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So odd I can’t even
Reposted by Emaleth Adelle
And the constellation Lyra neighbors Cygnus, also known as the Swan. The head-to-head placement of Cygnus with the lifeless form of the dead goose Anser in Young's reproduction of the Western conception of the celestial sphere (a) echoes the reflected swans in af Klint’s The Swan, No. 1 (b)
November 4, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Reposted by Emaleth Adelle
In some cases even Young's figure captions even seem to decode af Klint's paintings... "Fig. 420 --- The appearance of a portion of the blue light at the bottom of a candle, viewed through a prism; Fig. 421 ---The appearance of a circular aperture, moderately large, when viewed through a prism"
November 4, 2024 at 4:49 PM