The painter Wassily Kandinsky believed that coherence and harmony in a painting couldbe achieved by using only __________.
A) highly realistic figures, so viewers could read the narrative
B) light and shadow in order to minimize the number of elements
C) colors and shapes, with no references to the physical world
D) black and white instead of the usual range of colors

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Kandinsky was a pioneer of abstract art, and believed that art should be free from the constraints of representation. He believed that colors and shapes could convey emotions and spiritual messages, and that the artist's job was to channel these messages from the non-physical world into their artwork. Therefore, he used abstraction as a means to achieve coherence and harmony in his paintings, rather than relying on realistic figures or light and shadow.

The Painter Wassily Kandinsky Believed That Coherence and Harmony in a Painting