Wassily Kandinsky - Soul Quotes

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The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul, so that it can weigh colours in its own scale and thus become a determinant in artistic creation.

Wassily Kandinsky
With cold eyes and indifferent mind the spectators regard the work. Connoissers admire the "skill" (as one admires a tightrope walker), enjoy the "quality of painting" (as one enjoys a pasty). But hungry souls go hungry away. The vulgar herd stroll through the rooms and pronounce the pictures "nice" or "splendid." Those who could speak have said nothing, those who could hear have heard nothing.

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The nightmare of materialism, which has turned the life of the universe into an evil, useless game, is not yet past; it holds the awakening soul still in its grip.

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Colour is a power which directly influences the soul. Colour is the keyboard, the eyes are the hammer, the soul is the strings.The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul.

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That is beautiful which is produced by the inner need, which springs from the soul.

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With few exceptions, music has been for some centuries the art which has devoted itself not to the reproduction of natural phenomena, but rather to the expression of the artist's soul, in musical sound.

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Color is the keyboard. The eye is the hammer. The soul is the piano, with its many strings.

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Art is not vague production, transitory and isolated, but a power which must be directed to the improvement and refinement of the human soul.

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It is essential that the painter should develop not only his eyes, but also his soul, so that it too may be capable of weighing colors in balance...

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