the ten biggest no 7 hilma de klint

the ten biggest no 7 hilma de klintIn this painting by Hilma af Klint, the male aura represented by the yellow form in curves and counter curves actually reveals a metaphysical network. The red line representing existence, the dotted lines of uncertainty, the pink and white colour of love and purity and the black lines of determination, are articulated as a psychic record of man, freed from his virile and animal representations. The meaning of the numbers provides the keys to the

beige and blue tones

with the Château Noir nestling to the left below

contrast with those of the house and the woman's dress

Soft and Hard is an iconic work of abstract art

This chromatic diversity reinforces the dynamics of the abstract composition and underlines the interaction between shapes and colours

The Water Lilies is a series of approximately 250 paintings

with its wings spread

with its slender tower and red lantern

yellow and green are used to emphasise the shapes and structures of the painting

including the deep blue of the water

A pioneer of pictorial expressionism in Germany

through this realistic painting