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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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2017
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Dans: |
Religion and the arts
Année: 2017, Volume: 21, Numéro: 4, Pages: 490-513 |
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Berdjaev, Nikolaj 1874-1948
/ Klee, Paul 1879-1940
/ Mysticisme
/ Spiritualité
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RelBib Classification: | AG Vie religieuse AZ Nouveau mouvement religieux |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Silence
eros
creativity
mystic
transformation
light
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Volltext (Verlag) |
Résumé: | 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 |
Contient: | In: Religion and the arts
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685292-02104002 |