This paper reviews the artistic history of Wassily Kandinsky and Mark Rothko, examines their transformation from figurative to abstract art, and explores their philosophical foundations and their contribution to modern art. At the same time, it discusses how the three artists use abstract art to explore metaphysical themes and analyze their similarities and differences in artistic creation. The three artists express a common interest in metaphysics through different art forms, including lines and geometric shapes. This article will analyze how this geometry became the central language of their abstract art and explore their different or similar interpretations of existential themes to demonstrate a clever practice between art and philosophy. These analyses reveal how their artistic practice unfolds gradually in the framework of metaphysics, their uniqueness in creative expression, and the artistic inspiration they left for later generations.
Gengmeng Liu (2025) studied this question.