Exquisite Arts Magazine Vol 9- Fall Issue 2018 | Page 33

and Your Soul
much as possible, the internal, spiritual side of
a person in their paintings.
The famous Russian artist, V. Kandinski (1866-
1944) strongly believed that depictions of
subjects and landscapes restrict the self-
expression of the artist. As a consequence, he
felt that abstraction liberated his imagination
and allowed him to splash out his feelings
through multi-coloured imagery.
ABSTRACT ART AND MUSIC
In some ways, Abstract Art resembles music.
Like Abstract Act, Music does not display
known and recognizable forms, but enlivens
the soul to a multitude of feelings and
experiences through sound. Abstract Art
conjures up the same types of feelings but
through paint. Like with Music, Art is a means
of expressing the spiritual side of a person.
Vasilii Kandinskii even graced many of his
works with musical names, such as
"Improvisation" and "Composition." Kandinskii
often spoke of sounds and the full "choir of
paints". Some people even say that Kandinskii
managed to express world of music in his
artworks.
ABSTRACT, SPIRITUAL CREATIONS
With the help of paint, Abstract Art
allows artists to express human beings'
most spiritual feelings; their faith, their
prayers and their love of God. A spiritual
portrayer of abstract art is the young
artist Skrebtsova. She claims that "I have
moments in my life where I want to rise
above the limitations of words and
depict an array of great and fascinating
images of creation in wonderful colours.
And then the paintings just happen. They
are not landscapes, portraits or still-life
paintings. They are an attempt to
portray God's love through the eyes of a
person who is hungry to feel the love of
God. My paintings are symbols of a
generation of spiritual people who are
testament to the strength of God's love
that is ever-present in this world."
CHARISMATIC
STRENGTH
ABSTRACT, SPIRITUAL CREATIONS
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Acquaintances and friends of Maria
Skrebstova often inform her that her
paintings help them in difficult, testing
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