Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 436 Kandinsky, Wassily 1866 1944 Кандинский, Василий Kandinsky, Vasily Kandinsky, Vassily Kandinsky, Wassili Sadleir, Michael 1888 1957 Sadler, Michael T. H. (Michael Thomas Harvey) Sadler, M. T. H. (Michael Thomas Harvey) Über das Geistige in der Kunst. English Concerning the Spiritual in Art Reading ease score: 60.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by John Mamoun, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Website "Concerning the Spiritual in Art" by Wassily Kandinsky is a theoretical treatise on aesthetics, written during the early 20th century. The work investigates the relationship between art and the inner spiritual experience, emphasizing the importance of abstract expression and emotional resonance in artistic creation. Kandinsky asserts that true art transcends mere representation of the material world and instead aims to convey deeper spiritual truths that resonate with the human soul. The opening of the text presents a detailed introduction to his theories about how art relates to spirituality and how it can elevate the human experience. Kandinsky critiques the prevailing art movements of his time, arguing against the constraints of naturalism and "art for art's sake." He introduces the metaphor of a spiritual triangle to illustrate the evolution of artistic expression, wherein higher segments represent more profound spiritual insights, although they may be understood by fewer individuals. Through this framework, he discusses the role of the artist as a spiritual guide, capable of revealing deeper truths through their work, ultimately advocating for a new art form that harmonizes color and form to express universal emotional experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Aesthetics Painting N Text Art Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society 197337 197216 2024-10-03T04:49:29.167786 2023-10-03T05:10:27.529353 text/html text/html 197330 197209 2024-10-03T04:49:29.408798 2023-10-03T05:10:27.685342 text/html text/html 152884 2024-10-03T04:49:35.902733 application/epub+zip 154842 2024-10-03T04:49:32.621750 application/epub+zip 132623 2024-10-03T04:49:31.421755 application/epub+zip 287367 2024-10-03T04:49:38.362747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275583 2024-10-03T04:49:35.161739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239815 2022-09-03T06:52:46.792708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 180272 180202 2024-10-03T04:49:28.840920 2023-10-03T05:10:27.298326 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 180213 2011-02-22T09:06:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 67876 2011-02-22T09:06:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20637 2024-10-03T04:49:38.491701 application/rdf+xml 13581 2024-10-03T04:49:31.956728 image/jpeg 3219 2024-10-03T04:49:31.687738 image/jpeg 150810 2024-10-03T04:49:29.425759 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia de.wikipedia