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Wassily Kandinsky

In Inspiration, Painting on November 25, 2011 at 2:12 am

There are many pictures that evoke emotions. There are ones that fill you up with hope, ones that bring memories, ones that trigger pictures in your head (like in a movie), or a combination of all that, and even more. It happens to me when I look at something like the one below.

This is Composition VII by a Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky, my picture of the day.

Painted in 1913, it is said to be the most complex piece the painter ever did, according to himself. Well, the level of abstraction is high, but it seems to me like a picture that evokes dreams. Although this is not surrealism, I feel that you can find many things and associations in it if you look close enough. Just a hint: you can find a figure of the soldier, you can find musical instruments there (this is what I can see there)… And many, many other things. Leave it to your imagination. That is what abstract paintings are about. They tell you something but only you can tell what it is.

I love the colours.

When you find other things in the painting, tell me, please. I am curious what you personally can see in this picture.

Have fun! 🙂