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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Auteur principal: Caranfa, Angelo (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill 2017
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
RelBib Classification:AG Vie religieuse
AZ Nouveau mouvement religieux
Sujets non-standardisés:B Silence eros creativity mystic transformation light
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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.
ISSN:1568-5292
Contient:In: Religion and the arts
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685292-02104002