EAN: 9781644230695

THE FIVE LIVES OF HILMA AF KLINT - HILMA AF KLI...

A moving biography  told in vivid illustrations  this graphic novel features key moments in the
life of Swedish artist and pioneer of abstract painting Hilma af Klint (1862–1944). Long
underrecognized  af Klint has been amid a sensational rediscovery that continues to take art
audiences by storm. Artist Philipp Deines traces the story of now world-famous af Klint’s
unique life and groundbreaking oeuvre through five chapters featuring her development as an
artist  her family background  and her relationship to the spiritual. Highlighting how she came
to her distinctive paintings  her spiritual quest  and the friends who helped her  this is a
story of the strength it took af Klint to continue as an artist against all odds. Beautifully
drawn  brightly colored  and well researched  this graphic novel is a new way of looking at the
story of an artist. Referencing Julia Voss’s new biography of af Klint  Deines presents an
accessible and lively introduction for many ages. Biography  art history  and contemporary
narrative style merge and complement each other in this magnificent visual world.

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