Wassily Kandinsky

Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944)

Kandinsky’s path into art was dissimilar to others – he only turned to painting at the late age of 30. His inspiration came from visiting an exhibition of impressionist painting that was on tour in Moscow. He then moved to Germany and studied art there and created an art circle called Falanga where he started teaching. Kandinsky was part of the expressionism and abstract art movement that simplifies shapes and forms, making the object independent from visual references. An example of such works are Kandinsky’s Compositions that he completed over the course of 30 years.