Why can a painting have an impact without recognizable images? How do color, line, and shape become an independent language? Art historian Andrey Dyachenko will analyze Wassily Kandinsky's theory, show how to read his abstractions, and explain why the artist's ideas continue to influence Russian and world art. The rejection of representational imagery did not mean that Wassily Kandinsky rejected meaning. The artist sought a way to convey states directly - through color relationships, the rhythm of lines, and the tension of form. In the lecture, listeners will trace how this artistic language emerged and why abstraction became one of the main turns in 20th-century art. Particular attention will be paid to Kandinsky's theory. He viewed color and geometric elements as expressive means capable of evoking different emotional responses. Art historian Andrey Dyachenko will explain the main tenets of this system using examples from paintings, allowing complex ideas to be linked to specific visual solutions. Spend your leisure time in St. Petersburg with KUDAGO.