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From the Portrait of an Artist series comes an in-depth look at the life and work of Russian painter Vassily Kandinsky. Kandinsky played a key role in the revolution of modern art by creating the first purely nonrepresentational work of art in 1913. As a painter and theorist, he infused the visual arts with musical concepts, effecting complex patterns and highly emotional images. As a teacher at the famed Bauhaus in Munich, the painter's innovations were widely spread throughout the art community. This film examines Kandinsky's concepts which changed the course of contemporary art. Other videos in the series include Portrait of an Artist: Rembrandt, Portrait of an Artist: Velazquez, Portrait of an Artist: Manet, and Portrait of an Artist: Degas.