Glimpses of Silence
This article interprets Klee’s journey into art in the context of the mystical teachings of Nicolas Berdyaev (1879–1940) and Klee’s trip to Italy. Berdyaev connects creativity with “divine Eros.” Therefore the creative act is erotic in nature. Klee’s art embodies Berdyaev’s creative ideal through an...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Brill
2017
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| In: |
Religion and the arts
Year: 2017, Volume: 21, Issue: 4, Pages: 490-513 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Berdiaev, Nikolai A. 1874-1948
/ Klee, Paul 1879-1940
/ Mysticism
/ Spirituality
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements |
| Further subjects: | B
Silence
eros
creativity
mystic
transformation
light
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | This article interprets Klee’s journey into art in the context of the mystical teachings of Nicolas Berdyaev (1879–1940) and Klee’s trip to Italy. Berdyaev connects creativity with “divine Eros.” Therefore the creative act is erotic in nature. Klee’s art embodies Berdyaev’s creative ideal through an erotic love that he personally experiences, but that also has to pass through the fire of purification, of self-renunciation, of humility, and of asceticism in order that it might be transformed into creative love. The article suggests that Klee’s trip to Italy transforms Klee’s erotic energy into a creative or spiritual love, which his art illustrates. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5292 |
| Contains: | In: Religion and the arts
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685292-02104002 |