The point is the most concise form but, according to its placement on the basic plane, it will take a different tonality. Wassily kandinsky and the theory point and line to plane. In point and line to plane, one of the most influential books in 20thcentury art, kandinsky presents a detailed exposition of the inner dynamics of nonobjective painting. Relying on his own unique terminology, he develops the idea of point as the protoelement of painting, the role of point in nature, music, and other art, and the combination of point and line that results in a unique visual language. A form which, when on the otherwise empty basic plane, may still be considered to be a point, must be termed a plane when, for example, a very thin line appears with it upon the basic plane fig. Here i seek only to point the way, to establish certain analytical methods and, at the same time, to take synthetic values into account. I had the impression that here painting itself comes to th. Art wassily kandinsky point and line to plane, book by kandinsky point and line to plane book by wassily kandinsky on his theories on lines, planes, colour etc. Point and line to plane is primarily a priori and abstraction in art and nature a posteriori. Point and line to plane 1926 in this book, published 16 years after concerning the spiritual in art, kandinsky digs deeper in the research of interaction of nature, arts, and human, though from a concrete position already. Wassily kandinsky is a relatively unknown russian abstract artist. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky goodreads. In point and line to plane, one of the most influential books in 20thcentury art, kandinsky presents a detailed exposition of the inner dynamics of nonobjective. Kandinsky was the first who proclaimed his principles of painting in a book point and line to plane.
Guggenheim foundation for the museum of nonobjective painting edition. A line is the product of a force which has been applied in a given direction. In 1910, kandinsky wrote his famous book on the spiritual in art, a theoretical treatise. Summary of certain important points i found when reading. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky, 1947, pub. Repeater s digital radio use at wdw wouxun programming software and cable vhf p7100 p25 fault baofeng needs its own. As its over 30 years ago since i last read it, and i still carry the title with me, i. With scientific precision painter describes characteristics. Ion drives a fiveyear test of nasas latest ion drive for future spacecraft has set a new world record for the longest single space engine test. Unlike concerning the spiritual in art, which is a beautifully written account of a personal artistic philosophy, we find in point and line to plane kandinsky adopting a psuedoscientific method, in a step by step guide, to establish and prove the main tenet of his practice, that there is a correlation between painting and music.
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