Kandinsky (Basic Art)

I’m a huge Kandinsky fan! So I’m happy with this book, is focus on his life so it tells you since his very beginning, but shows many of his famous paints..

Wonderful little book about Kandinsky. Good overall introduction to his artistic legacy

This is a great primer on the artist, with beautiful pictures and well chosen text. And the size is very manageable, a nice feature in an art book. Recommended.

Great book of Kandinsky works

Let me preface this review with the fact that I am an engineer, not an artist, and know almost nothing about art. That said... Kandinsky is one of my favorite artists, and I have a reproduction of "Composition VIII" hanging on my living room wall. The book contains many good quality pictures of Kandinsky's paintings throughout his life, showing his different styles, interspersed with text about his life. The writing is at times a bit pretentious and/or "etherial" for me. I would have preferred the descriptions of the paintings and reasons for the changings in style to be a bit more "concrete", but as I said, I'm not an artist. I also would have liked a bit more discussion of his childhood, how he got into painting, and synesthesia in general. But, given the book's very reasonable price, if you buy the book, you won't be disappointed.

I was hoping for more from the neglected period when he was a real fine artist and not grinding out cold, flat, mechanical, digital-computer-style graphics influenced by Bauhaus, that have dated to a total yawn. The book does include a handful of earlier works that hit fascinating and painterly, such as "Study for Composition VII, draft 2," "Romantic Landscape," and Untitled (First Abstract Watercolor)." The book is inexpensive, and the print quality is good, making it a worthwhile purchase for the small selection of outstanding Kandinsky's.

I've been interested in abstract art and a friend told me about Kandinsky (who I admit I didn't think I was familiar with, until I saw some of his work) so I ordered this book. I enjoy reading these books and have six others in the TASCHEN series.

Inspiration and Admiration.

Llegó en muy buenas condiciones, excelente para decoración

Bel libro, come lo cercavo, pieno di illustrazioni e descrizioni, le stampe erano di qualità

Livro bem encadernado

音楽が聞こえてくるような作品がたくさんありました。なかなか本物を見る機会がないので、大切に見ています。

I hoped for a book on Kandinsky that shows a large number of his works. This book shows 15, without discussions or comments. Just brief comments by Kandinsky himself. Also the format of this thin book exceeds all measures of a book shelf. I believe this would be A3 format and fits neither sideways nor in height. Quite disappointing the whole rather expensive affair.