Draft for Mural In The Unjuried Art Show, Wall B 1922

Wassily Kandinsky made this oil on cardboard and called it ‘Draft for Mural In The Unjuried Art Show, Wall B’. Looking at these free-floating shapes, I can imagine Kandinsky in his studio, totally absorbed, making intuitive decisions with each brushstroke. The black ground is punctuated with dynamic lines and colorful forms. What looks like a lightning bolt in the upper part of the frame. It cuts through the darkness and creates a sense of energy and movement. There is a wonderful tension here, in the way Kandinsky plays with the push and pull of the composition. I see a dialogue with artists like Joan Miró, who also explored abstraction as a way to access the subconscious. It’s like they’re all part of a conversation, building on each other’s ideas and pushing the boundaries of what painting can be. Each gesture carries intention and feeling. Kandinsky isn’t just depicting something; he’s expressing something intangible.