Noun
Russian painter who was a pioneer of abstract art (1866-1944)
Source: WordNetAs in his painting of the apocalypse by water (Composition VI), Kandinsky puts the viewer in the situation of experiencing these epic myths by translating them into contemporary terms (with a sense of desperation, flurry, urgency, and confusion). Source: Internet
Bauhaus (1922–1933) Kandinsky taught the basic design class for beginners and the course on advanced theory at the Bauhaus ; he also conducted painting classes and a workshop in which he augmented his colour theory with new elements of form psychology. Source: Internet
Dumont Buchverlag, p. 74. under Josef Albers, László Moholy-Nagy, Georg Muche, Paul Klee, Joost Schmidt, Wassily Kandinsky and Gunta Stölzl, and worked with Marcel Breuer on his innovative chair designs. Source: Internet
Admittedly, it would be hard to immediately recognize the influence of Wassily Kandinsky when you enter the MaRS organization. Source: Internet
Also in 1911, Kandinsky painted Bild mit Kreis (Picture With a Circle) which he later called the first abstract painting. Source: Internet
As he stated in Concerning the Spiritual In Art (see below), Kandinsky felt that an authentic artist creating art from "an internal necessity" inhabits the tip of an upward-moving pyramid. Source: Internet