1927, Wassily Kandinsky, Heavy Circles -- Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena)
From the museum label: Writing to the art historian Will Grohmann in 1930, Kandinsky explained the crucial role of the circle in his recent work: "It is a link with the cosmic and I use it above all formally... The circle is the synthesis of the greatest oppositions. It combines the concentric with the ex-centric in a single form and in balance." The cosmic resonance of circles is powerfully felt in this composition, where fifteen of them—each delineated with a slender halo of bright paint—seem to float in space, imaginary planets in orbit and eclipse.
1927, Wassily Kandinsky, Heavy Circles -- Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena)
From the museum label: Writing to the art historian Will Grohmann in 1930, Kandinsky explained the crucial role of the circle in his recent work: "It is a link with the cosmic and I use it above all formally... The circle is the synthesis of the greatest oppositions. It combines the concentric with the ex-centric in a single form and in balance." The cosmic resonance of circles is powerfully felt in this composition, where fifteen of them—each delineated with a slender halo of bright paint—seem to float in space, imaginary planets in orbit and eclipse.