Kandinsky, Wassily
Point and Line to Plane: Bauhausbucher 9
- ISBN 13:
- 9783037786628
- author:
- Kandinsky, Wassily
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Lars Muller Publishers
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 23 x 18 centimetres (0.51 kg)
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, Individual Artist,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Wassily Kandinsky's Point and Line to Plane is a seminal work on art theory that explores the emotional effects of different forms on the viewer. By examining the play of forces and counterforces in painterly forms, Kandinsky develops an order of form types and offers a theory of the effects of form. This book can be seen as a continuation of Kandinsky's earlier treatise On the Spiritual in Art, where he posits that different constellations of point, line, and surface have distinct emotional impacts. Here, he delves into the various effects of linear elements on our mood, aiming to establish an order of form types. Point and Line to Plane remains a crucial work in understanding art theory, its relevance and importance still evident today.