog I learned this was a haystack. I was upset I had not recognized it.I also thought the painter had no right to paint in such an imprecise fashion. 5. Impressionism is a kind of painting that depictslight bouncing off of objects.Claude Monet, Impressionist Painter 6. Richard Wagner, composer I saw all my colors in my minds eye. Wild lines verging on the insane formed drawings before my very eyes. -Kandinsky 7. KlngeThe inner sounds of Kandinskys art"Color is the key. The eye is the hammer. The soulis the piano with its many chords. The artist is thehand that, by touching this or that key, sets thesoul vibrating automatically. -Kandinsky 8. At first hepainted brightlandscapes. Cemetery and Vicarage in Kochel. 1909. Oil on cardboard. 9. Gabrielle Munter 10. Kandinskys painting of hisstudent, Gabrielle Munter wholater became his lover. 11. Kandinsky became famous for his abstract works . Untitled (First Abstract Watercolor).1910 12. Study for "Composition II".1910. Oil on canvas 13. Improvisation 26 (Oars). 1912. Oil on canvas 14. Composition VI. 1913. Oil on canvas. 15. Picture with White Border. 1913. Oil on canvas 16. In Blue. 1925. Oil on canvas 17. Composition VIII. 1923. Oil on canvas. 18. Other Abstract ExpressionistsThe function of the artist is to express reality as felt. Robert Motherwell 19. Abstract Expressionistic art uses the elementsof art and principles of design to express something that has no form or image, likeemotions, concepts, thoughts. 20. Action painting: Jackson Pollock 21. Color Field painters: Mark Rothko