Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian : forms of life /
Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian : forms of life /
Forms of life
edited by Nabila Abdel Nabi, Briony Fer and Laura Stamps.
- 240 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), facsimiles, portraits ; 30 cm
Catalog of an exhibition held at Tate Modern, London, April 20 - September 3, 2023, and at Kunstmuseum Den Haag, October 7, 2023 - February 25, 2024.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-222) and index.
A Vegetal Universe / The Spiritualised Landscape / The Beauty of Everyday Life / Spiritual Architectures / Hilma af Klint and The Atom / Reflections : How a Line Comes to Life / Evolution (Not Revolution) -- Horoscope as 'Spiritual Science' / An Eye for Pink / Hilma af Klint and Rudolf Steiner / Hilma af Klint and The Five / Hilma af Klint's Hand-painted Photographs and The Blue Books / Reflections : Varieties of Modern Enchantments / Life of Forms: Theosophy, Technology and Transnational Modernism / A New Health Era / Mondrian Through the Microscope / The Etherial Worldview of the Early Twentieth Century / Nature and 'Abstract' Art / Neo-plasticism as Evolution of Cubism / Reflections : Making Kin / Briony Fer -- Benno Tempel -- Janice McNab -- Daniel Birnbaum -- Linda Dalrymple Henderson -- Michael Marder -- Wietse Coppes -- Caro Verbeek -- Hedvig Martin -- Simon Grant -- Jessica Höglund -- Marco Pasi -- Nabila Abdel Nabi -- Laura Stamps -- Michael White -- Linda Dalrymple Henderson -- Brandon Taylor -- Wietse Coppes -- Frances Morris -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. 2. 3. Notes -- List of works -- Index.
"Although they never met, af Klint and Mondrian both invented their own languages of abstract art rooted in nature. At the heart of both of their artistic journeys was a shared desire to understand the forces behind life on earth. Best known for his abstract work, Mondrian in fact began his career -- like af Klint -- as a landscape painter. Alongside Mondrian's abstract compositions, you will see the rarely exhibited paintings of flowers he continued to create throughout his life. Also on display will be enigmatic works by af Klint in which natural forms become a pathway to abstraction. Both artists shared an interest in new ideas of scientific discovery, spirituality and philosophy. Af Klint was also a medium, and this exhibition showcases the large-scale, otherworldly paintings she believed were commissioned by higher powers"--
9781849768443 1849768447 9781849768450 1849768455
Klint, Hilma af, 1862-1944 --Exhibitions.
Mondrian, Piet, 1872-1944 --Exhibitions.
Painting, Abstract--Sweden--Exhibitions.
Painting, Abstract--Netherlands--Exhibitions.
Nature in art--Exhibitions.
Science in art--Exhibitions.
Women painters--Sweden--Exhibitions.
Exhibition catalogs.
ND793.K63 / A4 2023 ND1460.N38 / H55 2023 ND196.A2 / H55 2023
751.426 759.85
Catalog of an exhibition held at Tate Modern, London, April 20 - September 3, 2023, and at Kunstmuseum Den Haag, October 7, 2023 - February 25, 2024.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-222) and index.
A Vegetal Universe / The Spiritualised Landscape / The Beauty of Everyday Life / Spiritual Architectures / Hilma af Klint and The Atom / Reflections : How a Line Comes to Life / Evolution (Not Revolution) -- Horoscope as 'Spiritual Science' / An Eye for Pink / Hilma af Klint and Rudolf Steiner / Hilma af Klint and The Five / Hilma af Klint's Hand-painted Photographs and The Blue Books / Reflections : Varieties of Modern Enchantments / Life of Forms: Theosophy, Technology and Transnational Modernism / A New Health Era / Mondrian Through the Microscope / The Etherial Worldview of the Early Twentieth Century / Nature and 'Abstract' Art / Neo-plasticism as Evolution of Cubism / Reflections : Making Kin / Briony Fer -- Benno Tempel -- Janice McNab -- Daniel Birnbaum -- Linda Dalrymple Henderson -- Michael Marder -- Wietse Coppes -- Caro Verbeek -- Hedvig Martin -- Simon Grant -- Jessica Höglund -- Marco Pasi -- Nabila Abdel Nabi -- Laura Stamps -- Michael White -- Linda Dalrymple Henderson -- Brandon Taylor -- Wietse Coppes -- Frances Morris -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. 2. 3. Notes -- List of works -- Index.
"Although they never met, af Klint and Mondrian both invented their own languages of abstract art rooted in nature. At the heart of both of their artistic journeys was a shared desire to understand the forces behind life on earth. Best known for his abstract work, Mondrian in fact began his career -- like af Klint -- as a landscape painter. Alongside Mondrian's abstract compositions, you will see the rarely exhibited paintings of flowers he continued to create throughout his life. Also on display will be enigmatic works by af Klint in which natural forms become a pathway to abstraction. Both artists shared an interest in new ideas of scientific discovery, spirituality and philosophy. Af Klint was also a medium, and this exhibition showcases the large-scale, otherworldly paintings she believed were commissioned by higher powers"--
9781849768443 1849768447 9781849768450 1849768455
Klint, Hilma af, 1862-1944 --Exhibitions.
Mondrian, Piet, 1872-1944 --Exhibitions.
Painting, Abstract--Sweden--Exhibitions.
Painting, Abstract--Netherlands--Exhibitions.
Nature in art--Exhibitions.
Science in art--Exhibitions.
Women painters--Sweden--Exhibitions.
Exhibition catalogs.
ND793.K63 / A4 2023 ND1460.N38 / H55 2023 ND196.A2 / H55 2023
751.426 759.85