🌀🎨 Before Kandinsky…
There Was Hilma af Klint.
🎥 Before Kandinsky: Hilma af Klint, Thought Forms, and the Spiritual Foundations of Modern Art
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In this episode, I explore the legacy of Hilma af Klint—visionary artist, spiritual seeker, and one of the earliest pioneers of abstract painting. Decades before Kandinsky published his theories, af Klint was creating complex symbolic works inspired by direct spiritual experience.
This vlog focuses on the concept of thought forms—images generated through inner vision and clairvoyance—as central to af Klint’s practice and to the larger movement toward abstraction in early 20th-century art. Drawing from Theosophy, Rudolf Steiner’s teachings, and esoteric traditions, these artists sought to make the invisible visible.
I also reflect on the groundbreaking 1986 exhibition The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890–1985 at LACMA, which helped surface the hidden spiritual roots of modern art. The show positioned af Klint alongside artists such as Joseph Beuys, Marc Chagall, and František Kupka—creators whose work emerged from inner worlds as much as external forms.
🎨 In this video, we cover:
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The role of thought forms and spiritual science in modern art
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Hilma af Klint’s connections to Theosophy and Steiner
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Why the 1986 LACMA show remains a turning point in art history
A deeper look at women’s contributions to abstract and visionary art
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This vlog is part of my ongoing series on esoteric influences in modern art. If you're interested in how consciousness, symbolism, and spirit shape artistic innovation—you’re in the right place.
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