Kandinsky In Munich

Merging the time-tested formats of the museum solo show and the historic location-centered exhibition, Kandinsky in Munich was the first of a series of in-depth curatorial examinations. Focusing exclusively on the artist's early career in that city, the exhibition and catalogue features over 250 images of both Kandinsky's work and that of his friends, teachers, and colleagues while in Munich. Also included are essays by Peter Jelavich and Peg Weiss, a selected bibliography of works written on and by the artist; a chronology of the artist's life, and a documents section that lists relevant archival materials.

Product Description This sumptuously produced volume displays Kandinsky s brilliant use of color, shape, and composition through more than 250 full-color details or full-page illustrations. Essays by the world s leading throughout all periods of his career: his exploration of his Russian roots and his emigration to Munich; his attraction to the Art Nouveau and fauvist movements; the formation of the Blue Rider group; the influence of music on his painting; his years at the Bauhaus; and his late work in Paris. The books grand design and lavish packaging allow for a thorough examination of Kandinsky's most important works in all their extraordinary detail. Among the book s special features is an added stand-alone facsimile of Kleine Welten (Small Worlds), a series of 12 prints first published by Kandinsky in a limited edition in 1922. Accessible, impeccably researched, and wide-ranging, this important volume is certain to become an indispensable overview of the artist s seminal works as well as the perfect gift for anyone eager to experience the beauty and power of Kandinsky s vision.

Examines the influence of Munich's cultural life on the early development of the art of Wassily Kadinsky

Now in an updated English edition with full color illustrations, Kandinsky's fascinating and witty artist's book represents a crucial moment in the painter's move toward abstraction.

This work provides an introduction to the visual arts in Germany from the early years of German unification to World War II. The study is an analysis of painting, sculpture, graphic art, design, film and photography in relation to a wider set of cultural and social issues that were specific to German modernism. It concentrates on the ways in which the production and reception of art interacted with and was affected by responses to unification, conflict between left and right political factions, gender concerns, contemporary philosophical and religious ideas, the growth of cities, and the increasing important of mass culture.

The founder of abstract art The Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), who later lived in Germany and France, is one of the pioneers of twentieth-century art. Nowadays he is regarded as the founder of abstract art and is, moreover, the chief theoretician of this type of painting. Together with Franz Marc and others he founded the group of artists known as the "Blauer Reiter" in Munich. His art then freed itself more and more from the object, eventually culminating in the "First Abstract Watercolour" of 1910. In his theoretical writings Kandinsky repeatedly sought the proximity of music; and just as in music, where the individual notes constitute the medium whose effect stems from harmony and euphony, Kandinsky was aiming for a pure concord of colour through the interplay of various shades. Gauguin had demanded that everything "must be sacrificed to pure colours". Kandinsky was the first to realise this and thus to influence a whole range of artists. About the Series: Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions