Concerning the Spiritual in Art

Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (1866 - 1944) was a great Russian painter who is credited for painting the first modern abstract works. In this book, he details his personal philosophy of art: "Colour is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul."