Ulrike Becks-Malorny

Photographs, color plates, and a readable text navigate the reader through Kandinsky's life as he matured into one of the most important artists of the twentieth century. Becks-Malorny offers all the biographical details one would need to see that Kandinsky was as passionately committed to his work as a theoretician and art educator as he was to his painting. The text includes an analysis of Kandinsky's theories of color and form. The large number of color plates and reproductions of his show more drawings help the viewer explore Kandinsky's process. show less

If you're someone who is truly interested in how color works , you'll learn a great deal from Kandinksy. This book is a great overview of his work. Try to see his paintings in person as well. His work was something of a revelation for me.

Some artists translate well into photographic plates, I don't think Kadinsky does. Having seen an exhibition of his works with their glowing colours and the sense of depth in his abstracts, I think that the art and architectural publisher Taschen has nevertheless done a very good job indeed. A beautiful book to own.

Good general overview of Kandinsky's career as a painter. Reproductions can never measure up to original works. But I purchased this book because it includes Black Lines (1913), one of my favourite paintings of all time, which I fell in love with on a visit to the Guggenheim some time ago. Wish it had some of Kandinsky's drawings and watercolours as well but I guess you can't expect too much from those inexpensive Taschen books!