Sunday, January 29, 2012

MAGPIE... Prompt #102

 

                                                        Red Spot II/ Wassily Kandinsky


THIS IS A GIFT TO ME...a couple of years ago I posted a blog about Kandinsky..here it is again!  Thank you Tess, at Magpie Tales.  Lazy me....


Entering

When I die and rush along the tunnel of white lights, being neither here nor there yet, I know that I will enter into a Kandinsky landscape.  I'm the last person to advance mathematical theory, but I see before me, clear as day, Einstein's very large number, c2, the very square of the speed of light.  You remember, E=mc2.

For Kandinsky, art and music gave rise to each other.  Color is art's pitch and volume, and a low note on a cello is deep blue.  Relativity will make sense when I enter that space between.  After my life, before my heaven, I christen that waiting place, "the space between".

Kandinsky left me a road map.  I saw it this morning as I paid a very early visit to the Guggenheim Museum.  Having the place almost to myself allowed me to observe the portals of eternity.  Great big eyes, circles of vibrancy, but also hues befitting Morpheus.  I awakened to the possibilities, as Kandinsky must have, after seeing his influence, Monet's "Haystacks".   Imagine that at age thirty he began artistic studies!  If it hadn't been for Monet, would it have happened?

Kandinsky believed his passion to create would awaken the same desire in the viewer, because the artist and observer were equal.  If the artist's creativity was pure enough, that would bring out a similar response in the viewer.  Therefore I took up his invitation this morning.  I peered through portals and found some enticing, some prohibiting.  A big eye, stared into, seemed to bring me closer to heaven.  And a tiny clock stood still.  When I really get to "the space between", I will have to piece it all together, next job after Earth.  But not yet.  Right now I'm just emerging from a museum.

But I do think this:  Creating Art is the same as starting a universe.    





It's always a pleasure for me see a Kandinsky and am not really surprised at how much they resemble each other.  Here's the painting I originally posted with the above...


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48 comments:

  1. KayJanuary 29, 2012 at 3:17 PM

    wonderful piece here....lots of people seem to see chaos in his work but to me it is the height of controlled draftsmanship.

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  2. WASJanuary 29, 2012 at 3:31 PM

    Beautiful!

    Everything we see becomes a painting that gets abstracted to its essence by our mind.

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  3. relJanuary 29, 2012 at 3:37 PM

    like a jigsaw puzzle waiting to be reassembled?
    rel

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  4. Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson BarryJanuary 29, 2012 at 3:47 PM

    Glad to see that this prompt inspires you with a concrete concept ...

    lovely story telling,
    Happy Writing.

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  5. JJ Roa RodriguezJanuary 29, 2012 at 3:48 PM

    Nice one!..

    JJRod'z

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  6. LynJanuary 29, 2012 at 4:00 PM

    Hi William-
    I'm inclined to think that way myself..thank you!!

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  7. Kathe W.January 29, 2012 at 4:23 PM

    "But I do think this: Creating Art is the same as starting a universe."
    True so very very true!

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  8. UnknownJanuary 29, 2012 at 5:55 PM

    Wow!! I love this post and I am so happy I came by. I did a musical take on the painting and I would enjoy it immensely if you stopped by my blog and leave a comment. Thanks for sharing this, Lyn.

    Linda

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  9. LynJanuary 29, 2012 at 6:13 PM

    Hi Kay-
    I agree with you..seems precise and yet ethereal..thank you.

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  10. LynJanuary 29, 2012 at 6:15 PM

    Hi rel-
    I see what you mean..but maybe assembled many times..thanks!

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  11. LynJanuary 29, 2012 at 6:17 PM

    Hi Taylor-
    Welcome...and so glad you're pleased..ideas came when I viewed the exhibit! Thanks.

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  12. LynJanuary 29, 2012 at 6:17 PM

    Hi JJ-
    Thanks for stopping by, and your comment...

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  13. LynJanuary 29, 2012 at 6:21 PM

    Hi Kathe-
    So happy that you agree..creativity never stops...thanks!

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  14. LynJanuary 29, 2012 at 6:22 PM

    Hi Linda-
    I too am happy you stopped by, and will definitely go to yours...thanks!!

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  15. LynJanuary 29, 2012 at 7:36 PM

    Hi Kat-
    So nice to hear from you..almost alone at the museum..early invite...

    I just love the way you expressed this..I do feel that Kandinsky opens doors for me..thanks!!!

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  16. Other MaryJanuary 29, 2012 at 8:24 PM

    Oh, thanks for this! What a wonderful response to his art.

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  17. LynJanuary 29, 2012 at 10:17 PM

    Hi Other Mary-
    What a lovely comment..thanks so much...his work is so full of clues!

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  18. Brian MillerJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:42 PM

    excellent end line...yes it is...and joining in that creation as we write or paint of whatever our art is draws us into something divine...

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  19. CadJanuary 30, 2012 at 4:18 AM

    Creating Art is the same as starting a universe.

    Couldn't agree more - thanks. :)

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  20. LynJanuary 30, 2012 at 6:36 AM

    Hi Brian..
    On the truth/ beauty highway..a bumpy ride, but worth it!! thanks for your insight...

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  21. izzyJanuary 30, 2012 at 8:57 AM

    I think Guggenheim would be a grand place for him! I saw him at a smaller museum. I do adore Miro and Klee- then some of his- I wish I could be more mathematical and linear
    in my art at times....thanks!

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  22. boogulooJanuary 30, 2012 at 11:11 AM

    Thanks for the insight and the second piece. I definitely like him more.

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  23. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2012 at 12:53 PM

    i'm gald that this inspired you so :0

    iron mased fighter

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  24. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    i was also going to say...because this inspired me so...

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  25. DCWJanuary 30, 2012 at 2:16 PM

    Very thoughtful. I was not familiar with his work so I did a little reading today. Fascinating.

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  26. LynJanuary 30, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    Hi Cad-
    So glad you agree! Thank you!

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  27. LynJanuary 30, 2012 at 4:30 PM

    Hi izzy-
    I'm never mathematical in my art..I'm way too impressionistic...No doubt, the Guggenheim is an amazing environment..one must concentrate on the art! Thanks..

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  28. LynJanuary 30, 2012 at 4:34 PM

    Hi booguloo-
    Very nice comment..so glad you like him now..Thank you...

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  29. LynJanuary 30, 2012 at 4:38 PM

    Hi zongrik-
    Inspiration is great...aren't we lucky!! Thanks for the comment..

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  30. LynJanuary 30, 2012 at 4:40 PM

    Hi DCW-
    So glad you found this interesting..that's part of the reason we're valuable to each other. Thanks..

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  31. HelenJanuary 30, 2012 at 9:46 PM

    Great post, Ms. Lyn!!

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  32. Tumblewords:January 30, 2012 at 11:45 PM

    Delightful take - profound and intriguing.

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  33. LynJanuary 31, 2012 at 8:25 AM

    Hi Helen-
    Thank you for your generous words!!

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  34. LynJanuary 31, 2012 at 8:28 AM

    Hi Tumblewords-
    So happy that you liked this...somehow Kandinsky stays with me!! Thanks...

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  35. BerowneJanuary 31, 2012 at 2:01 PM

    "When I really get to 'the space between', I will have to piece it all together."
    Please, when you do get there, let me know what it's like. I'll be making that trip myself one of these days...

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  36. LynJanuary 31, 2012 at 3:42 PM

    Hi Berowne-
    Just wait for my message..and if you get there first, just whistle!Can heaven be fun? Thanks..

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  37. Isabel DoyleFebruary 1, 2012 at 4:05 AM

    Fabulous Lyn - interesting and insightful
    Isabel x

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  38. doriFebruary 1, 2012 at 9:48 AM

    Wow, I just got chills reading this. Great one!

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  39. Dave KingFebruary 1, 2012 at 10:21 AM

    You really ought to post this quite regularly!

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  40. LynFebruary 1, 2012 at 11:02 AM

    Hi Isabel-
    Thanks for your kind words...I did sort of sink into this...

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  41. LynFebruary 1, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    Hi dori-
    So glad about your reaction...thanks so much!

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  42. LynFebruary 1, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    Hi Dave-
    That is an amazing comment...maybe next year..thank you!!

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  43. Carrie Van HornFebruary 1, 2012 at 11:40 AM

    Brilliance at its best! :-)

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  44. LynFebruary 1, 2012 at 3:16 PM

    Hi Carrie-
    Many thanks for your comment...I did find the Kandinsky to be a trip!

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  45. HelenaFebruary 2, 2012 at 12:32 PM

    This post is very welcomed, Lynn. I have delved a bit more into Kadinsky via MT. I really WILL get an art print now!

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  46. LynFebruary 3, 2012 at 10:17 AM

    Hi Helena-
    Thank you..I love to do research on art!

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  47. ChristineFebruary 20, 2012 at 2:39 PM

    I've just discovered this. Thankyou for it. I've just discovered Kandinsky's work and am intrigued by the thought that goes into it.

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  48. LynFebruary 20, 2012 at 4:58 PM

    Hi Christine-
    Really appreciate your kind comments...yes, this is one of my faves! Thank you...

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