Kandinsky

Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter who did not start painting until he was 30 years old. He was born in Moscow in 1866 and played the piano and cello as a boy. He became a lawyer, then became an artist after he saw a display of Impressionist art. He is the first artist to paint in an abstract style. He was inspired to paint like this after he saw one of his own paintings lying on its side. He appreciated the blocks of color and shapes of this painting and realized the realistic objects did not matter.

Abstract art is a departure from making art look realistic. Abstraction can be slight, partial, or complete.

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