Kandinsky, Math Artist?

Year: 2013 Authors: Karl Kattchee

Core claim

Kandinsky was not a mathematician, but his abstract art and writings consistently employ mathematical ideas, forms, and language in ways that appeal to mathematicians.

Topics

abstract painting, color antitheses, geometric form, math art aesthetic

Domains

geometry, graph theory, symmetry and form, abstract reasoning, modern painting, abstraction, color theory, Bauhaus

Methods

literature survey, close reading, artwork analysis, comparative examples

Media

paintings, book illustrations, canvas, lines and shapes

Source status

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