Hilma Af Klint — À propos — Slash Paris

From her large abstract series to her earliest spiritual experiments, Hilma af Klint (1862–1944) forged an unprecedented path between mysticism and modernity. Long excluded from official art circuits, her works reveal a universe in which colors, forms, and symbols interact to explore the transcendent and the invisible. Trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm, she demonstrated technical rigor that unfolds in ambitious compositions, blending geometry, intuition, and mediumistic visions.

A visionary artist, she began creating major abstract series as early as 1906, such as The Large Series, well before the pioneers of recognized abstract movements. Her paintings, often inspired by nature and Theosophical spirituality, reflect an unceasing quest for harmony between the visible and the invisible, the intimate and the universal. Her methodical and deeply introspective practice transformed painting into an innovative symbolic language, anticipating many concerns of contemporary art.

Her legacy continues to inspire a generation of artists—from Julie Mehretu to Katharina Grosse who, through color, abstraction, and spatial exploration, carry forward her inquiry into perception, invisible energy, and immaterial forces, attesting to the visionary reach and enduring relevance of her work.