What is it about?
This article analyses the thinking of the Swiss artist, Paul Klee (1879-1940), with particular focus on his ideas about teaching. It considers Klee's thought as highly practical, based on him being a practitioner: that is, as primarily someone making art, rather than being primarily a theorist. It seeks to balance the more mystical side of Klee's thinking with more practical impulses. Through this, the article also seeks to demonstrate that Klee's teaching was far more directly relevant to the Bauhaus curriculum that is usually claimed.
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Why is it important?
The article reassesses Paul Klee's contribution as a teacher and thinker during his time at the Bauhaus, placing him more firmly within the school's mission
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This page is a summary of: Mystical and Practical Impulses in Paul Klee’s Pedagogy, The International Journal of Arts Theory and History, January 2021, Common Ground Publishing,
DOI: 10.18848/2326-9952/cgp/v16i01/21-29.
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