Wassily Kandinsky

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Artist
gptkbp:artwork Early 20th century
Bauhaus period
Post-World_War_II
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Bauhaus
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Düsseldorf
gptkbp:birthDate 1866-12-16
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:contribution Developed color theory in art
Explored the spiritual in art
Pioneered abstract painting
gptkbp:deathDate 1944-12-13
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:Neuilly-sur-Seine
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:The_First_Abstract_Art_Exhibition
The 1913 Armory Show
The 1937 Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne
gptkbp:field Painting
Art theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wassily Kandinsky
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Jackson_Pollock
Conceptual art
Minimalism
Modern art
Piet Mondrian
Color field painting
gptkbp:influencedBy Theosophy
gptkbp:knownFor Abstract art
gptkbp:legacy Considered a pioneer of abstract art
Influenced generations of artists
His theories are studied in art education.
His works are in major museums worldwide
gptkbp:movement Abstract Expressionism
gptkbp:nationality Russian
gptkbp:notableWork Composition VIII
Composition X
Improvisation 31
Yellow-Red-Blue
gptkbp:philosophy Art as a means of expression
The role of the artist in society
Art as a spiritual experience
The importance of intuition in art
The relationship between color and emotion
gptkbp:research gptkb:Moscow_School_of_Painting,_Sculpture_and_Architecture
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Gabriele_Münter
Nadia Léger
gptkbp:style Geometric abstraction
Lyrical abstraction