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100
What was K.’s job before becoming an artist?
Lawyer
100
How is K. usually referred to?
The father of abstract art
100
Name the most famous art book (written by K. in 1912)
"Concerning the Spiritual in Art"
100
Name at least two interests of Kandinsky.
- Music; - free/plastic dance; - Russian folklore; - Shamans; - Astronomy; - Synesthesia; - Icons;
100
How old was K. when he decided to become an artist?
30
200
Where did K. live from 1896 to 1911?
Munich
200
What famous group K. contributed to found in 1911? (Name the other famous member if you can)
Der Blaue Reiter; Paul Klee
200
What branch of the arts is a constant source of inspiration for K. and why?
- Music; - Music does not have to describe; - He was a musician himself;
200
What is the name of the contemporary Russian writer who presents several similarities with Kandinsky?
A. Bely
200
Where was K. born and where did he die? (both needed)
Moscow - Paris
300
1895: something changes K.’s life… What?
Exhibition of French impressionist paintings in Moscow - Monet - Kandinsky decides to study art
300
In what renowned institute was Kandinsky teaching from 1922 to 1933?
The Bauhaus
300
After which musical terms are K’s works usually named? (Name the two main denominations to get points)
- Improvisations; - Compositions; - [Impressions];
300
What philosophical concept (we met before) is the basis for K.'s idea of "monumental art"? (see "Concerning the...")
Wagner's "Total Work of Art"
300
What is the name of Kandinsky’s last and long-term wife?
Nina
400
What spiritual belief is K. linked to?
Theosophy
400
Kandinsky’s art changes dramatically in the early 20s… In what way?
geometric simplification, art as a science
400
According to K.'s concepts what is the relationship between sounds and colors?
Every color has its own sound;
400
What does "the point" represent in K.'s philosophy?
Nothing
400
Name of K.’s girlfriend in Munich
The artist Gabriele Münter
500
Summer 1899: K. takes part in an important trip… To where? And what happens?
Legal consultant in an expedition in Siberia; vision of the peasant house: “like walking through a painting”
500
When did Kandinsky paint his first abstract work?
1910
500
From what you understand explain “the principle of inner necessity” mentioned by K. in "Concerning the Spiritual in Art"?
(...)
500
What episode inspired the creation of Abstract art?
The vision of one of his own painting lying upside down.
500
How many times was K. married and how many kids did he have?
twice; 1 kid died prematurely;