Friday, July 15, 2011

Assignment 4

Kandinsky 

What was the subject of his work?
  • The subject of Kandinsky's work is  city on a hill, angel blowing trumpet, horse and rider, Troika, saints, city, and St. George slaying the dragon. 
Describe the kind of painting he did?
  • Kandinsky was well known as an abstract painter. Abstraction is when the artist the reduces or simplifies of scenes or figures by making some of the realistic elements diminished or non existent. When compared, two of Kandinsky's paintings side-by-side, one can see  the changes between the two pieces. 
Discuss synesthesia.
  • Synesthesia is when the senses are incorporated together. Kandinsky felt that colors could be "loud" and "quiet". Kandinsky also heard music through art. 

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