Talk:Wassily Kandinsky

English/American spelling

I've gone through and changed some of the ambiguous American/English, UK. It is evident the writer is not an English speaker and has used both spellings. I've changed it to UK English. Alexandre8 (talk) 22:07, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

double-sided?

I had heard somewhere that many of kandinsky's works were "double-sided", where each side of the canvas had a different painting. I don't know much about it though. Can anyone this? - 24.137.104.16 03:26, 8 May 2005 (UTC)

Does anyone know if Kandinsky knew he was a synaesthete?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.137.193.224 (talk • contribs) .

Abstract Art?

Kandinsky Thought Musical notes were like paintings so kandinsky started to paint art "Abstract Art" which later on he became Famous for I believe that Kandinsky Died a couple of Days after completing his last Abstract compsition Even Today we Still Do Abstact art of which was Kandinskys Finest creation —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.152.61.76 (talk) 21:39, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

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Kandinsky's paintings were "duble-sided—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.5.172.49 (talk • contribs) .

I couldnt finda any other mention of Lenin or Hitler in Kandinsky's paintings outside of here (also the representations arent clearly visible in the paintings). If whoever posted that could provide some sources that would be cool.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 141.161.122.61 (talk • contribs) .

Criticism

This article was the subject of rather disparaging references in an article in the Guardian newspaper today. ("Go to the Wikipedia entry on the artist, and one learns that the profiled face of Lenin appears in one of his paintings (is that a cloud, is it a beard?), and, even less plausibly, that a full-frontal portrait of Adolf Hitler is to be found in the lower left of Composition VI, which Kandinsky completed in 1912. This would be spooky, were it not ludicrous."). I know nothing about Kandinsky, but the writer seems to have a point. The points in question have now been removed, but can someone better-informed than me have a look and decide if any of the rest is tosh? Henry^Flower 19:07, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Upon very close inspection of Composition IV - which is meant to have the Lenin profile:

This image contains A LOT of different profiles and faces. One of them vaguely of looks like a slouched man with a goatee (top-centre, facing left, inside the profile that loks like its screaming). But come on, if you spend years drawing an abstract painting with lots of half-hidden figures inside, one of them is bound to have a beard, it's silly to claim that it is Lenin. Especially since this man is drawn in white - the colour of Lenin's opposition; he has no moustache, and his beard is the wrong colour. Might as well claim it's Jesus instead!

It would only deserve to be mentioned here if it were some well-known theory that a lot of superstitious fans subscribed to, but this is not the case - as I couldn't find a signle mention of this anywhere else apart from Wikipedia (and now the Guardian article).--Konstable 05:05, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Delisted GA

This article has been delist for a number of reason see this discussion for reasons. Gnangarra 14:31, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

That link doesn't seem to go anywhere now? Either way, it's no surprise that it's delisted, the article needs serious work. Bits like this:

In Kandinsky’s works, some characteristics are obvious while certain touches are more discrete and veiled; that is to say they reveal themselves only progressively to those who make the effort to deepen their connection with his work. He intended his forms, which he subtly harmonized and placed, to resonate with the observer's own soul.

... seriously undermine the objectivity of the article. MKV (talk) 22:43, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

I added an {{OriginalResearch}} tag to the article. There are numerous sections that read like unsourced essays on Kandinsky and his work in the article. I think this is part of the reason it was delisted from GA. The sections should either be sourced or removed completely, in my opinion. · j·e·r·s·y·k·o talk · 18:52, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

W instead of V?

Maybe I've missed something, but why is the name spelt with a W in the title? I've never seen it spelt this way, and it doesn't make phonemic sense (if you get what I mean)... 61.9.204.168 05:35, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

He studied in Germany, where "В" would be transliterated as "W". That's got to have something to do with it. - THE GREAT GAVINI {T-C} 14:05, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

TRANSLITERATION: V is the English spelling W is the German and B is the Russian. W in German sounds like our "v", because he produced most of his works in Germany and therefore was primarily advertised there the most common spelling of his name as an artist is the German version.

Paintings, images

where are the paintings themself in the article? Did somebody take them away? Rob van Doorn 04:56, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

They were removed in a fit of vandalism. I've restored them. —Angr 20:02, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Below Composition VII, in this article, writes that Kandinsky said that it was the most complex piece he ever painted. Can somebody please source this statement — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.245.34.11 (talk) 11:29, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Haystacks

The hay link just goes to hay in general, not Monet's haystacks, which can be found here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haystacks_(Monet) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.186.104.15 (talk) 01:07, 10 March 2007 (UTC).

Can somebody please source the quote "That it was a haystack the catalogue informed me...." etc. I have not been able to find the origin of this quote, and I want to read it in context.

Transliteration of name

Kandinsky was from Russia, which means his name was written with Cyrillic letters. In most other countries of the world these letters must be replaced by Latin letters. In this case they go by spelling. For a German his name sounds like "Wassily", for an English speaking person like "Vassily". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.176.68.233 (talk) 20:41, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Shouldn't this article be renamed Vasily Kandinsky as per Wikipedia:Romanization of Russian? The W makes him seem Polish. --D. Monack | talk 08:47, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

It depends... This article, while it can be considered a biography, mostly deals with Kandinsky's art practice and theory. As an artist Kandinsky has been known predominantly as "Wassily", if the article were fleshed out to incorporate more of his "life story" then yes, it should be changed. As it is the article adheres to the spelling employed by the majority of the "art world". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.243.7.239 (talk) 04:47, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

I just had a look at the (predictably much better) German article. As expected, they translate his name as 'Wassily' but do so because the artist chose this transliteration when he was living in France. I suggest we keep it. Ben1983 (talk) 20:27, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

translation from German...

As it stands, this page is not good. It has elements of poor English, is strongly subjective and poorly referenced throughout. In contrast, the German page on Kandinsky is well referenced, informative and has a better section on Kandinsky's life outside art. I suggest translating the German wholesale - any other opinions? Ben1983 (talk) 20:32, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

I did not see a single Kandinsky painting on the German page..nice picture of Gabriele Münter (same pictures in the Gabriele Münter article here) though. I prefer this version...Modernist (talk) 21:29, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

mon kardiskany - this is pekeanise for Mr Kandinsky. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.25.142.197 (talk) 17:50, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

FYI Kandinsky home

Kandinsky lived here in 1915-1921. The memorial plague is visible on the corner wall, right above the guy in white shirt :)) NVO (talk) 19:52, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Appearance in popular culture...

I know that some other artists have separate pages detailing their influences in popular culture, like Dali's dripping clocks etc. Curious if one would be appropriate for Kandinsky, I can think of 2 mainstream films which mention him more than in passing: Six Degrees of Separation uses 2 of his paintings to define the central themes in the film, and Double Jeopardy uses the main villain's love of the painter as a plot point to catch him. I would guess that other references have been made, particularly for such an influential painter...67.32.198.135 (talk) 18:42, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

I also belive that there is to be made a Wassily Kandinsky Type Of writing that can be used on the new microsoft wh=hen it realease. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.1.73.27 (talk) 21:16, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

Spelling

Wassily Kandinsky is in use here correctly, although variations like Vassily Kandinsky are commonly seen. For consistency only the Wassily variation is used...Modernist (talk) 23:52, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Kandinsky's life

This article is very full regarding his art and its place in history, but it is very light on the man, his family and his personal history and relationships. Can anyone add more to his actual biography? 90.210.66.2 (talk) 03:12, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Image pending deletion on commons

Hi. A Wassily Kandinsky painting from the Van Abbemuseum, is currently nominated for deletion on Commons. If anybody considers it useful for Wikipedia, it could be uploaded here, as being from 1910 it is in the public domain in the US. --Elekhh (talk) 00:37, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

cheas

thankyou, this page has been a great help for my studies:D — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChavsRcool (talk • contribs) 16:32, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

Removing Original Research

I found the following sentence and removed it:

This simple visual identification of forms and of the main coloured masses present on the canvas only corresponds to a first approach of the inner reality of the work whose right appreciation necessitates a much deeper observation—not only of forms and colours involved in the painting, but also of their relation, their absolute position and their relative disposition on the canvas, of their whole and reciprocal harmony.

Not only is this pure opinion, it appears to be jargon-filled. You can't just throw around terms like "reciprocal harmony" and still expect an article to be informative. This is an article about the man Kandinsky, not a forum for critical review of his work. If you want information critiquing the works on the page, quote and cite a critical primary source. I've seen other parts of the page marked with the "original research?" tag, so I'm assuming this article is rife with violation of WP:NOR. As such, I've marked the article with the "original research" template. Please help clean it up, thanks! --Quintopia (talk) 04:25, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

This sentence is an approximative English translation of the following sentence from the French version of the Wikipedia article on Kandinsky:

Cette simple identification visuelle des formes et des principales masses colorées présentes sur la toile ne correspond qu’à une première approche de la réalité intérieure de l’œuvre dont la juste appréciation nécessite une observation bien plus approfondie non seulement des formes et des couleurs utilisées dans la peinture, mais également de leur relation, de leur position absolue et de leur disposition relative sur la toile, de leur harmonie d’ensemble et de leur accord réciproque.

I have written this original sentence in 2005, and I don't remember exactly where I have found this information in the books of Kandinsky or in writings on Kandinsky. I have added detailed references in the French version of this article 3 years later, so they are incomplete.

A more precise translation of the last part of this sentence is "but also of their relation, their absolute position and their relative disposition on the canvas, of their whole harmony and reciprocal accords". This is in fact a kind of summary of the book Point and line to plane, and the expression "reciprocal accords" is nothing but the title of a painting of Kandinsky, an oil and lacquer on canvas from 1942. So this is not really jargon as you call it.

But if you want to remove this sentence because you think it is too technical or not correctly translated, there is no problem...

Philippe Audinos (talk) 13:37, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

Although the article is well-sourced, it's short of inline citations; unsourced statements are presumptive evidence—not proof!—of original research. More inline citations would dispel the appearance of OR.

Kandinsky and Microsoft?

What about referencing Wassily Kandinsky in one of Windows 9x setup files? Screenshot Windows 98 Easter Egg - Reference to Wassily Kandinsky in Setup

62.152.150.120 (talk) 14:27, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

artwork

kandinsky was very famous for his artwork for the simplisity and colementary colour work — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.42.160.249 (talk) 18:56, 8 February 2012 (UTC)