54: Hilma af Klint • Painting the Unseen • Part 3: Behind the Forces of Matter

2026-05-14

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Hilma af Klint's paintings are not an intellectual exercise in abstraction, they are symbolic works encoded with specific spiritual messages. What are the spiritual messages encoded in her artworks? Can they be deciphered? Was Hilma part of a Rosicrucian Order?We will also make an in depth exploration of Hilma's most infamous series: The Ten Largest. What is it about The Ten Largest which makes it a work of genius? And how does Hilma tell the story of the 'life of the soul' through it?∞∞∞∞∞Support Creative Codex on my Patreo...

Hilma af Klint's paintings are not an intellectual exercise in abstraction, they are symbolic works encoded with specific spiritual messages.

What are the spiritual messages encoded in her artworks? Can they be deciphered? Was Hilma part of a Rosicrucian Order?

We will also make an in depth exploration of Hilma's most infamous series: The Ten Largest. What is it about The Ten Largest which makes it a work of genius? And how does Hilma tell the story of the 'life of the soul' through it?

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Thank you to Julia Voss! Author of Hilma af Klint: A Biography. Follow her work here: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/julia.voss_/⁠

Thank you to Johan af Klint for his guidance on Hilma's art, life, and spirituality.

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Resources used:

• Hilma af Klint: A Biography by Julia Voss

• Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future by The Guggenheim Museum

• Hilma af Klint: Notes and Methods

• Hilma af Klint and The Five's Sketchbooks

• Hilma af Klint Catalogue Raisonné (Book 2)

• Thought Forms by Annie Besant & C.W. Leadbeater

• Hilma af Klint's Philosophy of Life by Johan af Klint

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