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In this book, Kandinsky further refined his theories about art. The first part of the text explores his interest in unearthing the spiritual in art. He writes that art belongs to the spiritual realm and is constantly moving "forwards and upwards" in approach of this realization. He uses the form of a triangle to describe this concept, since the triangle is "divided horizontally into unequal parts with the narrowest segment uppermost." At the top of the triangle stands "often one man, and only one," an artist with vision. Below him are other artists, but they still work within the constraints of their established culture and are unable to see the vision of the man at the apex.
In the second part of the book, Kandinsky discusses the relationship between form and color. When speaking of form, he discusses the difference between the material and the abstract, and he reflects on the possibilities and potency of abstraction. While discussing color, he argues that colors take on emotional and musical qualities. He defines yellow as earthy and shrill, blue as heavenly and flute-like, and green as the most restful of colors reminiscent of the "middle notes of a violin."
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