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For those who know their history Picasso, Braque and Gris led the way with cubism. Cubism
was considered one of the true breakthroughs in art. Those three artists however never really
pursued abstract art – that is, 
they always identified something tangible in the picture frame.
There was always some visual source, some connection to the physical world.
Kandinsky however made a very distinct departure from known, recognizable reality sources.
In the height of his career his paintings are highly dramatic with intense feeling but these
come from forms, patterns and colors never experienced before. Surprisingly the art world
at that time eventually embraced his new abstract work. Some critics go to great lengths
trying to explain and ‘read into’ his non-objective forms. Paintings such as his however
lie beyond any superficial explanation or ties to reality.
There is now a new genre in music, especially piano where the music is continuous and
experimental and spontaneous. It builds on its own notes and the musician say that these
notes and passages come from an inner feeling. Good abstract art is constructed in a similar
fashion. It begins often with a faint concept and then develops through sensitive, inner
responses. Abstract art comes from an inner consciousness and then is manifested through
paint, line and form. Remarkably we can respond to these kinds of paintings almost more
than we can to bucolic scenes of nature or Cityscapes. When abstract art is done well by
a seasoned artist we can very definitely understand the mood and force of the painting.