TRACING THE ABSENT. HILMA AF KLINT’S MYSTICAL LANGUAGE
TRACING THE ABSENT. HILMA AF KLINT’S MYSTICAL LANGUAGE
Author(s): Mónica Sánchez Tierraseca
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Visual Arts, Metaphysics, Aesthetics
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Abstract art; Antroposophy; Contemporary art; Hilma af Klint; Mysticism; Symbolism;
Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this paper is to study the mysticism of the Swedish artist Hilma af Klint (1862–1944) in relation to her religious experience and her searching for existential answers through contact with divine entities. Although the identity of these figures is not clear, we are aware of their familiarity with Christian beliefs. Thus, in this paper we attempt to approach Af Klint’s Christian, metaphysical and anthroposophical message by analysing her notebooks. Particularly, we focus on the symbolic aspect of one of them made between 1919 and 1920, entitled Flowers, Mosses, and Lichens.
Book: The Figurativeness of the Language of Mystical Experience: Particularities and Interpretations
- Page Range: 254-264
- Page Count: 11
- Publication Year: 2021
- Language: English
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