Paris exhibition celebrates the visionary world of Hilma af Klint, an artist ahead of her time
Summary
An exhibition in Paris is showing the work of Swedish artist Hilma af Klint for the first time in France on a large scale. Af Klint created abstract paintings years before famous male artists considered pioneers of abstract art, producing vibrant and original works from 1906 to 1915.Key Facts
- Hilma af Klint was a Swedish artist born in 1862 who made abstract paintings before Kandinsky, Mondrian, and Malevich.
- Her major work, "Paintings for the Temple," includes a series called “The Ten Largest,” painted between 1906 and 1915.
- These paintings are large, colorful, and incorporate swirling, organic shapes and geometric forms.
- The exhibition is held at Paris’s Grand Palais, marking the first time her work is shown on this scale in France.
- The exhibition’s curator, Pascal Rousseau, says her work is unique and important in art history.
- Af Klint was trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Sweden, which struggled to accept women artists as original creators at the time.
- She was inspired by nature and her family’s background in navigation and cartography.
- Af Klint’s art was influenced by spiritual and unseen forces, setting her apart from her contemporaries.
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