Almost without exception, blue refers to the domain of abstraction and immateriality. Wassily Kandinsky More Quotes by Wassily Kandinsky More Quotes From Wassily Kandinsky That is beautiful which is produced by the inner need, which springs from the soul. Wassily Kandinsky motivational beautiful inspirational The artist must have something to say, for mastery over form is not his goal but rather the adapting of form to its inner meaning. Wassily Kandinsky mastery goal art Every phenomenon can be experienced in two ways. These two ways are not arbitrary, but are bound up with the phenomenon – developing out of its nature and characteristics : Externally – or – inwardly. Wassily Kandinsky arbitrary two way I value those artists who embody the expression of their life. Wassily Kandinsky values artist expression Orange is red brought nearer to humanity by yellow. Wassily Kandinsky orange humanity yellow In general, therefore, color is a means of exerting a direct influence upon the soul. Color is the keyboard. The eye is the hammer. The soul is the piano with its many strings. The artist is the hand that purposefully sets the soul vibrating by means of this or that key. Wassily Kandinsky eye artist mean The eyes are hammers. Wassily Kandinsky hammers eye Everything that is dead quivers. Not only the things of poetry, stars, moon, wood, flowers, but even a white trouser button glittering out of a puddle in the street... Everything has a secret soul, which is silent more often than it speaks. Wassily Kandinsky stars flower moon In their pursuit of the same supreme end, Matisse and Picasso stand side by side, Matisse representing color and Picasso form. Wassily Kandinsky color ends sides The joy of life consists in the inevitable, continual triumph of new values. Wassily Kandinsky inevitable triumph joy Color cannot stand alone. Wassily Kandinsky stand-alone color The nightmare of materialism, which has turned the life of the universe into an evil, useless game, is not yet past; it holds the awakening soul still in its grip. Wassily Kandinsky evil games past The artist is the hand that, by touching this or that key, sets the soul vibrating automatically. Wassily Kandinsky keys artist hands Each color lives by its mysterious life. Wassily Kandinsky mysterious-life mysterious color As a picture painted in yellow always radiates spiritual warmth, or as one in blue has apparently a cooling effect, so green is only boring. Wassily Kandinsky spiritual blue yellow The composition is the organized sum of the interior functions of every part of the work. Wassily Kandinsky composition function organized Abstract art places a new world, which on the surface has nothing to do with 'reality,' next to the 'real' world. Wassily Kandinsky real world art With few exceptions, music has been for some centuries the art which has devoted itself not to the reproduction of natural phenomena, but rather to the expression of the artist's soul, in musical sound. Wassily Kandinsky expression inspiring art It is essential that the painter should develop not only his eyes, but also his soul, so that it too may be capable of weighing colors in balance. Wassily Kandinsky color eye soul All methods are sacred if they are internally necessary. All methods are sins if they are not justified by internal necessity. Wassily Kandinsky sacred justified sin
