Wassily Kandinsky and Piet Mondrian
Both Kandinsky and Mondrian are considered to be some of the most influential and original artists of the twentieth century. The Dutch painter Piet Mondrian is known to be a pioneer in the art movement called abstractionism. Wassily Kandinsky portrayed his particular view on the world with the help of abstract style as well. Thus, both artists, each possessing his own individualism, used abstract images and shades to express their emotional perceptions. They believed that what we see with our own eyes was false. According to their perception the true reality could be found behind the realistic images.
The characteristic feature of abstract expressionism represented by both artists is that the artists tented to focus more on the study and influence of color than on the objects or images. The distinguishing feature of Wassily Kandinsky is that he could literally hear the color as well as see it. This effect of color is traced even in the names of his works, which the artist sometimes called “compositions”, as if they were woks of music.
As for the exploitation of color, Piet Mondrian was adherent to bright shades and primary colors. Straight lines and right angles, which the artist frequently used in his paintings, were borrowed from Cubism. Cubism, in turn, significantly influenced his style of work. But, later on Mondrian elaborated his own doctrine of art, called Neoplasticism. His personal style was grounded on the correlation of primary colors and straight lines. Thus, both Kandinsky and Mondrian are truly considered to be the creators of the abstract art, as each of them made a tremendous contribution in its development.