This is Kandinsky
This is Kandinsky by Annabel Howard, published by Laurence King Publishing on October 20, 2015, offers an insightful exploration of the life and work of the influential artist Wassily Kandinsky. With 80 pages of richly illustrated content, this edition presents a detailed overview of Kandinsky’s journey as an artist, highlighting his contradictions and the pivotal moments that shaped his career. The book delves into his late start in painting, his academic background, and his significant contributions to the world of abstract art.
Readers will find a comprehensive introduction to Kandinsky’s life, complemented by specially commissioned artworks and 20 of his major pieces. This book examines the complexities of his character and the impact of his theories on the perception of art. Suitable for ages 14 and up, This is Kandinsky serves as a valuable resource for those interested in art and individual artists, providing a nuanced perspective on a key figure in twentieth-century art history.
Official synopsis Publisher
Intellectual, emotional, restless, dogged, loyal, selfish; Kandinsky was an artist – and a man – of contradictions. This genre-defying painter didn’t pick up a brush until he was thirty years old. He was an academic with a promising career that he threw away to explore the arts. He was a Russian, yet he spent more than half of his life on the road, and died in self-imposed exile in France. As an artist he is credited with history’s first abstract painting, but it was his theories that had a profound and lasting impact on the way that people understand and value what art can achieve. Richly illustrated with specially commissioned artworks and 20 of Kandinsky’s major works, This is Kandinsky forms the perfect introduction to the life of this revolutionary figure in twentieth-century art.
This title is appropriate for ages 14 and up
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