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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsKandinsky interlude:
Wassily Kandinsky (1910)
— Pol Niuman (@pol-niuman.bsky.social) 2026-05-16T19:01:45.002Z
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applegrove
May 16
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calimary
(91,152 posts)1. Gorgeous!
thucythucy
(9,161 posts)2. I love Kandinsky
and have a book of his paintings.
Thank you for this.
applegrove
(133,434 posts)3. I didn't know he existed until the movie Six Degrees Of Separation.
I've been a fan since.
thucythucy
(9,161 posts)5. I've never seen that movie.
I'll have to find it and see.
applegrove
(133,434 posts)6. It was just a prop in the movie... upper west side New Yorkers with
their prized Kandinsky painting and bratty kids representing the emotional void in the couple's lives.
thucythucy
(9,161 posts)7. Ah then, I think I'll pass.
Have you seen this?
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kandinsky-hajo-duchting/1104996563?ean=9783836507462&irclickid=UhI0Mj1R1xyZUTm3A9x6iwTkUkuRxiQV0UH1Rk0&sharedid=EdgeBingFlow&irpid=2003851&irgwc=1&afsrc=1
It's a nice intro to Kandinsky, though there are a couple of my favorites not included.
Still, it's nice to have so much wonderful color between two covers.
applegrove
(133,434 posts)10. His colour combinations are heavenly.
betsuni
(29,388 posts)8. I highly recommend it, wonderful movie!
Based on the true story of the young man pretending to be Sidney Poitier's son in 1980's NCY.
The "Catcher in the Rye" monologue:
thucythucy
(9,161 posts)9. Okay, I'll check it out.
Thank you for the recommendation.
Best wishes.
Aristus
(72,663 posts)4. I love Kandinsky!