Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Wassily Kandinsky's 148th Birthday: Why is the painter is being celebrated in a Google Doodle?

The artist is credited as being the first purely abstract painter

Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky’s 148th birthday has been celebrated in a Google Doodle illustration today that reflects his own distinct abstract style.
The artist, who is credited with being the first painter to produce purely abstract works, used colour as an expression of emotion, often likening the process of painting to composing music.
Born in Moscow in 1866, his career spanned five decades during which he was influenced by - among other artistic movements - Impressionism, Fauvism, Pointillism, Bauhaus architecture and abstract expressionism.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/wassily-kandinskys-148th-birthday-why-the-painter-is-being-celebrated-in-a-google-doodle-9926484.html

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