Project Gutenberg 2014-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 540 Kandinsky, Wassily 1866 1944 Кандинский, Василий Kandinsky, Vasily Kandinsky, Vassily Kandinsky, Wassili 33016162 Über das Geistige in der Kunst, Insbesondere in der Malerei Wikipedia page about this book: https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cber_das_Geistige_in_der_Kunst Produced by Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive and The Metropolitan New York Library Council) "Über das Geistige in der Kunst, Insbesondere in der Malerei" by Wassily Kandinsky is a philosophical treatise on art, particularly focusing on painting, written in the early 20th century. The book explores the spiritual and emotional dimensions of artistic expression, emphasizing the relationship between the artist's inner experiences and the artworks they produce. Kandinsky's ideas reflect the growing interest in abstraction and the deeper meanings behind artistic forms during a transformative period in the art world. The opening of the work sets the stage by discussing the evolution of art over time in relation to the spiritual and cultural atmosphere of each era. Kandinsky argues that every artistic creation is a reflection of its time and that the true purpose of art is not mere imitation of nature but to communicate the artist's inner life and emotions. He draws a comparison between primitive artists, who intuitively tapped into their inner essence, and contemporary artists who grapple with materialistic influences. This exploration hints at the complexities that arise when art aims to express deeper truths that may elude traditional forms and techniques, positing that the artist must work to elevate their expressions beyond mere external appearances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. de Aesthetics Painting N Text Category: Art Category: Philosophy & Ethics 253664 2025-08-18T15:17:38.035618 text/html 232302 2024-10-24T08:32:07 text/html 2781600 2025-08-18T15:17:46.839523 application/epub+zip 2786166 2025-08-18T15:17:42.269551 application/epub+zip 153245 2025-08-18T15:17:40.624534 application/epub+zip 3017698 2025-08-18T15:17:49.840481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3000043 2025-08-18T15:17:45.606596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345707 2022-09-21T04:43:19.395896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215184 2025-08-18T15:17:37.421550 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 195291 2024-10-24T08:32:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17139 2025-08-18T15:17:49.973484 application/rdf+xml 22873 2025-08-18T15:17:41.140520 image/jpeg 4685 2025-08-18T15:17:40.882568 image/jpeg 2911488 2025-08-18T15:17:38.123568 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia