The colours and shapes make the painting fun, friendly and warming. Everyone I talk to about it sees different things. I personally don’t like to ‘see things’ in the picture, but just follow the lines of each shape and look at every angle. Trace the edges with my eyes and then when it intersects with a new shape, trace that one and so on, constantly taking in the colour and gradients. Then I observe the painting as a whole and having focussed so hard on each tiny part, it’s amazing seeing them all together to make one, balanced piece. It’s also got just the right amount of strong lined shapes and arty, bleeding ink in the background. It’s delicate but decisive, strong and soft, artistic and graphic.
Kandinsky was a Russian artist and lived from 1866–1944. He often compared art to music and felt his expressive colours and shapes was representative of abstract music on paper. He is generally credited as the pioneer of abstract art and you can see why.
I very rarely like pieces of art without people in them. I love personal stories and I’m not usually one for abstract art, landscapes and still lives of flowers and bowls of fruit, however this wonder of shapes feels so personal and inviting, you can read Kandinsky’s thoughts and feelings in the colours and arrangement of shapes. So I leave you now with another quote from the man himself, “Colour is a power which directly influences the soul.”