Hilma af Klint
Hilma af Klint
Hilma af Klint was a Swedish artist and mystic whose paintings are considered to be among the first major abstract works in Western art history. A considerable body of her work predates the first purely abstract compositions by Kandinsky, Malevich, and Mondrian. She belonged to a group called "The Five", a circle of women inspired by Theosophy who shared a belief in the importance of trying to con
"In a world increasingly skeptical of metaphysical thought, af Klint’s work whispers across centuries. She insists that behind the flower is vibration. Behind the leaf, intention. Behind the pigment, the spirit. And that these things—ephemeral, invisible, inaudible—are the most real of all."
