FINE112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Vincent Van Gogh, The Starry Night, Wassily Kandinsky
23 Oct 2016
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Class discussion of vassily kandinsky"s about painting from concerning the spiritual in art. An exhibition on vermeer notes that space is to an artist what silence is to a musician. In his commentary on the spirituality of colour in art, kandinsky argues that colour is to an artist what notes are to a musician. Colour is the tool through which an artist is able to transcend all the barriers between the work and the viewer. Colour is what reaches across the void and touches the viewer in a deeply emotional way. In this way, colour begins the dialogue between viewer and piece. Throughout his writing, kandinsky stresses the circumstantial nature of his analysis of colour. Context is extremely important, for example, a red tree will have a different effect than a splash of red in a sad image. In this sense, it is important for the artist to note the relationship between image, colour, and association.
