Spirit in Art

Author: Wassily Kandinsky
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Publish Date: 1999-06-01
Features: This book is a pamphlet in which Kandinsky elaborates on his abstract art theories. In this work, he adopts a dualistic approach between body and mind, following the terminology of theosophists, and argues that the spirit (soul) is the origin of the world, while matter is merely a veil covering the true reality. Through this veil, people can only perceive the shining spirit. However, in reality, few possess such insight—only the theosophical seers and true artists have this ability.