Kandinsky’s Concerning the Spiritual in Art: A Summary
Spirituality in Modern Art - The Immaterial Frame from Kandinsky to Motherwell - Jewell Homad Johnson
Jewell Homad Johnson [+]
University of Sydney
Dr Jewell Homad Johnson held a MA and PhD in Religious Studies from the University of Sydney. An exhibiting artist since 1982, Johnson’s academic work is informed by her art practice and experience as a director/scenographer in theatre, television, and film.
Description
Kandinsky is the archetypal artist of the Immaterial Frame because the artist produced a wealth of autobiographical and theoretical information through which elucidate the spiritual motivations of his creative practice. Concerning the Spiritual in Art is a seminal text for art historians and scholars of religion, yet its meanings are easily misconstrued, and indeed, the linguistic translation of this work has obscured a clear understanding of Kandinsky’s meaning in several instances. Chapter One uses excerpts from this important text, summarising his theories as a basis for understanding later arguments in the book.