Kandinsky was slow to enter the art world, at 30 he gave up his promising teaching career to bravely enter the art school in Munich. At this early stage Kandinsky gained inspiration from Monet & Blavatsky. He also was interested in Theosophical theory which influenced his use of circles, triangles, and squares.
Wassily Kandinsky progressed at the art school well due to his relative maturity and he started to combine theorism into his artistic style. After producing alot of stylish landscape art, Kandinsky chose to see his way around Europe and later joined the Blue Rose symbolist group based in Moscow.
Kandinsky's The Blue Rider, or Der Blaue Reiter, involved a use of strong forms and objects with intersecting lines to form a complex maze of rich colour and expression.
After returning to Russia Kandinsky had much to deal with in the political changes of the country. He spent his time teaching form and colour analysis, and also joined the Institute of Artistic Culture in Moscow. After finding his art rejected by some key members of the Institute Kandinsky chose to seek a new path by attending the Bauhaus of Weimar.
Klee, Feininger and von Jawlensky joined Kandinsky in forming the Blue Four Group (Die Blaue Vier) and journeyed around America teaching of their art and theorism. They tried their luck in Germany after this, but Kandinsky was forced to quit for Paris after being victimised.
Kandinsky's abstract contemporary style found difficulty in Paris due to its lack of supporters in comparison to Impressionism and Cubism at the time. His previous geometric style was diluted into a more fluid art that brought in a new set of followers.
Wassily Kandinsky progressed at the art school well due to his relative maturity and he started to combine theorism into his artistic style. After producing alot of stylish landscape art, Kandinsky chose to see his way around Europe and later joined the Blue Rose symbolist group based in Moscow.
Kandinsky's The Blue Rider, or Der Blaue Reiter, involved a use of strong forms and objects with intersecting lines to form a complex maze of rich colour and expression.
After returning to Russia Kandinsky had much to deal with in the political changes of the country. He spent his time teaching form and colour analysis, and also joined the Institute of Artistic Culture in Moscow. After finding his art rejected by some key members of the Institute Kandinsky chose to seek a new path by attending the Bauhaus of Weimar.
Klee, Feininger and von Jawlensky joined Kandinsky in forming the Blue Four Group (Die Blaue Vier) and journeyed around America teaching of their art and theorism. They tried their luck in Germany after this, but Kandinsky was forced to quit for Paris after being victimised.
Kandinsky's abstract contemporary style found difficulty in Paris due to its lack of supporters in comparison to Impressionism and Cubism at the time. His previous geometric style was diluted into a more fluid art that brought in a new set of followers.
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