Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter who pioneered abstract art in the early 20th century. He believed that art needs no concrete subjects and should focus on expressing emotions through use of lines, shapes, and colors. Some of Kandinsky's most famous works from different periods of his career will be on exhibition at the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, Spain from November 2020 through May 2021.

1. KANDINSKY
THERE IS NO MUST
IN ART BECAUSE
ART IS FREE.

2. NAME: Wassily Kandinsky.
BIRTH DATE: 16/12/1866.
NATIONALITY: Russian.
RELEVANCE: Pioneer of abstract art.
JOBS: Lawyer and painter.
PLACE and YEAR OF DEATH: France, 1944.

3. ABSTRACT ART:
-It doesn’t show real-life images.
-It focuses on expressing emotions
Using:
LINES
SHAPES
COLOURS

4. VIDEO
KANDINSKY’S QUOTES:
“Everything starts with a dot.”
“Music is the ultimate teacher.”
“Colour is a power which directly
influences the soul.”

5. GUGGENHEIM, Bilbao (Spain)
On exhibition:
KANDINSKY
Nov 20th, 2020
May 23rd, 2021

6. 01 1898 ODESSA PORT

7. 01 1908 HOUSES IN MUNICH

8. 03 1910 LANDSCAPE WITH FACTORY CHIMNEY

9. 04 1910 THE COW

10. 05 1913_-_Composition_6

11. 06_1919_-_In_Grey

12. 07 1925 YELLOW RED BLUE

13. 08 1923_-_On_White_II

14. 09 1923_-_Circles_in_a_Circle

15. 11 _1926_-_Several_Circles,_Gugg_0910_25

16. LINES
• HORIZONTAL • VERTICAL • DIAGONAL
relaxed,
calm strong,
stable
active,
unstable

17. LINES
• CURVED,
WAVY
• ZIG-ZAG • SPIRALS
flowing,
peaceful excited,
angry
dynamic,
energetic

18. COLOURS
passionate energetic cheerful

19. COLOURS
calm strong powerful