On White II

This picture, which is regarded as a turning point in 20th-century modern art, features many geometric shapes in a stunning color palette. White was a color used by Kandinsky to signify silence, tranquility, and vitality. His paintings' use of black alludes to a lack of alternatives. Black, which is used to represent death and how all of those potential might be taken away, is supposed to represent the opportunities of life in this picture. While black might represent emptiness, white can also represent tranquility. In the early 1920s, Kandinsky began to incorporate geometric themes more frequently in his works of art, and On White II is one of the most well-known of his numerous abstract geometrical pieces.

Black and white, the painting's two primary hues, are cleverly combined in Kandinsky's On White II. In his paintings, Kandinsky incorporated color to depict more than simply patterns and figures. The many shades of white are employed in this artwork to symbolize the many possibilities and chances that exist in life. On the other side, the color black stands for oblivion and passing away. In this picture, the black shatters the tranquility of the brilliant mixture of colors, or as it were, opportunities in life, by tearing through the white background with a riotous impact. Kandinsky described the color black as the silence of death.

Location: Georges Pompidou Center, Paris, France
Style: Geometric Abstraction
Year: 1923