Wassily Kandinsky, whose paintings were purely abstract, is celebrating his 148^th birthday on Dec. 16. And to commemorate the painter's unique contributions to the world of art, Google created a Kandinsky-inspired doodle illustration.

Wassily Kandinsky was known to be an influential Russian painter and art theorist. His paintings were recognized for illustrating outright abstract works. Kandinsky's abstract creation followed a long period of advancement and evolution of intense thought based on his artistic experiences.

Wassily Kandinsky's devotion to art depicted the central aspect of inner beauty, ardor of spirit and spiritual desire through his remarkable paintings. The Independent UK reported his career has spanned five decades during which he was influenced by artistic movements such as Impressionism, Fauvism, Pointillism, Bauhaus architecture and abstract expressionism.

Wassily Kandinsky's extraordinary abstract paintings were spiritual masterpieces that reveal hidden truths and speak directly to the senses and feelings. The Guardian said his contributions to the world of art were significant on its evolution from figurative painting to abstract creation, which gave his art major authority.

In the 20^th century, Wassily Kandinsky was among the first artists who took the huge step towards abstract art. Meanwhile, the Russian painter was believed to have had synesthesia, a fascinating condition which allows a person to appreciate sounds, colors and words with two or more senses simultaneously.

In Kandinsky's case, The Telegraph UK said colors and painted marks generated specific sounds or musical notes and vice versa.

Based on research, synesthesia is simply described as the "union of the senses" where two or more of the five senses are involuntarily and automatically joined together. The involuntary ability to hear color, see music or even taste words are the result of an accidental cross-wiring in the brain that is found in one in 2,000 people and are usually more on women than in men.

In spite of the lack of medical proof for Wassily Kandinsky's synesthesia, the talented artist continued to lead the European revival through his gift of color-hearing that when translated into his paintings became "visual music."

Legendary Russian artist and the father of abstract art, Wassily Kandinsky, the man whose 148th birthday Google is celebrating in its latest Doodle, only began painting at the age of 30. But with his astounding artistic talent and his fascinating gift of color-hearing brought art into another dimension where distinct and compelling craft evolved to its finest.