The First Abstract Expressionists: Carl Jung and Hilma af Klint
"the black paintings are icons without iconography. They function like the hypnotic patterns of the abstract diagrams of tantric Buddhism: they induce a state of contemplation which may be defined as meditative.... The black paintings, although not specifically `religious,' are an effort to retrieve the dimension of the spiritual in a secular
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🧙🏼♀️A clip from our latest full episode on desert occult vision wrangler 🤠 Agnes Pelton.
Agnes is often compared to Hilm af Klint because of their shared interest in Theosophy and Rosicrucianism, and dedication to presenting those beliefs in paint. While these two artists would have never met, or even seen each others... See more
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