Composition - Underlying Meaning
When a piece of art establishes a connection with a broad audience, it gains considerable value and importance. In every artistic discipline, one of the most potent instruments in an artist's repertoire is composition. This often unseen process generates the "underlying meaning" within the artwork. Composition employs various elements such as shapes, lines, curves, colors, light, shadows, gradients, contrast, nuance, texture, proportions, and the invisible boundaries defined by the canvas. While we may occasionally be able to interpret the concealed composition, there are many instances where this is not possible, compelling us to depend on our emotional connection with the artwork instead.
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Between 1910 and 1939, Wassily Kandinsky created ten paintings that he titled "Composition," each designated with a Roman numeral. Among these, Composition VII is often celebrated as the pinnacle of abstract art in the 20th century. Kandinsky's choice to label his works as "Compositions" stemmed from their construction using fundamental abstract components such as shapes, lines, curves, colors, light, shadows, gradients, contrasts, nuances, textures, proportions, and boundaries, which collectively transcended traditional objective art and ventured into the domain of non-objective (abstract) art. He perceived music as the highest expression of non-objective art and sought to evoke a similar emotional response through his compositions. The concept of Composition has its roots in objective art dating back to 4,000 BC, with significant developments in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and the Middle Ages. Ultimately, the notion of Composition experienced a transformative surge of creativity in the 20th century, leading to the emergence of non-objective (abstract) art.