In Kandinsky's "On the Spirit of Art", I read an explanation of the ontological meaning of synesthesia in creation: "Now, in the field of psychology, the theory of "association" can no longer be applied It's satisfying. Generally speaking, color directly affects the spirit. Color is like a piano key, the eyes are like hammers, the mind is like a piano full of strings, and the artist is the hand that plays the piano with purpose. The human spirit produces all kinds of waves and reactions. "I think the failed "association" mentioned by Kandinsky is "synesthesia" in the rhetorical sense; meaningfully, Kandinsky can only use "like". "To structure. Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) Kandinsky, Wassily, a Russian-French painter and art theorist. Born in Moscow on December 4, 1866, died on December 13, 1944 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. In his early years, he studied law and political economics in Moscow. In 1896, he moved to Munich and began to study painting under his tutelage. His works were exhibited in the Paris Autumn Salon from 1906 to 1907. In 1909, he initiated the establishment of the New Artists Association and served as its chairman. Two years later, he organized the editorial department of "The Blue Rider", which led to the split of the New Artists Association. He returned to Russia in 1917 and served as Moscow People's Education Commissar after the October Revolution. However, because his artistic ideas conflicted with Soviet policies, he left the Soviet Union in 1921 on the grounds of accepting an invitation from the Bauhaus School in Weimar, Germany. Settled in Neuilly, France in 1933. Most of his works adopt impressionistic techniques and are influenced by Fauvism. He is considered the originator of abstraction. His major works all use musical titles, such as "Music", "Impromptu", "Composition No. 2", etc. The representative paintings "Autumn" and "Winter" both use abstract lines, colors, shapes of movement, force, rhythm and rhythm to express the mood and spirit of the season. After 1921, influenced by Suprematism and Constructivism, his creations shifted from free and imaginative abstraction to geometric abstraction, with representative works such as "White Thread". In later years, he tried to organically combine lyrical abstraction and geometric abstraction. The geometric structure and shape were combined with light and color, which was full of fantasy, humor, and mystery. He has written "Points, Lines, Surfaces", "On the Spirit of Art", "On Formalism", "On Concrete Art", etc., expounding the theory of abstract art. Edit this paragraph Kandinsky's works In 1914, when the First World War broke out, Kandinsky arrived in Russia via Switzerland. After the October Revolution of 1918, he was appointed as a staff member of the government department in charge of fine arts and held a teaching position until 1921. He established 22 museums in one year. In 1920 he was appointed professor at Moscow University. In 1921, he was responsible for establishing the College of Arts and Sciences and served as associate dean. At the end of the same year, he left Russia due to differences in artistic concepts. In 1922, he was appointed professor at the famous Bauhaus Institute in Weimar in Germany. Kandinsky's artistic activities at this time were frequent. In 1909, not long after the "New Artists Association" was established, he established another "Blue Rider" group in 1911 (the so-called "Blue Rider" was taken from a book published by Kandinsky and Mark and one of Kandinsky's works). painting). After returning to Russia, he continued to actively carry out the above activities. However, because his abstract paintings and theories conflicted with the socialist realism promoted by the Soviet government, he left Russia and went to Berlin. In 1926, he published his second book "From Points and Lines to Surfaces". In this work, Kandinsky further made an imaginative analysis of purely abstract factors, saying that horizontal lines represent cold, vertical lines represent heat, and so on. In 1910, he painted "Composition No. 2", which was only a small step forward. Although the riders and other characters had turned into color blocks and line patterns, the space in the picture still had a natural form. Later, he began to use music titles to hint at his potential intentions, such as "composition", "improvisation", "lyrical", etc., which are similar to music. The artist's emotional awareness is conveyed through line, color, space and movement, without reference to natural objects. This piece "Composition - First Draft of No. 7" has given us a taste of the thinking methods of this period. The colors in the painting are crazy, with red, black, blue and yellow blending rapidly and passionately. Despite this, the viewer can still find some traces of the painter's image thinking. During the First World War, his abstract paintings focused on expressing "inner and essential" emotions and despised the superficial and accidental things of the past.

He said that he wanted to express "a more beautiful feeling, although this feeling is indescribable." He likes to use the word "composition" very much. He thinks this word is more "sacred". In 1914, he painted his first "Improvisation", using watercolor paints. This painting "Impromptu" already contains rich emotional expression to some extent. Kandinsky was a believer in theological theory, but in fact he could not explain his theory clearly. But he believed that art, in some transcendental sense, could correct knowledge. He seemed convinced of this. He said: "The spiritual life on which art depends is a complex and precise movement that transcends the world. This movement can be transformed into innocence (Simplicity), which is human cognitive activity." After 1921 , Kandinsky's abstract works clearly bear the influence of his period in Russia, becoming closer to geometric shapes. The poetic fluidity of an earlier series of improvisations was replaced by a new, smooth-edged, regular circle drawn by the architect's curved boards and T-squares. Later this precise new style sometimes tended to be softer, but Kandinsky's aesthetic always retained geometric shapes. "Composition - First Draft of No. 7" was painted in 1913, 78×100 cm in size, and is now in the collection of a private person (Fellxklee) in Bern, Switzerland; "Improvisation" was painted in 1914, 124×73 cm in size, and is now in the collection of the State Museum of Fine Arts in Munich, Germany. pavilion. Edit this paragraph Kandinsky's artistic style Kandinsky broke away from the Munich New Artists Association in 1911 and established the Blue Rider Society. The term "Blue Knight" came from a chat between Kandinsky and Marc in the early winter of this year. Kandinsky once recalled in his "Autobiography": "We both like the color blue. Marc likes horses, and knights are my theme. The two of us naturally came up with the name 'Blue Rider'." In Qingqi Tushe, Kandinsky was the most central figure. He is a knowledgeable artist who studied law and political science at Moscow University in his early years. He was once employed as a law professor at a Russian university and also engaged in amateur ethnographic research. He is proficient in music and has systematically studied modern Western philosophy, especially believing in theosophy and spiritualism... What is incredible is that this seemingly gentle, calm and introverted Russian, like Van Gogh, always has a burning fire of emotion in his heart. This extremely sensitive artist can see the rhythm and melody of music in the colorful colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. This reminds people of the poet Rimbaud - Rimbaud can imagine the black fly in the letter A. Kandinsky's paintings, before turning completely abstract in 1910, tended mainly to the style of Fauvism. After he came to Munich from Moscow in 1896, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to the avant-garde art movement. He spent several months in Paris, where he was exposed to Impressionist, Symbolist, Fauvist and Cubist paintings. This provided necessary inspiration for the formation and evolution of his future abstract paintings. He realized that color plays an important role in the composition of painting. He found that the paintings of Gauguin and Van Gogh particularly placed color expression first; with these two painters, it was much easier to paint the grass red than to deform the house or the human body. He also realized that colors and lines have symbolic meaning. He may have done special research on Seurat's views in this regard. In fact, Seurat's theory about the different elements of painting (color, line, tone, composition, rhythm, etc.) almost presaged a certain kind of abstract art. Therefore, Kandinsky placed special emphasis on the expressive power of color in his early paintings. He uses strong and bright colors to express natural scenery, express Russian folk tales, and express his romantic and poetic feelings. Edit this section Analysis of Kandinsky's Works Kandinsky created his first abstract watercolor painting in 1910. This painting is considered the first example of abstract expressionism and marks the birth of abstract painting. In this painting, we cannot see any identifiable specific objects. The artist abandoned all descriptive elements in the painting and purely used abstract colors and lines to express his inner spirit. This was the difference between Kandinsky and other painters, and it was also the first work he experimented with a new creative method. It was different from any work he had created before and became a new starting point for his creation. He believes that the purpose of artistic creation is not to capture the appearance of an object, but to capture its inner spirit. Therefore, he has been trying hard to get rid of the interference of appearance, trying to reveal the spirit of the subject through the effect of watercolor and pen sketch. This painting is the result of his experiment.

In the picture, except for clusters of large and small color spots and twisted and turbulent lines, we can hardly see anything else. The painter also used a light cream color as the base, creating a dream-like effect, and the brushstrokes are light and happy. Everything has no rules, and it seems to be something passing by in the spiritual world but unable to do so. clearly identified. In his paintings, we can also feel the presence of a note-like factor, a temperament that is connected with music. He believed that existing painting methods could not express his inner feelings, and he needed a pure painting that was as fluid as listening to music. When painting moves from figuration to abstraction, painting itself cannot be accepted by everyone. The new style of painting should have new standards of appreciation. At this time theory and creation play equally important roles. He once said: "A piece of paper covered with colors and lines arranged in a certain order is equivalent to a blank paper in the eyes of people who don't understand." He must tell the reason for the creation of such a work. . He began to use music titles to hint at his potential intentions, such as "composition", "improvisation", "lyrical", etc., which are similar to music. The artist's perceptual awareness is conveyed through line, color, space and movement, without reference to natural objects. Composition No. 7 composed by Kandinsky in 1913 can be called a musical rhapsody. This is the largest painting among his works, and it is also one of the outstanding achievements that surpasses his other previous works. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as "fantasy". When you first look at this painting, you feel extremely confused. At the same time, you can also feel Kandinsky's composition skills, because there are countless overlapping and changing arrangements in the painting. And each shape has its own laws, and each law exerts a strong impact on the whole, making the picture itself full of rhythm and like a great symphony. What is more prominent in the picture is the black dots and lines appearing in the center of the picture, which affect the color of the entire picture like a whirlwind and have a strong tendency.