CONCERNING THE SPIRITUAL IN ART

Kandinsky defended abstraction in visual art and made the case that all art forms could achieve a level of spirituality. Furthermore, he argued for the importance of color as both a compositional and psychological tool in painting. The ultimate goal for the artist, however, was to find "the principle of innermost necessity" that resulted in spiritual elevation, the "vibration of the human soul." A seminal treatise on Modernism from one of its key proponents, Concerning the Spiritual in Art is a must-have for any student or admirer of ...[Read more]