Art Quote by Wassily Kandinsky

“Art is not vague production, transitory and isolated, but a power which must be directed to the improvement and refinement of the human soul.” quote by Wassily Kandinsky — Download Open image

“Art is not vague production, transitory and isolated, but a power which must be directed to the improvement and refinement of the human soul.”

Wassily Kandinsky

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The joy of life consists in the inevitable, continual triumph of new values.

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Colors produce a spiritual vibration, the impression they create is important only as a step towards this vibration.

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Color is a means to exert a direct influence on the soul.

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In their pursuit of the same supreme end, Matisse and Picasso stand side by side, Matisse representing color and Picasso form.

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An empty canvas, apparently really empty, that says nothing and is without significance – almost dull, in fact – in reality, is crammed with…

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Colour is a power which directly influences the soul.

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The artist must be blind to distinction between 'recognized' or 'unrecognized' conventions of form, deaf to the transitory teaching and demands of his particular…

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All methods are sacred if they are internally necessary. All methods are sins if they are not justified by internal necessity.

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Generally speaking, color directly influences the soul.

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The sound of colors is so definite that it would be hard to find anyone who would express bright yellow with bass notes or…

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Abstract art places a new world, which on the surface has nothing to do with 'reality,' next to the 'real' world.

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The artist is the hand that, by touching this or that key, sets the soul vibrating automatically.

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True works of art contain their own theory and give us the measurement according to which we should judge them.

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