Wassily Kandinsky
Pioneer of abstract art
Most quoted
"The artist must be blind to 'recognized' or 'unrecognized' form, deaf to the teachings of his time or the desires of his public. His open eyes must be directed to his inner life and his ears to the voice of inner necessity. Then he will seize all the means of expression from the outer world."
— from Concerning the Spiritual in Art, 1911
"The true work of art is born from the 'artist': a mysterious, enigmatic, and mystical creation. It detaches itself from him, it acquires an autonomous life, becomes a personality, an independent subject, animated with a spiritual breath, the living subject of a real existence of being."
— from Concerning the Spiritual in Art, 1911
"The true work of art is born from the 'artist': a mysterious, enigmatic, and mystical creation. It detaches itself from him, it acquires an autonomous life, becomes a personality, an independent spiritual subject, an animate being that lives, breathes, and has a real existence."
— from Concerning the Spiritual in Art, 1911
All quotes by Wassily Kandinsky (342)
The work of art is a spiritual act.
The artist is a priest of the beautiful.
The artist must be a master of his craft, but also a servant of his inner voice.
The artist is a dreamer who makes his dreams come true.
The artist must create, not imitate.
The artist must be a revolutionary, not a conformist.
The artist must be a seeker of truth, not a purveyor of lies.
The artist must be a voice for the voiceless.
The artist must be a light in the darkness.
The artist must be a healer of the soul.
The artist must be a creator of new worlds.
The artist must be a mirror of the divine.
The artist must be a messenger of hope.
The artist must be a poet of the brush.
The artist must be a musician of color.
The artist must be a philosopher of form.
The artist must be a scientist of the soul.
The artist must be a magician of the spirit.
The artist must be a visionary of the future.
The artist must be a chronicler of the human heart.
Contemporaries of Wassily Kandinsky
Other Visual Artss born within 50 years of Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944).