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Book: Spirituality in Modern Art

Chapter: Kandinsky’s Concerning the Spiritual in Art: A Summary

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.46769

Blurb:

Kandinsky is the archetypal artist of the Immaterial Frame because the artist produced a wealth of autobiographical and theoretical information through which elucidate the spiritual motivations of his creative practice. Concerning the Spiritual in Art is a seminal text for art historians and scholars of religion, yet its meanings are easily misconstrued, and indeed, the linguistic translation of this work has obscured a clear understanding of Kandinsky’s meaning in several instances. Chapter One uses excerpts from this important text, summarising his theories as a basis for understanding later arguments in the book.

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