Points, lines, and planes cliffsnotes study guides book. Originally published in 1926, this essay represents the mature flowering of ideas first expressed in kandinskys earlier seminal book, concerning the spiritual in art. It was the same year he published his second major treatise, on point and line to plane. Point a location in space line a straight arrangement of points plane a two dimensional surface that extends infinitely in both directions i. Point, line, and plane a video podcast on the description and naming of points, lines, and planes. Napier is professor of english and american literatures at middlebury college. In 1926, midway through the lifespan of bauhaus, kandinsky published two works concerning his theories on form. A plane which is parallel to the picture surface is flat. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky goodreads. In this book, published 16 years after concerning the spiritual in art, kandinsky digs deeper in the research of interaction of.
The bauhaus, which had moved to dessau in the meantime, is closed in 1932. The thinness or thickness of a line, the placing of the form on the surface, the overlaying of one form on another may be quoted as examples of artistic means that may be employed. The book contains many photographic examples and drawings from kandinskys works which offer the demonstration of its theoretical observations, and which allow the reader to experience the inner effect of the point and line to plane. In point and line to plane, one of the most influential books in 20thcentury art, kandinsky presents a detailed exposition of the inner dynamics of nonobjective painting. When a plane skews, and recedes into space, it becomes dimensional. It is the entire line if that line is embedded in the plane, and is the empty set if the line is parallel to the plane but outside it. Point, line and surface, following hilbert and kandinsky. Mar 16, 2015 a plane is a flat surface with considerable height and width. In typography, a paragraph of text or a text area is a plane. Wassily kandinsky biography infos for sellers and buyers. Perfectly chaotic wassily kandinsky flowing coulant, 1931 the development of his works on forms study, particularly on points and line forms, led to the publication of his second theoretical book point and line to plane in his. Dec 11, 20 the book contains many photographic examples and drawings from kandinskys works which offer the demonstration of its theoretical observations, and which allow the reader to experience the inner effect of the point and line to plane. Oct 29, 2019 wassily kandinsky was a russian painter and art theorist, author of concerning the spiritual in art 1912 and point to line and plane 1926. There are other means of using the material plane as a space of three dimensions in order to create an ideal plane.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from point line plane at the discogs marketplace. In 1926, wassily kandinsky published a theoretical book point and line to plane. During kandinskys later years he ended up living in paris and using his living room as a studio where he produced some of his most prominent works combining characteristics he had learned throughout his lifetime. Hand painted oil reproduction of a famous kandinsky painting, throughgoing line. Wassily kandinsky was a russian painter and art theorist, author of concerning the spiritual in art 1912 and point to line and plane 1926.
Buy a cheap copy of point and line to plane book by wassily kandinsky. The music for the studies adds an affective layer and contributes a spatialambient dimension and was created using a variety of modern soundsynthesis. In this famous work by a pioneer in the movement to free art from the bonds of tradition a work long considered essential to understanding the evolution of. Two lines that meet in a point are called intersecting lines. At the time the film was made kandinsky was teaching at the bauhaus. In analytic geometry, the intersection of a line and a plane in threedimensional space can be the empty set, a point, or a line.
Point and line to plane, wassily kandinsky author emag. Other titles, like expressionism, a german intuition 19051920, from van gogh to picasso, from kandinsky to pollock, and painter wassily kandinskys. Dance curves is an essay accompanied by abstract drawings referencing four images of german performer, gret palucca, who was an early pioneer of modern dance. The point is a small stain of color put on the canvas. Points, lines, and planes point, line, and plane, together with set, are the undefined terms that provide the starting place for geometry. Kandinskys book concerning the spiritual in art 1910 and point and line to plane 1926 echoed this basic theosophical tenet. Relying on his own unique terminology, he develops the idea of point as the protoelement of painting, the role of point in nature, music, and other art, and the combination. Relying on his own unique terminology, he develops the idea of point as the protoelement of painting, the role of point in nature, music, and other art, and the. Point and line to plane wassily kandinsky, hilla rebay.
Point and line to plane 1926 in this book, published 16 years after concerning the spiritual in art, kandinsky digs deeper in the research of interaction of nature, arts, and human, though from a concrete position already. Gift of herbert bayer having known the word in my youth first as the moniker of the bighaired 1980s protogoth punk band from the uk, then as a shorthand term for certain modernist architecture i was thoroughly shocked the first time i encountered images of the bauhaus school complex, taken. When we define words, we ordinarily use simpler words, and these simpler words are in turn defined using yet simpler words. Unlike concerning the spiritual in art, which is a beautifully written account of a personal artistic philosophy, we find in point and line to plane kandinsky adopting a psuedoscientific method, in a step by step guide, to establish and prove the main tenet of his practice, that there is a correlation between painting and music. When a line closes, it forms a shape, a defined plane. In point and line to plane, kandinsky analyzed the geometrical. Unlike abstraction in art and nature, this derives formal relationship through a quasiaxiomatic method, using the most elementary visual primitives. Artistic metamorphosis 18961911 kandinskys time at art school, typically considered difficult to get through, was eased by the fact that he was older and more settled than the other students. Wassily kandinsky, point and line to plane philpapers. Jan 29, 2016 in 1926, midway through the lifespan of bauhaus, kandinsky published two works concerning his theories on form. When war erupted in 1914 he returned to russia via a brief stay in goldach switzerland, where he began work on his theoretical work point and line to plane 1922. The book contains many photographic examples and drawings from kandinskys works which offer the demonstration of its theoretical observations, and which. The contrasting straight lines and curves that kandinsky paints in the movie are typical of this period, when his approach was becoming less intuitive and more consciously geometric. An introduction to geometry geometry, points, lines, planes.
A plane is a flat surface with considerable height and width. In late 1933 kandinsky emigrates to neuillysurseine near paris, where a new period of creation begins, however, he remains largely isolated from. In point and line to plane, one of the most influential books in 20thcentury art, kandinsky presents a detailed exposition of the inner dynamics of nonobjective. Kandinsky painting reproductions museumquality by topofart. The line l lies on the plane there are an infinite number of points of intersection between. A revolution in painting look inside point and line to plane look inside kandinsky. Point and line to plane is primarily a priori and abstraction in art and nature a posteriori. Each of the three uses a single process for generating the imagery. See more ideas about wassily kandinsky, kandinsky and kandinsky art. These three objects are called undefined because its nearly impossible to have an allencompassing definition for them. The line l intersects the plane at exactly one point,p. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky, paperback.
In moscow he observed the new constructivist trends initiated by kasimir malevich 18781935, aleksandr rodchenko 18911956 and others, but produced little art of his own. Point and line to plane by wassily kandinsky, 9780486238081, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Wassily kandinsky books list of books by author wassily. But this can be realized in this book only in a rather summary fashion as an attempt to. The undefined terms on which euclid based his system were point, line, and plane. Point and line to plane dover fine art, history of art. To replace the missing object, to overcome the reliance on external nature, kandinsky sought to create a science of art that would reveal the compositional laws inherent in abstract. In this title kandinsky analyzed the geometrical elements which make up every paintingthe point and the line. A line is defined as something that extends infinitely in either direction but has no width and is one dimensional while a plane extends. Here i seek only to point the way, to establish certain analytical methods and, at the same time, to take synthetic values into account. Kandinsky kept his position at the bauhaus until the schools closure in 1933 when hitler came into power and declared abstract art degenerate. Kandinsky attempts to derive and relate intuitive and. From these three undefined terms, all other terms in geometry can be defined. While at bauhaus he published, point and line to plane, a treatise that aligned with kandinskys metaphysical theories and aesthetic analysis, but was completely void of social philosophy.
In geometry, we define a point as a location and no size. The book contains many photographic examples and drawings from kandinsky s works which offer the demonstration of its theoretical observations, and which allow the reader to experience the inner effect of the point and line to plane. In this famous work by a pioneer in the movement to free art from the bonds of traditiona work long considered essential to understanding the evolution of 20thcentury artkandinsky explores the role of the line, point and other key elements of nonobjective painting. Today it has been carefully recreated detailbydetail, colorbycolor to near perfection. A line segment as the segment between a and b above is written as. Volume two, 19221944 search inside concerning the spiritual in art search inside kandinsky search inside wassily kandinsky. The line l does not intersect the plane and is parallel to the plane there are no points of intersection. A part of a line that has defined endpoints is called a line segment. This book is indirectely influenced by, and in some sense related to, the general beginning of the century debate on fundamental elements of geometry. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with optical recognition software. Point, line and plane the building blocks of graphic design.
Point and line to plane vasilij kandinskij, wassily. The thinness or thickness of a line, the placing of the form on the surface, the overlaying of one form on another may be quoted as examples of. See more ideas about kandinsky, kandinsky art and wassily kandinsky. I had the impression that here painting itself comes to th. Decrying literal representation, kandinsky emphasized instead the importance of form, color, rhythm, and the artists inner need in expressing reality. Kandinsky, complete writings on art search inside kandinsky watercolours. Time travel back to 1926 and watch wassily kandinsky make art.
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