Name: Hilma af Klint: The art of Seeing the Invisible
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Author: Hilma af Klint
ISBN: 9789189069176

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Hilma af Klint: The art of Seeing the Invisible

Type

Physical Book

Author

Hilma af Klint

Illustrated by

Kurt Almqvist

Louise Belfrage

Publisher

Bokforlaget Stolpe AB

Language

English

Pages

270

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

29.0 x 23.4 x 3.6 cm

Weight

1.63 kg.

ISBN13

9789189069176

Synopsis "Hilma af Klint: The art of Seeing the Invisible"

Scholars from diverse disciplines tackle the many questions posed by the work and life of abstraction pioneer Hilma af KlintIn this thorough critical appraisal, 20 specialists on modern art, art history, philosophy and religious studies examine the unique art, the cultural circumstances and art-historical positioning of Swedish abstractionist Hilma af Klint. Topics explored here range from early abstract art and the impact of Darwinism to Goethe's color theory, as well as the importance of occult religious movements such as theosophy and anthroposophy that influenced the early modernists, and discussions of af Klint's own personal diary notes and research. The book is based on the seminars that were held in conjunction with the exhibition Hilma af Klint: A Pioneer of Abstraction in 2013. This extremely successful exhibition attracted a record number of visitors to the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, after which it continued to the Hamburger Bahnhof Museum in Berlin and the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark.

Hilma af Klint

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Hilma af Klint (Solna, Sweden, October 26, 1862 - Danderyd, Sweden, October 21, 1944) was a Swedish painter recognized as a pioneer of abstract art. She studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts, where she specialized in naturalist painting. However, her interest in esotericism and spiritualism led her to develop an abstract artistic language from 1906, ahead of contemporaries like Wassily Kandinsky and Piet Mondrian.

Among her most notable works are the series "The Ten Largest" (1907), "The Swan" (1915), and "The Paintings for the Temple" (1906-1915). Her work remained unpublished until 1986, as per her wish that it not be exhibited until at least 20 years after her death, considering that her time was not prepared to understand it. Although she received no awards in her lifetime, her legacy has been the subject of major posthumous exhibitions, such as the one organized by the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in 2024.

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