ARTIST OF THE DAY: WASSILY KANDINKSY

ABOUT WASSILY KANDINSKY

Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky was a Russian painter and art theorist. Kandinsky is generally credited as the pioneer of abstract art. Born in Moscow, Kandinsky spent his childhood in Odessa, where he graduated at Grekov Odessa Art school. He enrolled at the University of Moscow, studying law and economics. Wikipedia

Born: December 16, 1866, Moscow, Russia

Died: December 13, 1944, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

On view: The Museum of Modern Art

Periods: Abstract art, Expressionism, Post-Impressionism

Influenced by: Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, Henri Matisse

Spouse: Nina Andreievskaya (m. 1917–1944), Anna Chimiakina (m. 1892–1911)

SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA

QUOTE BY KANDINSKY

The more frightening the world becomes ... the more art becomes abstract. - Kandinsky

WHAT I WISH FOR YOU TODAY

THAT YOU HAVE MADE THE TIME AND SPACE TO VOTE. LET’S MAKE A DIFFERENCE.