His paintings were not geared towards children yet kandinsky for kids is something that many art teachers are looking for to see how they can use the works of this well know artist to enhance the childrens appreciation for good, abstract art. Use this lesson plan to introduce students to the life and works of wassily kandinsky. Wassily kandinsky december 4 or 16, 1866 december, 1944 was a russian painter and art theorist and one of the leading figures in blaue reiter. Wassily kandinsky art history workbook and activities. He called the surface the artist worked on the plane. The book contains many photographic examples and drawings from kandinskys works which offer the demonstration of its theoretical observations, and which allow the reader to experience the inner effect of the point and line to plane. Relying on his own unique terminology, he develops the idea of point as the protoelement of painting, the role of point in nature, music, and other art, and the. Kandinsky attempts to derive and relate intuitive and. A line is the product of a force which has been applied in a given direction. Kandinsky was a member of the faculty there for about five years, teaching mostly painting theory. Point, line, and plane, together with set, are the undefined terms that provide the starting place for geometry. Geometrical elements took on increasing importance in both his teaching and painting particularly the circle, halfcircle, the angle, straight lines and curves. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with optical recognition software.
Wassily kandinsky is a significant figure in the artistic movement known as abstract art. Point and line to plane wassily kandinsky, hilla rebay. Though many of kandinskys works look more like the ones shown above, one of his most recognizable pieces of artwork is his color study farbstudie quadrate also known as squares with concentric circlesrings. But this can be realized in this book only in a rather summary fashion as an attempt to. Here i seek only to point the way, to establish certain analytical methods and, at the same time, to take synthetic values into account. An artist should experiment with repetition, ordering, and scale, not just with colors but also with points, lines, and planes. May, 20 introduce the artist and his work by using the power point. In painting, though, a point is the collision of the tool with the. List of books and articles about wassily kandinsky.
Being a big fan of the writtenphilosphical works of wassily kandinsky i did this little. Jun 12, 2017 in point and line to plane 1926, kandinsky expands on elements such as rhythm and amplification. In this famous work by a pioneer in the movement to free art from the bonds of tradition a work long considered essential to understanding the evolution of. Points, lines, and planes point, line, and plane, together with set, are the undefined terms that provide the starting place for geometry. Unlike abstraction in art and nature, this derives formal relationship through a quasiaxiomatic method, using the most elementary visual primitives. For this weeks homeschool art lesson, we studied russianborn french expressionist painter wassily kandinsky. The theory of point, line, plane and our work point and line to plane, was one of the most influential books in 20thcentury art, written by wassily kandinsky. Wassily kandinskys most popular book is concerning the spiritual in art. See more ideas about wassily kandinsky, kandinsky art and elements of art.
Wassily kandinsky art history workbook and activities abstract art this art history packet introduces students to the artist wassily kandinsky. In this book, published 16 years after concerning the spiritual in art, kandinsky digs deeper in the research of interaction of. Buy a cheap copy of point and line to plane book by wassily kandinsky. The development of his works on forms study, particularly on points and line forms, led to the publication of his second theoretical book point and line to plane in 1926. Mar 29, 2017 point and line to plane, was one of the most influential books in 20thcentury art, written by wassily kandinsky. Point and line to plane 1926 in this book, published 16 years after concerning the spiritual in art, kandinsky digs deeper in the research of interaction of nature, arts, and human, though from a concrete position already. In 1910, kandinsky wrote his famous book on the spiritual in art, a theoretical treatise. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Point and line to plane contribution to the analysis of the pictorial elements. Kandinsky sought a languageof color and form that would express feeling in much the same way musical notes do. A revolution in painting look inside point and line to plane look inside kandinsky. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Regarding the geometry of a point, kandinsky understood that in terms of substance, it equals zero and it is the smallest elementary form. Young artists consider several abstract paintings in terms of how the artist used line, shape, value, color and the principles of.
In his writings, kandinsky analysed the geometrical elements which make up a painting the point and the line. Wassily kandinsky, point and line to plane philpapers. His paintings were not geared towards children yet kandinsky for kids is something that many art teachers are looking for to see how they can use the works of this well know artist to enhance the. Wassily kandinsky was a very well known abstract artist. All images by wassily kandinsky are included in his book point and line to plane. In point and line to plane, one of the most influential books in 20thcentury art, kandinsky presents a detailed exposition of the inner dynamics of nonobjective. Guggenheim foundation for the museum of nonobjective painting in new york. In this famous work by a pioneer in the movement to free art from the bonds of traditiona work long considered essential to understanding the evolution of 20thcentury artkandinsky explores the role of the line, point and other key elements of nonobjective painting. Books by wassily kandinsky author of concerning the.
The point is a small stain of color put on the canvas. During this time he also published his second book on art, point and line to plane. Relying on his own unique terminology, he develops the idea of point as the protoelement of painting, the role of point in nature, music, and other art, and the combination. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky, paperback. In point and line to plane 1926, kandinsky expands on elements such as rhythm and amplification. See more ideas about kandinsky, kandinsky art and wassily kandinsky.
Points, lines, and planes cliffsnotes study guides book. Not only is wassily kandinsky fun to say, his art contains tons of angles. The point is the most concise form but, according to its placement on the basic plane, it will take a different tonality. See more ideas about composition design, composition art and principles of design. Dec 11, 20 the book contains many photographic examples and drawings from kandinskys works which offer the demonstration of its theoretical observations, and which allow the reader to experience the inner effect of the point and line to plane. It can be isolated or resonate with other points or lines. A point is a bit of colour on the plane, it doesnt take the form of just a dot, it can be a square, a star or something more complicated.
Tell students that while kandinsky used circles in his painting, we will be using polygons today. Volume two, 19221944 search inside concerning the spiritual in art search inside kandinsky search inside wassily kandinsky. Introduce the artist and his work by using the power point. Kandinsky definitely knows how to use the concept of shape in art. Point and line to plane is primarily a priori and abstraction in art and nature a posteriori. The theory of point, line, plane and our work immersive. Find more prominent pieces of abstract at best visual art database. Kids get motivated to create artworks inspired by the amazing circle. Point and line to plane dover books on art history. Kandinsky ppoint and reading comps 4 levels ks2 teaching. The assessment questions attached to this lesson will go over. Kandinsky, complete writings on art search inside kandinsky watercolours. This book presents a detailed exposition of the inner dynamics of nonobjective painting.
Mar 15, 2012 in point and line to plane, one of the most influential books in 20thcentury art, kandinsky presents a detailed exposition of the inner dynamics of nonobjective painting. On the points was created in 1928 by wassily kandinsky in abstract art style. Point and line to plane dover fine art, history of art. His theory could be a support of why we make this, and why in this form. List of books and articles about wassily kandinsky online. At the outset of world war ii, he went to france, where he spent the rest of his life. Students learn about the artist through an information page, coloring sheets, analyzing a piece of art and creating two projects. Kandinsky looks at the elements of form in his book point and line to plane 6, pp. Students will create abstract pieces based on the teachings an inspiration of wassily kandinsky. There are differentiated reading comprehensions to go with this as we try to put literacy into all our topics. Wassily kandinsky has 73 books on goodreads with 4770 ratings. They cut out several circles and glue them in concentric patterns on their paper. Crosscurricular topics paintings, pictures and photographs. In this book, published 16 years after concerning the spiritual in art, kandinsky digs deeper in the research of interaction of nature, arts, and human, though from a concrete position already.
Remind students that a polygon is a plane shape with at least three straight sides and angles. In american public collections, kandinsky is particularly well represented in the guggenheim museum, new york city, and californias pasadena art museum. When we define words, we ordinarily use simpler words, and these simpler words are in turn defined using yet simpler words. In point and line to plane, one of the most influential books in 20thcentury art, kandinsky presents a detailed exposition of the inner dynamics of nonobjective painting. Have the class brainstorm different polygons, writing them on the board. In this title kandinsky analyzed the geometrical elements which make up every paintingthe point and the line.
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