Circles on Black by Wassily Kandinsky Exhibition People The composition reflects van Gogh's

The composition reflects van Gogh's characteristic energy

part nocturnal mood piece

and deep colour fields of this painting are rendered with striking clarity and fidelity on matte paper

each element rendered in careful detail: the waxy texture of petals

and the reflected pinks of the sky

Circles on Black by Wassily Kandinsky Exhibition People The composition reflects van Gogh'sAgainst an absolute black ground, Kandinsky floats a constellation of coloured circles each one a contained world of hue and luminosity, each one vibrating differently against its neighbour and against the dark. Circles on Black distills his Bauhaus era thinking to its essence: the circle was for Kandinsky the most cosmic of forms, associated with planets, clocks, and eternity. The composition feels simultaneously scientific and mystical, its