Information On The Two Kandinsky Paintings Below

   On White II" (Kandinsky 1923): Kandinsky's idea was to use color in a highly theoretical and mathematical way by associating tone of colors with volume. Kandinsky associated his painting with that of music, the color on the pallet was like like music in harmony the tone of color was like a tone of music and saturation of paint was linked with the volume and pitch of the music. He is quoted as saying, " Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul. 




Composition X,. (Kandinsky 1939): He uses small squares of colours and the coloured bands seem to stand out against the black background. The star' fragments and pastel tones cover the large maroon mass, which seems to float in the upper left corner of the canvas. He wanted the forms composed on the canvas to resonate with the observer of the paintings own mind and soul. 


Source: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/kandinsky/