Here, we explore the artist’s life and one-of-a-kind work so that illustrate his undeniable impact onmodern art.
Who is Paul Klee?
His avant-garde approach to art landed him a teaching job at the famousBauhausSchool.
Polyphony, 1932 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
In fact, Klee himself made the comparison.
Pictures have their skeleton, muscles, and skin like human beings, he explained in 1908.
One may speak of the specific anatomy of the picture.
Paul Klee, 1911 by Alexander Eliasberg (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
Musical Background
Like many famous fine artists, Klee was born into a creative family.
Specifically, his father was a music teacher, while his mother was a singer.
Klee, at first, followed in his parents' footsteps.
Fish Magic, 1925 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
This enduring connection to his earliest craft manifests as paintings that directly reference music.
Color and I are one.
I am a painter.
Inspired by this revelation, he obsessively studied and tinkered with color for several years.
Klee Today
Today, Klee is known as a master of both modernist color and form.
Notable retrospectives includePaul Klee.
Ad Parnassum, 1932 (Photo:Wiki Art CommonsPublic Domain)
Ironyat Workat Paris' Pompidou Center andPaul Klee Making Visibleat the Tate Modern in London.
In addition to museums, Klee’s legacy can be found in the classroom.
