About spiritual in art

Vasily Vasilievich Kandinsky (1866-1944) - one of the largest artists of the 20th century. His work and philosophical works have largely determined the appearance of a new understanding of fine art. In fact, with the "abstract watercolis" Kandinsky (1910), the history of modern abstract painting begins. His main program work - the book "On Spiritual in Art" - Kandinsky wrote back in 1910 in Munich in German. The book did not immediately find its publisher - it seemed so unusual for its time. But when the book saw the light, and one after another her three publications were released, they began to talk about it as a new gospel in the life of art. Russian artists met this program publication back in 1911 at their congress. The ideas of the book had a significant impact on all advanced Russian artists, including K. Malevich