1. Denis was influenced to write the first non-objective statement by "a certain mysticism of temperament" and "the beginning of a spiritual or idealist conception of art." (Definition of Neotraditionism, para. 12)
2. Kandinsky arrived at non-objective painting due to his belief that "art is a necessity of the human spirit," and that "art is an expression of inner life." (Concerning the Spiritual in Art, p. 4)
3. Kandinsky wrote about color, stating that "Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the hammers, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another purposively, to cause vibrations in the soul." (Concerning the Spiritual in Art - Part II. About Painting, VI: The Language of Form and Color, p. 63)
What influenced Denis to write the first non-objective statement? (You must use one quote from his article the Definition of Neotraditionism)
What factors led Kandinsky to arrive at non-objective painting? (You must give at least one quote from Concerning the Spiritual in Art, and list the page number.
What did Kandinsky write about color? (You must give at least one quote from Concerning the Spiritual in Art - Part II. About Painting, VI: The Language of Form and Color and give the page number.)
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