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"Abstract paintings were being produced even before Kandinsky. Completely independently from each other, Georgiana Houghton (1814-1884) in England, Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) in Sweden and Emma Kunz (1892-1963) in Switzerland developed an individual, abstract pictorial language. What they had in common was a desire to make visible the laws of nature, the intellect and the supernatural. Their works are being presented side by side for the first time in an exhibition. The three women artists all found their artistic language within the context of the spiritual movements of their times: Houghton in spiritism, af Klint in theosophy and Kunz in naturopathy. Their artworks bear witness to a 'mediumistic' praxis: Houghton and af Klint were inspired by higher beings to paint, while Kunz developed her drawings with the help of a pendulum. In addition, the volume shows stills by Harry Smith and James and John Whitney, who - inspired by various occult movements - made experimental films during the 1940s"--Publisher's website

Painting --- mysticism --- abstracte schilderkunst --- spiritualiteit --- Houghton, Georgiana --- Klint, Hilma A.F. --- Kunz, Emma --- abstracte kunst --- esoterie --- film --- natuur --- Klint, Hilma af --- Smith, Harry --- Whitney, James --- Whitney, John --- Film --- Abstract [fine arts style] --- Smith, Harry Everett --- abstracte, niet-figuratieve kunst --- Af Klint, Hilma --- Mysticism and art --- Spirituality in art --- Art, Abstract --- 7.037 --- Klint, Hilma af 1862-1944 (°Solna, Zweden) --- Houghton, Georgiana 1814 – 1884 (°Las Palmas, Gran Canaria) --- Kunz, Emma 1892-1963 (°Brittnau, Aargau, Zwitserland) --- Whitney, John 1917-1995 (°Pasadena, CA, Verenigde Staten) --- Smith, Harry Everett 1923-1991 (°Portland, Oregon, Verenigde Staten) --- Abstracte kunst ; 20ste eeuw ; ontstaan en ontwikkeling --- Art and mysticism --- Art --- Kunstgeschiedenis ; 1900 - 1950 --- Houghton, Georgiana, --- Klint, Hilma af, --- Kunz, Emma, --- Whitney, John, --- Whitney, James, --- Smith, Harry Everett, --- Smith, Harry, --- Whitney, John H. --- Whitney, John Hales, --- Af Klint, Hilma, --- Houghton, --- af Klint, Hilma --- abstracte kunst. --- natuur. --- spiritualiteit. --- esoterie. --- film. --- Houghton, Georgiana. --- Af Klint, Hilma. --- Kunz, Emma. --- Whitney, John. --- Whitney, James. --- Smith, Harry. --- Abstract [modern European style]