When I first encountered Kandinsky, it was the German Expressionist style he worked in when he was part of the German Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter. I was pretty put off by it (maybe too many farm scenes?)! But, as I discovered his later work of pure abstraction, I was profoundly affected. He had such a powerful imagination, and an ability to make exciting images out of conglomerations of simple shapes. He is now one of my very favorite artists.
“Look, life is ridiculous. Nothing means anything, really, when you get right down to it. Besides, we’re all going to die. We all know all that. But, can’t we have a little fun along the way?”
Seeing a piece by Calder is always a fresh and delightful experience. His work is not really “around that much.” Unlike the work of some of the recent, super-popular artists like Warhol, or Koons, or Basquiat, whose work seems to show up every time you turn a page, or click a link, you sometimes go …
Mondrian’s work has been a big influence on me, and my approach to art. When I first encountered his paintings, I was struck by how spare, flat, and organized they were.
Wassily Kandinsky
When I first encountered Kandinsky, it was the German Expressionist style he worked in when he was part of the German Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter. I was pretty put off by it (maybe too many farm scenes?)! But, as I discovered his later work of pure abstraction, I was profoundly affected. He had such a powerful imagination, and an ability to make exciting images out of conglomerations of simple shapes. He is now one of my very favorite artists.
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