What was Kandinsky's goal for paintings such as Composition VI?

• A. To depict natural scenery with accuracy
• B. To encode scientific data
• C. To demonstrate mathematical order
• D. To infect viewers with emotions he felt while creating them

Answer: (D)

The main idea is that abstract art can express inner feelings directly through color and form, rather than imitate the outside world. Kandinsky believed painting should communicate the artist’s spiritual and emotional experience.

Composition VI embodies this by using bold, contrasting colors, dynamic shapes, and rhythmic placements that convey mood and sensation. There’s no attempt to reproduce a scene or to encode data; instead, the work aims to share the emotions Kandinsky felt while creating it. He viewed color and line as having a kind of musical, expressive power, capable of moving viewers emotionally and spiritually. This is why the goal is best described as evoking the artist’s feelings in the observer, rather than depicting reality or conveying information.