Galerie Mont Svanen – Hilma de Klint^ De Klint

As the world of science proved that space was full of waves and frequencies, the invisible quickly became a source of exploration. The X-ray, discovered in 1885, demonstrated the use of electromagnetic waves and enabled technological development, leading to the radio revolution.

This same principle was taken up by Hilma de Klint through abstraction and the proportional colour scale. Thus, as the title suggests, a Swan is actually bathed in this red monochrome.

The chromatic composition thus includes the plumage, the various colours with which the animal is adorned and a pink heart. Pink for love or for a possible offspring in conception, which would explain the coloured representation of the feminine and masculine in blue and yellow, without which life would be impossible. Also a symbol of grace, beauty, love, trust and loyalty, this painting is a bridge between relationships in their most basic form.

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