DUCHTING, HAJO
Now available again, this fascinating book examines the relationship between music and painting in Klees art.
A talented violinist as well as a painter, Klee drew much of the inspiration for his abstract art from musical rhythms and structures. Like a composer, he developed and harmonized pictorial themes, weaving a complex series of signs and symbols into his painting. The book focuses on Klees decadelong tenure at the Bauhaus, where the artists theories and practices first merged. Illustrated throughout with full-color reproductions of Klees paintings and etchings, as well as entries from his diaries, this unique study sheds light on an important aspect of Klees work while providing insights into his development as an abstract artist.
