Paintings by Hilma af Klint
The other night, I found myself drawing the face of a woman. Her eyes gazed directly into mine. Though I didn't recognize her, I felt connected somehow. While scrolling through Pinterest the next day, I saw her! Her name was Hilma af Klint, a Swedish artist and mystic who lived 1862-1944. And she is amazing!
Hilma left behind over 1,000 paintings. Very few were seen in her lifetime. In fact, she left instructions that her abstracts would not be shown for at least 20 years after her death. She felt the world was not ready for her spiritual insights. You can watch a wonderful video on YouTube by the curator of a 2014 show. Video about Hilma's art and beliefs
Hilma was way ahead of her time by painting abstracts in a large format at the same time or even before the modern masters, Mondrian, Kandinsky, Malevich, etc.. But Klint did not move in their circles. She received inspiration and guidance from her own higher consciousness and other sources as a result of her activity as a medium.
Klint's abstracts are not just about pretty shapes and colors. They express her understanding of the nature of reality. Her use of symbols, language, geometry make her artwork look incredibly contemporary and justify her title as the Mother of Modern Abstraction. What a joyful discovery!
Swan Ranked No. 9. 1914/1915
Visit my Pinterest Abstract Art board for more examples of Hilma's art.
© Claudia Rose, Ph.D.
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