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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1. VerfasserIn: Caranfa, Angelo (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Brill 2017
In: Religion and the arts
Jahr: 2017, Band: 21, Heft: 4, Seiten: 490-513
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Berdjaev, Nikolaj 1874-1948 / Klee, Paul 1879-1940 / Mystizismus / Spiritualität
RelBib Classification:AG Religiöses Leben; materielle Religion
AZ Neue Religionen
weitere Schlagwörter:B Silence eros creativity mystic transformation light
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1568-5292
Enthält:In: Religion and the arts
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685292-02104002