Kandinsky Improvisation of the Sea

SPELL THE ARTIST AND TITLE CORRECTLY WITH PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALIZATION.

(a)  

What did artists start experimenting with at the beginning of the modern period?

• Realistic painting

• Abstract painting

• Impressionist painting

• Surrealist painting

According to Kandinsky, what is the role of an artist?

• To capture realistic scenes

• To depict narrative scenes

• To teach viewers to see and experience the world in a new way

• To create traditional religious art

What was Kandinsky's intention with his paintings?

• To create realistic landscapes

• To experiment with new techniques

• To evoke emotions and connect with viewers on a spiritual level

• To depict historical battles

What inspired Kandinsky's painting Improvisation 31 (Sea Battle)?

• The first World War

• A spiritual struggle

• The Book of Revelations

• A specific battle

What can be seen in Improvisation 31 (Sea Battle) when observed closely?

• Forms emerging from colors, shapes, and lines

• Realistic depictions of ships and ocean

• Random splashes of color

• No recognizable elements

Wassily Kandinsky was a pioneer of which art movement?

•    a) Impressionism

     

• b) Cubism

     

• c) Abstract Expressionism

    

•  d) Realism

. How did Kandinsky want his paintings to connect with viewers?

  

•  a) Emotionally

•    b) Intellectually

     

• c) Spiritually

    

•  d) All of the above

What can be seen in Improvisation 31 (Sea Battle) when looking closely?

   

•  a) Ships and debris

     

•  b) Cannonballs sinking into the ocean

     

•  c) Reflection of sunlight

     

•  d) All of the above

Answer explanation

 Though it was painted just before the first World War, the artists said it wasn’t meant to depict a specific battle, rather an ongoing

spiritual struggle.

 What did Kandinsky believe viewers could see in his paintings?

   

•  a) The future

      

• b) Themselves

     

•  c) The artist's emotions

    

•   d) The beauty of nature