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began writing prose-poems, composing 38 altogether between 1908 and 1912. In 1913 these were published by Piper Verlag under the title Sounds, accompanied by colour and black-and-white woodcuts. in these
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ci eravamo battuti per la pittura, ma la pittura sola non bastava. Ebbi allora l'idea di un libro sintetico che togliesse di mezzo le vecchie, anguste concezioni, facesse crollare i muri divisori fra le arti.... e dimostrasse infine che il problema dell'arte non è un problema delle forme ma un
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speech; through constant repetition and babbling words are emptied of their meaning, so that only the pure sound remains. It is
Kandinsky's aim to uncover this "pure sound" of language, the sound which "sets the soul vibrating."
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problema del contenuto spirituale. Quoted in The Book As A Work Of Art, Maffei & Picciau, 2008, p45
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