Enjoying Paul Klee's Works

Paul Klee takes art elements of line, shape, space, form, texture, colour as the building blocks of a visual language. Like music notes creating wind or water sounds or sounds of a person breathing or walking up flights of steps, the music composer expresses his imaginative story. Klee, the art composer,  tells stories of imaginative worlds with improvisations using art elements. His stories of sensations and fancies with striking combinations of textures and colours; lines and shapes; forms with space or volume, evoke unexperienced feelings and ideas. This is my fascination with the works of Paul Klee. I feel new feelings. See new things. I am encouraged with his boldness in embracing the unpredictables.

These videos shared by admirers are enrichments for me in enjoying Paul Klee anew. Share my joy.





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The lovely, hypnotic tune is "Water Down the Ganges" by Prem Joshua and Manish Vyas (available on iTunes, whole album is wonderful.)

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