Glimpses of Silence

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" Glimpses of Silence "
Angelo Caranfa

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1081871
Doc. No	:	LA125500
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15685292-02104002‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Angelo Caranfa
Title & Author	:	Glimpses of Silence [Article]\ Angelo Caranfa
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Religion and the Arts
Date	:	2017
Volume/ Issue Number	:	21/4
Page No	:	490–513
Abstract	:	This article interprets Klee’s journey into art in the context of the mystical teachings of Nicolas Berdyaev (1879–1940) and Klee’s trip to Italy. Berdyaev connects creativity with “divine Eros.” Therefore the creative act is erotic in nature. Klee’s art embodies Berdyaev’s creative ideal through an erotic love that he personally experiences, but that also has to pass through the fire of purification, of self-renunciation, of humility, and of asceticism in order that it might be transformed into creative love. The article suggests that Klee’s trip to Italy transforms Klee’s erotic energy into a creative or spiritual love, which his art illustrates. This article interprets Klee’s journey into art in the context of the mystical teachings of Nicolas Berdyaev (1879–1940) and Klee’s trip to Italy. Berdyaev connects creativity with “divine Eros.” Therefore the creative act is erotic in nature. Klee’s art embodies Berdyaev’s creative ideal through an erotic love that he personally experiences, but that also has to pass through the fire of purification, of self-renunciation, of humility, and of asceticism in order that it might be transformed into creative love. The article suggests that Klee’s trip to Italy transforms Klee’s erotic energy into a creative or spiritual love, which his art illustrates.
Descriptor	:	creativity
Descriptor	:	eros
Descriptor	:	light
Descriptor	:	mystic
Descriptor	:	silence
Descriptor	:	transformation
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15685292-02104002‬