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Paull KleeSwiss artist and graphic artist
Date of Birth: 18.12.1879
Country:  Switzerland |
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Biography of Paul Klee
Paul Klee was a Swiss artist and graphic designer, born on December 18, 1879, in Münchenbuchsee, near Bern. He studied at the Knitta School and under F. Stuck at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich from 1898 to 1900. After spending a year in Italy, he returned to Switzerland for several years. In 1906, he settled in Munich, and in 1920, he began teaching at the Bauhaus in Weimar, and later in Dessau. From 1929 to 1933, Klee taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf, after which he returned to Switzerland. He passed away on June 29, 1940, in Muralto, near Locarno.
Unique Style and Influences
Despite his deep knowledge of both past and contemporary art, ranging from works of primitive cultures to the creations of Blake, Goya, Cubists, Fauvists, and German Expressionists, Paul Klee was one of the most original and inventive artists of the 20th century. It seems that his images emerged from purely personal and intuitive impressions, while his forms were associated with automatic, subconscious associations and interpreted in an evidently non-realistic manner, although seldom reaching complete abstraction (Zoo Park, New York, Janis Collection; Magic Fish, Hollywood, Arensberg Collection). Traditional concepts of space and drawing were replaced by constructions reminiscent of children's artwork or folk primitivism (Pastoral, New York, Museum of Modern Art). Klee employed rich and diverse shades. A notable characteristic of his technique is the sensual, poetic, and balanced line. It is so spontaneous and flexible that it gives the effect of free improvisation, yet it is always meaningful and subservient to the artist's individual style (Mask of Fear, New York, Rus Collection; Derision of the Derisive, New York, Museum of Modern Art).
