Wassily Kandinsky
"With cold eyes and indifferent mind the spectators regard the work. Connoissers admire the skill (as one admires a tightrope walker), enjoy the quality of painting (as one enjoys a pasty). But hungry souls go hungry away. The vulgar herd stroll through the rooms and pronounce the pictures nice or splendid. Those who could speak have said nothing, those who could hear have heard nothing."
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"With cold eyes and indifferent mind the spectators regard the work. Connoissers admire the skill (as one admires a tightrope walker), enjoy the quality of painting (as one enjoys a pasty). But hungry souls go hungry away. The vulgar herd stroll through the rooms and pronounce the pictures nice or splendid. Those who could speak have said nothing, those who could hear have heard nothing."
"تتأمل العيون الباردة والعقول اللامبالية العمل. فيُعجب الخبراء بالمهارة (كإعجابهم ببهلوان على حبل مشدود)، ويستمتعون بجودة الرسم (كاستمتاعهم بحلوى). لكن الأرواح الجائعة ترحل جائعة. ويتجول القطيع العامي في الغرف ويصف الصور بالجميلة أو الرائعة. أما من كان بوسعهم الكلام فلم ينطقوا بكلمة، ومن كان بوسعهم السمع فلم يسمعوا شيئًا."
Wassily Kandinsky
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
"Those [things] that we encounter for the first time immediately have a spiritual effect upon us. A child, for whom every object is new, experiences the world in this way: it sees light, is attracted by it, wants to grasp it, burns its finger in the process, and thus learns fear and respect for the flame."
"إن ما نصادفه لأول مرة يترك فينا أثراً روحياً مباشراً. والطفل، الذي كل شيء جديد في عالمه، يختبر الدنيا بهذه الطريقة: يرى النور، ينجذب إليه، يريد أن يمسكه، فيحرق إصبعه، وهكذا يتعلم الخوف والاحترام تجاه اللهب."
Wassily Kandinsky
"Colour is a power which directly influences the soul."
"اللون قوة تؤثر في الروح مباشرة."
Wassily Kandinsky
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
"Each color lives by its mysterious life."
"لكل لونٍ حياةٌ غامضةٌ تسكنه."
Wassily Kandinsky
"An empty canvas is a living wonder... far lovelier than certain pictures."
"اللوحة البيضاء أعجوبة حية... أجمل بكثير من بعض الصور."
Wassily Kandinsky
"Color is a power which directly influences the soul."
"اللون قوة تؤثر في الروح مباشرة."
Wassily Kandinsky
"Every work of art is the child of its age and, in many cases, the mother of our emotions. It follows that each period of culture produces an art of its own which can never be repeated."
"كل عمل فني هو وليد عصره، وفي كثير من الحالات، أم مشاعرنا. ومن ثم، فإن كل فترة ثقافية تنتج فنًا خاصًا بها لا يمكن تكراره أبدًا."
Wassily Kandinsky
"Lend your ears to music, open your eyes to painting, and... stop thinking! Just ask yourself whether the work has enabled you to 'walk about' into a hitherto unknown world. If the answer is yes, what more do you want?"
"أصغِ سمعك للموسيقى، افتح عينيك للرسم، و... توقف عن التفكير! فقط اسأل نفسك: هل مكّنك هذا العمل من "التجول" في عالم لم تعرفه من قبل؟ إن كان الجواب نعم، فماذا تريد أكثر من ذلك؟"
Wassily Kandinsky
"The artist must be blind to "recognized" and "unrecognized" form, deaf to the teachings and desires of his time. His open eyes must be directed to his inner life and his ears must be constantly attuned to the voice of inner necessity."
"يجب على الفنان أن يكون أعمى عن الشكل "المعترف به" و"غير المعترف به"، أصم عن تعاليم عصره ورغباته. يجب أن تتجه عيناه المفتوحتان نحو حياته الداخلية، وأن تكون أذناه مصغيتين باستمرار لصوت الضرورة الباطنية."
Wassily Kandinsky
"Those [things] that we encounter for the first time immediately have a spiritual effect upon us. A child, for whom every object is new, experiences the world in this way: it sees light, is attracted by it, wants to grasp it, burns its finger in the process, and thus learns fear and respect for the flame."
Wassily Kandinsky
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