Nude Descending A Staircase, No. 2, By Kandinsky
The development of abstraction in the 20th century art in the paintings, Sketch I for "Composition VII" by Kandinsky and the painting, "Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2" by Duchamp all include a variety of line, color, plane and composition, all elements of abstraction art that create an ambiguous mood to the overall painting.
In the first painting, Sketch I for "Composition VII" by Kandinsky the artist uses different forms of color and line to create a look of flat feel. For example, the dark lines in the painting create a flat look, while the color in the stained glass of the church resemble a deep saturation of color. All these different elements of art in one place make the entire painting have different interpretations, so if a viewer were to look at the painting, the viewer would start questioning. Kandinsky thought he could hear the color and often thought the color would create, "vibrations in the soul." The added part of Cubism, relation of animal, nature and ancient forces are incorporated in the …show more content…
2" by Duchamp this painting shows the development of abstract because it clearly shows that it is a non-objective piece of art. There is no primary object that a viewer would focus on, however, there are many things a viewer can interpret from viewing this piece of work, given that this is a piece of abstract art. The painting has elements of points, lines and different planes where when you read the title of the image, and look at the work of art, you can't really see a nude person walking down a staircase. The use of lines, and different planes make it difficult to see what's really going on, but once you look closely into the painting, you can start making inferences and see what you believe, it is abstract art after all. There is also a sense of x-ray and linguistic within the painting when looking at the center part of the painting, which resembles the actual staircase it
In the first painting, Sketch I for "Composition VII" by Kandinsky the artist uses different forms of color and line to create a look of flat feel. For example, the dark lines in the painting create a flat look, while the color in the stained glass of the church resemble a deep saturation of color. All these different elements of art in one place make the entire painting have different interpretations, so if a viewer were to look at the painting, the viewer would start questioning. Kandinsky thought he could hear the color and often thought the color would create, "vibrations in the soul." The added part of Cubism, relation of animal, nature and ancient forces are incorporated in the …show more content…
2" by Duchamp this painting shows the development of abstract because it clearly shows that it is a non-objective piece of art. There is no primary object that a viewer would focus on, however, there are many things a viewer can interpret from viewing this piece of work, given that this is a piece of abstract art. The painting has elements of points, lines and different planes where when you read the title of the image, and look at the work of art, you can't really see a nude person walking down a staircase. The use of lines, and different planes make it difficult to see what's really going on, but once you look closely into the painting, you can start making inferences and see what you believe, it is abstract art after all. There is also a sense of x-ray and linguistic within the painting when looking at the center part of the painting, which resembles the actual staircase it