Concerning the Spiritual in Art by Wassily Kandinsky
page 78 of 104 (75%)
page 78 of 104 (75%)
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The two last mentioned colours (orange and violet) are the fourth and last pair of antitheses of the primitive colours. They stand to each other in the same relation as the third antitheses--green and red--i.e., as complementary colours (see Fig. 2). FIGURE II Second Pair of antitheses (physical appeal of complementary C and D colours) C. Red Green = Third antithesis Movement of the spiritually extinguished First antithesis Motion within itself [CIRCLE] = Potentiality of motion = Motionlessness Red Ex-and concentric movements are absent In optical blend = Gray In mechanical blend of white and black = Gray D. Orange Violet = Fourth antithesis |
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