Sunday, February 20, 2022

Quote of the Day VIII. Kandinsky on Abstraction.


There are many disconcerting events unfolding in the world these days. We surround ourselves with art and friends, and some of us with cameras, too -- those things certainly add to our sense of stability. Is there a tendency for artists to turn inward in such times? Kandinsky, who grew up in what is now Ukraine, had a few words of wisdom to offer on the topic: “The more frightening the world becomes … the more art becomes abstract”.

Tasting notes: Olympus E-500 digital camera (2005), 35 mm f/3.5 lens.