Abstraction between the spirituality of Kandinsky and Mondrian’s geometric art in printmaking

Abdel Rahim Abdel Baset Mahmoud, Mohamed; Mohamed Abdel Moaty, Saleh; Mohamed Abdel Hamid, Samah

doi:10.21608/ijcihe.2022.269142

Abstraction between the spirituality of Kandinsky and Mondrian’s geometric art in printmaking

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Master's Researcher - Faculty of Fine Arts - Graphic Department -Luxor University

² Professor Emeritus of Graphics Department

³ Lecturer- Graphics Department

10.21608/ijcihe.2022.269142

Abstract

Abstraction is a feature of art in the twentieth century. The ideal
of abstraction has become for the artist to be liberated from the
subject so that art has its own language that is away from the
realistic description of things and depends on the simplicity of
shapes and colors. The artist was able to move from the space of
imitation to the space of innovation and creativity. Modernity
began with Expressionism where; The value of the light receded
in front of the outpouring of color violence expressing the raging
subjective feelings that rage with passions in a revolution against
the inertia of the outside world. Among the most important
pioneers of the abstract school are the Russian artist “Vassily
Kandinsky” (1866-1944) and the Dutch artist “Pet Mondrian”
(1972-1944). Spirituality is necessary in art for Kandinsky as it is
necessary in life, so “Kandinsky” transcends his liberation to
pure music forms. As for geometric abstraction and rigor, we see
it in Mondrian’s work.

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