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The cover of the German book Die 5 Leben der Hilma af Klint by Philipp Deines. The illustration shows a woman in silhouette on a green hill against a dark night sky filled with colorful, abstract cosmic symbols, planets, and swirling lines. The title is integrated into the celestial design.
A hardcover book, Die 5 Leben der Hilma af Klint by Philipp Deines, is shown at an angle on a white background. The colorful cover illustration in a graphic novel style depicts a silhouetted figure on a green hill under a dark sky with large, abstract, brightly-colored symbols and text.
A complex, colorful, and surreal illustration of a forest landscape. A central, machine-like orb contains a reclining figure and abstract shapes. It is flanked by a kneeling person, a glowing DNA helix, and giant hands in the sky manipulating a dripping sun and a spiky star. Birds circle a chalice on a dome above.
A colorful and surreal two-page comic spread with a bright blue background. Winding yellow ribbons with pink clouds flow through every panel, connecting chaotic scenes. These include a person painting a large star, another tumbling through the air, a close-up of a crying face, and a recurring figure with many spider-like limbs performing various tasks like stirring a bucket. The final panel shows a face blowing a pink cloud from its mouth.
The back cover of a black book, featuring a collage of colorful comic-style illustrations. The panels depict various scenes, including two figures in a basket, a hand drawing on water, a blindfolded person, and a larger abstract image of a reclining figure. Below the artwork is German text, a website address, and a barcode.
A comic book cover for Die 5 Leben der Hilma af Klint shows a woman on a cliff gazing at a vibrant, cosmic night sky.
The cover of the graphic novel Die 5 Leben der Hilma af Klint by Philipp Deines, featuring a woman on a cliff gazing at a psychedelic, cosmic sky.
Die 5 Leben der Hilma af Klint
€ 28.00
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Author: Philipp Deines
Afterword by: Julia Voss
May 2022, 120 Pages, 120 Ills.
Hardcover
218mm x 304mm
Age: 12+
ISBN: 978-3-7757-5152-0

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| Life as a Graphic Novel | Age 12 and up
A moving biography - told in vivid pictures. In five chapters, Philipp Deines traces stages in the life of the now world-famous Swedish painter Hilma af Klint. The personal and artistic development of this pioneer of abstraction is illuminated here. In this book, readers discover how the artist worked, lived, and loved, and what influenced her: from the great scientific upheavals to family history, anthroposophy, and spiritualist séances. In the depiction of her spiritual experiences, Deines' visual language is influenced by Klint's fantastic pictorial worlds. Julia Voss, author of the first comprehensive biography of the artist in 2020, was closely involved in the creation of this graphic novel. Biography, art history, and contemporary narrative style merge and complement each other in these magnificent visual worlds.

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The rediscovery of HILMA AF KLINT (1862-1944) is considered one of the greatest sensations in art in recent years. Her work has been celebrated in international exhibitions, and since then she has finally received due appreciation as a pioneer of abstraction.

PHILIPP DEINES (*1980) is an illustrator and artist. He has run an art offspace, creates posters for techno clubs, designs fashion, and exhibits his work in an art context. In 2021, he temporarily moved his studio to the Berlin auction house Grisebach. This is his first graphic novel.
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