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WASSILY KANDINSK
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Wassily Kandinsky was born in December 1866 in Moscow,
Russia. As a child he loved music and learned to play the piano and
the cello.
After Kandinsky left school he became a teacher. When he was 30 years old he
left and started studying art.
Kandinsky’s artwork is called ABSTRACT.
His paintings are made up of lots of shapes.
Here is what his work
looks like.Composition VIII, 1923
Yellow, Red, Blue, 1925
What shapes can you see?
What colours can you see?
Kandinsky’s favourite music was Richard Wagner.
His favourite was jazz music. He listened to music to help decide what colours and
shapes to use.
Kandinsky said“I see colours when I listen to
music.”
Kandinsky died on the 13th December 1944.
He was 78 years old.
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