Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons)
1913
oil
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
1913
oil
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons) is a 1913 oil by Wassily Kandinsky, a abstract expressionism work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
This painting shows colorful shapes and lines on a canvas. It's an abstract work with no clear objects. The artist made it quickly, without planning, to express his feelings - he wanted to see what would happen when he let his emotions guide his brush. He wrote about this approach in a book, saying it was like music, where sounds can evoke emotions without meaning specific things. This way of working was new and different at the time. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique of impasto.
