Wassily Kandisnky - Composition-X

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition-X - 1939  
source: wikipaintings.org

What is Composition-X? Well, after trying to find a name for this site on Blogger and having 93 rejected, I came to this one. To me it means Composition-(fill in the blank), as X often means. X is undetermined. In algebraic equations it stands in for a quantity as a variable. So, for me the X in this blog title is just that. Composition-X, the weblog, features a different composition each day.

Composition-X, the painting, is Wassily Kandinsky's  Composition-X (10), which is preceded by Composition-IX (9). Does Kandinsky's Composition-X remind you of New Year's Eve party favors? Does it stimulate an upbeat, improvisational jazz feeling? Let's discuss this painting in the post dedicated to our namesake below.