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Who and What Inspired Wassily Kandinsky? Wassily Kandinsky was a brilliant, well educated student of life. In 1896, at the age of 30, he was pursuing a promising career as a law and economics instructor. Fortunately for the world of … Continue reading

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The world of art went through fundamental changes in terms of style toward the end of the nineteenth century. Trying to mirror reality or capturing a moment in time was no longer the purpose of art. The brush strokes, marks, … Continue reading

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In visual perception a color is almost never seen as it really is–as it physically is…if one says red and there are fifty people listening, it can be expected that there will be fifty reds in their minds~Joseph Albers Colors … Continue reading

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Although artist, Richard Burton, tends toward realism, realism is not his goal, as you can see in the segment of The Old Woodie (at the left). It is easy for you the viewer to see that it is a painting … Continue reading

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The art movement that contributed more to abstract art was Expressionism. Although the term Abstract Expressionism was used during the 1920s, it wasn’t until the 1940s and 1950s that it truly matured into a robust art movement. There were many … Continue reading

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From time to time the writers at Art Center Information prefer to go back and review a few selected blogs written in the past. Here are references to three informative blogs that may help the novice understand certain valuable tips … Continue reading

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Many art schools today rarely hire teacher’s without at least a masters’ degree in fine arts. However, many of our great and renowned artists did not have degrees in art. Henri Matisse and Wassily Kandinsky, for example, had their formal … Continue reading

Wassily Kandinsky was a brilliant, well educated student of life. In 1896, at the age of 30, he was pursuing a promising career as a law and economics instructor. Fortunately for the world of art and all future artist he … Continue reading

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In visual perception a color is almost never seen as it really is–as it physically is…if one says red and there are fifty people listening, it can be expected that there will be fifty reds in their minds~Joseph Albers Colors … Continue reading

For your art information, we present a few notes about Constructivism. The Constructivists declared art must be free of subject matter. Kazimer Malevich, with his “Black Square on a White Field” and his famous “White on White” painting probably sounded … Continue reading